Dave and I have decided to join the @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social #janureadchallenge and commit to reading half an hour each day this month, with the books we gifted each other for Christmas. He'll be brushing up on his electronic music knowledge and I'll be geeking out on world languages.

These beauties have finally arrived! What a journey and a whirlwind of emotions to hold the Niña Barro published anthology in my hands, ans a privilege to have written the foreword for it! 💓

Thank you @alledintheatre.bsky.social for listing #Placeholder as a top tip across Edinburgh stages this week! 💜 Sat show nearly sold out, grab tickets while you can! @summerhallarts.bsky.social www.alledinburghtheatre.com/listings-mon...

Woke up to this lovely write-up following @debsca.bsky.social 's performance of Green Knight in Cambridge last week! 💚 www.indiependent.co.uk/dont-forget-...

Anyone in or near #Laval in France - La Niña Barro is there tonight and tomorrow! 🥰 www.agglo-laval.fr/autres/agend...

If you can spare some cash to donate to Sir Geoff Palmer's Memorial Fund, you can help a student of Jamaican descent undertake a Masters level course at Heriot-Watt University. #onelove #onehumanity www.justgiving.com/campaign/sir...

Glasgow pals, do not miss this @playpiepint.bsky.social gem this week! Based on a fascinating true story, brought to you by a cracking team! playpiepint.com/the-glasgow-...

Good people of #Dundee, do check out the world premiere of this beautiful play in your fair city this weekend! @dundeefringe.bsky.social

Applications are open for @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social Play Development Bursary which offers financial and practical support to create the first draft of a new play buff.ly/7VwdFHe (deadline - 15 Sep 2025)

Calling local #Edinburgh and #Midlothian content creators! Be part of a lovely community event for #DoorsOpenDay this year. Details of the event below, DM me here or email [email protected] for more info. Pls share 💕

I wasn't planning on drinking tonight but this deserves a celebration www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Edinburgh's Capital Theatres are looking for Student Ambassadors to help them spread the word about to other students during 2025-26 buff.ly/H75yXr2 (deadline - 12 Sep 2025)

#edfringe PSA: OX184 serves food until 2am

Took a punt on Pat Rascal: Space Gravy at Underbelly last night and had a fab time! Solid premise, energetic performances, very entertaining! It was a good start to my #edfringe viewing! 😊

There's something comforting about the foosty smell of an old school Cowgate club... #edfringe

Flora MacDonald and Zombies opens TODAY at #edfringe! Mon down to @scotstorycentre.bsky.social at 3.45pm!

And yet more venue pals #edfringe 👇🏽

More venue pals #edfringe 👇🏽

Fringe madness is about to hit us. I'll be re-posting some friends' shows that you should all check out, starting with some of our venue pals 👇🏽

Who's all doing #horror plays at #edfringe? Link me to your show!

"Flora MacDonald and Zombies is every bit as irreverent and fun as you might expect. Cannon is a versatile and talented performer and it is a joy to see her flex her comedy muscles and let rip in such an enjoyable romp" Great first ever review for Flora! 🤩 www.buxtonfringe.org.uk/reviews2025t...

@debsca.bsky.social is opening Flora MacDonald & Zombies at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social as we speak, so this can only mean one thing... biscuit challenge of the day! Have a stroopwaffel with a thematically appropriate graveyard in the background.

Last call for our Afro-Caribbean dance workshop in Edinburgh next Sunday! Have fun, learn something new, support local artists - it's payday weekend, now is the time to book 😉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-carib...

I always listen to @debsca.bsky.social's voice on my daily commute into work (for those who don't know, she's the voice of Lothian Buses), but doing it in a different format today. Give this a listen for a glimpse of our #GreenKnight 💚

In this month’s Patreon, I chat with actor, writer and medievalist @debsca.bsky.social , whose one-woman show "Green Knight" has been casting its spell on audiences for nearly a decade. #Storytelling, subtext and subversion, all in one very green conversation. buff.ly/Yb1iBNk #medievalsky

Wee shout out to @debsca.bsky.social , who performed the fabulous delight that is Flora MacDonald & Zombies at @cymerafestival.co.uk & will have a run at the #Fringe www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... Highly recommended! #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #theatre #EdinburghFringe

Would you like to support local artists and have loads of fun? Come move, sweat, and connect with powerful rhythms at our #AfroCaribbean dance workshop in #Edinburgh in July! Early bird ticket sales finish tomorrow, grab yours quickly! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/afro-carib...

Thank you so much to our wonderful audiences for Flora Macdonald and Zombies at @cymerafestival.co.uk this weekend, and to the fab Cymera team. You were amazing! Next stop @buxtonfringe.bsky.social and @scotstorycentre.bsky.social for @edfringe! 2025.underthefringe.com/shows/flora-...

