RIP Tony Harrison He was kind enough to let me use this poem in my Texture book - one of several of his that invariably make readers cry, specifically at exactly two and a half lines from the end

Mine and George Rodosthenou’s Hellenic TV interview about our Memoirs show is available here: youtu.be/sfP7XokZ9qU?...

See some of you tomorrow!

The full interview George A. Rodosthenous and I took part in is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TJT...

All welcome to London’s Theatro Technis at 7:30 on Friday 18th of July. For an interview with the creators, see www.instagram.com/reel/DL40pX2... Register using the link www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/our-...

Did you get your tickets yet? ‘Memoirs of a POW’’s London premiere is only 11 days away. For details and (free) ticket reservation:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theatrotechnis1/1716088 For the short trailer, see youtu.be/B0g1BHAjBKQ?...

Now with new stories and a lecture! For the trailer, and details of how to register, see lnkd.in/eDHigD8R. Unmissable!

Many thanks for this feedback Emma and we look forward to reading your work on this subject next!

For those of you who've yet to see the show and are planning to come to London, here's the trailer and poster. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0g1...

All welcome!

The Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, in association with the Crime Studies Network present the interdisciplinary & hybrid June 18th conference “Narratives of Captivity” To book Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives... In Person www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/narratives...

PALA is thrilled to finally be on Blue Sky!! Feel free to follow and/or suggest followees! 🥳🎉

Here’s how to register for Tony Ward’s (hybrid) ‘Narratives of Captivity’ Crime Studies Network conference taking place at Northumbria University on June 18th. Among others, you find talks by me, Ilse A. Ras and our keynote Monika Fludernik. Schedule tbc www.eventbrite.com/e/narratives...

A recording of the ‘Memoirs of a P.O.W’ lecture-performance (a longer version of which you can watch live in London on July 18th) is available here youtu.be/Mw5mxtzvNU4?...

If you missed the ‘Memoirs of a P.O.W’ lecture-performance during the VE commemorative week, you can now attend an extended version in London on July 18th at 7pm. Details here: www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/our-...

You can now find my inaugural lecture (monologue embedded) on the faculty website available here: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/inaugural-le...

Breaking News: MEMOIRS OF P.O.W will be making its London Premiere at the Theatro Technis in July, as part of Cyprus Week 2025, after a generous invitation by the Cyprus High Commission Cultural Attache. www.theatrotechnis.com/whatson/cypr...

I have to say I was expecting better from the new Pulp album Sweden #Eurovision

If any of you want to watch a recording of my inaugural professorial lecture - which has Stylianos Thomadakis’ theatrical monologue, adapted and directed by George A. Rodosthenous embedded within - it’s here: youtu.be/BRu3VgNM974

WW2 memoir brought to life

Nice to feature in the Cyprus Mail. Another first in a month of firsts! cyprus-mail.com/2025/05/04/m...

Have you booked your tickets yet? Why not take in @cgregoriou.bsky.social and George Rodosthenous' adaptation of Phylactis Aristokleous's POW memoirs. You can find out more about the project and when and where to catch it in our article. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/news/theatri...

Memoirs of a P.O.W - 1 show down, 12 to go! For the trailer, programme, venues/times, to register: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/iaa/m... Next stop the University of Leeds @ the 7th. Book for 10:30am: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o... Book for 12:30 noon: www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o...

Wish us luck!

Next week marks the 80th anniversary of the VE Day. @cgregoriou.bsky.social & George Rodosthenous' theatre adaptation marks the occasion with performances across Yorkshire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTRl... Details on how to sign up can be found on this page lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/iaa/m...

And we’re at Eden camp on the 9th! All welcome! edencamp.co.uk/whats-on/chr...

Here is the link to the Royal Armouries performances. We’re there on VE Day! All welcome!

Eighty years on from VE Day, it’s crucial we remember how ethnically diverse those veterans were and how much they can teach us about the meaning of life.

We literally cannot wait for you all to watch the monologue, show details of which are available here: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/iaa/m... The trailer (thanks Tim!) is available here: youtu.be/jTRlqM3Ylq8 Watch and share! With extra thanks to Tim for his teaser poster:

Ever so pleased to have a piece in ‘The Conversation’:

Christiana Gregoriou & George Rodosthenous Present: Memoirs of a P.O.W. Featuring Stylianos Thomadakis Timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we bring to life - and the stage - the true story of a Cypriot sergeant in the British Army during WWII. All welcome!

Here are the specifics of the York Army Museum monologue performances scheduled for the 10th of May: york-army-museum.arttickets.org.uk/york-army-mu... @

All welcome to the theatrical monologue performance below - use the poster QR codes to register. More detail is available here: lahri.leeds.ac.uk/impact/iaa/m...

Memoirs of a POW - @cgregoriou.bsky.social, George Rodosthenous and partners present a new dramatization of a British Army Second World War POW memoir. Performances are open to the public at 4 venues across Yorkshire between 7-10 May 2025. lahri.leeds.ac.uk/news/memoirs...

Kingston University's world-leading philosophy centre faces closure as management announces plans to shut entire humanities department. We stand with our Kingston University branch & condemn the “barrage of closures to courses and entire departments” We must #STOPtheCuts

For non-academic audiences: all welcome!

My lovely UG student is investigating differences between GCSE & A-level English Lang curriculums & reasons for the decrease in numbers of students studying Eng Lang A-level. If you teach A Level students (of any subject) could you ask them to complete this survey? shorturl.at/ghgXI

My inaugural lecture, Origin Stories Reimagined: From Chaos to Craft, is taking place on May 7 at 5:10 in Banham Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds. (followed by a drinks reception @ School of English) To book (seating limited): www.ticketsource.co.uk/university-o....

Morning friends. My Inaugural Professorial lecture is taking place at 5:10 on Wednesday May the 7th. Save the date if you can come to Leeds? More details to follow soon!

I’ve now reached that stage in my career when I’m giving some of my early work to students to read whilst realising that the work is OLDER than they are. And yes, pretty much none of them were born when I started working at Leeds…

At NTU, we are hiring an Hourly Paid Lecturer who can teach one or more of: ➡️ (Critical) discourse analysis ➡️Language, gender and sexuality ➡️Language and health ➡️Language, inequality and social justice Closing date next Thursday (19th December) vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Memoirs of POW Experience: Enhancing Public Understanding of Diversity in, and the Functionalities of, Military Life Writing Through Performance Along with George, we offer a lecture performance across Yorkshire heritage sites in May (commemorating the 80th VE Day) ahc.leeds.ac.uk/performance/...

Office work (filing), university resident hall tutor/warden, waitress (only lasted two weeks - was a bad ‘runner’), barmaid. Didn’t mind the latter - loved the socialising part!

Well, hallo there! Let’s see who’s here (cause I can’t work it out and life’s too short)