"Placeholder" is heading to Milano Off! A powerful story of resistance rooted in Saint-Domingue on the brink of a revolution. We’re raising funds to get there. Grateful if you can help our small team bring this award-winning show to new audiences (pls share): www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-ta...

Flora MacDonald & Zombies opened to a FULL HOUSE at @cymerafestival.co.uk yesterday! Thank you for being the best audience we could ask for in its very first outing. One more show this afternoon, then you'll have to catch her at @buxtonfringe.bsky.social or @edfringe.bsky.social

Spectacular @debsca.bsky.social is playing **9 CHARACTERS** across 2 shows at @cymerafestival.co.uk this weekend! Come see a masterclass in range, starting with our Flora MacDonald & Zombies, and then catching her in Strawmoddie's production of Terry Pratchett's Feet of Clay!

La Niña Barro arrived at The Hague and Flora MacDonald arrived at The Pleasance. One has been on the road for 11 years, the other will meet its first audience ever tomorrow. On stage at the same time in two different countries. Imagine what I could do if I had resources...

The Flora MacDonald & Zombies biscuit challenge has begun! @debsca.bsky.social started it off teasing me with a choc chip cookie, and I'm now responding with a triple choc cookie (with a wee dash of whisky) Come see our show at @cymerafestival.co.uk this weekend and join the nonsense!

Hello, friends! As we may have mentioned once or twice before, Placeholder has been invited to go to Milan this October, thanks to lovely Dundee Fringe facilitating that. We do need to cover our own travel and digs costs, though, so if you can help us with some pennies, we'd be ever so grateful.

This week's to-do list starts with 'Get severed fingers and zombie goo'. I love working with the brilliant @flavdav-theatre.bsky.social! Come find out what it's all for at Flora Macdonald and Zombies @cymerafestival.co.uk! www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-tickets...

Tune in for Doomsday LIVE to hear Dave reading Poe's original "The Devil in the Belfry" story www.youtube.com/live/ssyO4GY...

Noooooo! Genuinely sad about this. A big intellectual and political influence in my life. Buen viaje, Pepe! 😥🇺🇾 english.elpais.com/internationa...

Do I know anyone who knows folk in #NorthernIreland looking for some extra income over the summer? Looking for Hospitality Team Members to work at #TheOpen in #Portrush, pls apply here (and share widely) info.offtowork.co.uk/the-open-2025

Spoilers redacted to guarantee your enjoyment when you come and see Flora MacDonald and Zombies by the glorious @debsca.bsky.social at this year's @cymerafestival.co.uk - 7th and 8th June, tickets on sale now! 🧟‍♀️🧟🧟‍♂️

For artists of colour working in Edinburgh. £2000 commissions for short pieces of work to mark UNESCO International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/72f6e08f/

📣 EMERGING DIRECTOR CALLOUT! Following our exciting script callout, we’re now looking for two emerging directors to work on our scratch event at #FrameworkFestival25! 📸 From the 2024 Framework Festival scratch.

Good people of Edinburgh - my pals involved with the Beltane Fire Society tell me they're in need of more volunteer Stewards and Torchbearers this year. If you'd like to help, just ignore the deadlines in this post and get in touch with them directly 😊🔥 beltane.org/2025/03/13/j...

My pal Fiona is driving into Ukraine to deliver life-saving vehicles and supplies to the frontline. If you can spare anything to help, please donate here: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

I am seeking an Edinburgh-based tech to support a comedy show for two weeks August. Is that you? Do you know someone nice? Get in touch!

Tonight's the night. The original collection of poems that inspired La Niña Barro is officially launched in Madrid. Sending all the love to Marta Massé and Elizabeth Sogorb ❤️

Wrote a thing. Been a while. Happy #WorldTheatreDay theflavnav.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/c...

Many have asked for an extension on our MONUMENTAL casting call. We know life happens so we are extending the deadline to 10am Mon 24 March. We are PARTICULARLY looking for applications for of Clara Marguerite Christian, Elizabeth Wiskemann and St Triduana. Apply: fbombtheatre.co.uk/opportunities

'From Stick to Tabletop' Excited to be delivering this puppetry workshop for creatives who would like to add puppetry to their skillset. #puppetry #actortraining #artskills #performingarts #Edinburgh #Scotland #dramaturg #directors Edinburgh Acting School www.tickettailor.com/events/edinb...

📢 CASTING CALL 📢 We are open to notes of interest for three parts in the upcoming production of Black Hole Sign by Uma Nada Rajah, directed by Gareth Nicholls, being staged in Autumn 2025. 👀 Find out more here: www.traverse.co.uk/jobs/casting... @trontheatre.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social

Do I know anyone who knows anyone who runs a pub with function room or similar venue in Belfast?