Want to watch the Theresa May-bot power down one last time? I'm part of the 25th anniversary Treason Show in Brighton on Nov 22 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

The Treason Show is 25! Our award-winning satirical comedy show is celebrating at Brighton’s fabulous Grand Hotel with a best-of selection from 25 years worth of shows! Join us in our celebrations 22nd Nov. Book at treasonshow.co.uk @Love_Brighton @Love_HOVE @brightonargus

What a phan-tastic Brighton show we had as we ran it back-to-back with The Devil's Mullet and Speak Up. My thanks to House of Fear players @theydyamelia.bsky.social and Rob Tofield, all at Brighton Horrorfest (10 diabolical years? You look 70) and Gabriel, our gruesome tech.

I just signed Budapest's petition with All Out that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name and join me in the fight for LGBT+ rights! a.allout.org/s/P29lG/

Bloody hell, they're already firing the cheerful satirists

Using ChatGPT in 17th century France was just talking to a black cat, and then being hanged for witchcraft

Gendered shower gel is so funny, like "embrace the beauty of blossoms for your pink feminine womanliness" or "douse yourself in radioactive liquidised metal to smell like a new car".

hiring a little Memento Mori guy to follow me but he’s just whispering “Remember you’re crushing it”

You're going to find keys to recovery & building a life in books, plays, & other places that the culture doesn't think of as "recovery" resources. Read fiction. Read poetry. Read mythology. Read social media feeds that inspire & support you. Read. Read. Read.

📣AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM FIRST NIGHT! “I didn’t know anything about Cahun and I’ve had a history lesson.” “I had no idea about the occupation in Jersey - it’s not something you’re taught in school.” “Very interesting. Really important and hidden story.” Tickets are still available - link in bio 🎟️

I had a lovely trans interaction today. In response to the recent Supreme Court bullshit and the generally increasingly trans-hostile environment, I recently decided to take my trans visibility up a notch - because fuck 'em, right? Herewith, a thread...

Parliament is making trans people queue outside in the heat with no shade or water to see our MPs as part of the mass lobby with @transsolidarity.bsky.social - there are people here with canes and older people who need to come inside, @ukparliament.parliament.uk this is dangerous!

Blessed Summer Solstice #WitchSky #OccultSky

Wishing the company of Who Is Claude Cahun a wonderful official opening night! This new play, shining a light on a true story of artistic resistance, runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 12 July. 📸 Paddy Gormley

Shots taken with our 1940s vintage camera! Rehearsals are still underway as we near the opening of Who is Claude Cahun? Come see the show (and the gorgeous camera!) starting Wednesday 18th! Photos by @theydyamelia.bsky.social

Exploring the characters of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore alongside Lilit Lesser for 'Who Is Claude Cahun?' Catch the show at @swkplay.bsky.social June 18-July 12 youtu.be/ooBVIBCQvUI?...

Marcel Moore, partner and collaborator of Claude Cahun, was a brilliant artist often overlooked. In our play, Amélia Armande brings Marcel’s voice and spirit to life. Discover their powerful connection in this insightful interview. 🎧 Listen here 👉 plinkhq.com/i/1746969344...

This coming Sunday! #Storytelling for hope, inspiration and Making a Difference in these gloomy times: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R. Proceeds to @doctorswithoutborders.org. OODLES of amazing tellers: @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social , Carl Gough, Cath Edwards, @davetonge.bsky.social, Rosalind Buck and me!

Propaganda I'm not falling for: - not wanting to go and see a cheeky little play - not wanting to plan a trip to go and see a cheeky little play in the gc - not wanting to hang out together after seeing a cheeky little play and share our thoughts with each other

15 years ago, David Bowie was putting together an exhibition in NYC to showcase Claude Cahun’s work, as a great admirer of their work. Today, we hope to join in on platforming this still undervalued artist & resistant through our upcoming show. Tickets are going fast, get yours - link in bio!

Gig news! Stories to Bring Light in the Darkness, #online 8/6: fb.me/e/6oQn2YN5R A HORDE of storytellers gathered by @jasonstoryteller.bsky.social to raise money for @msf.org. #Storytelling and a good cause! Join us there!

So come to the pond, or the river of your imagination, or the harbor of your longing, and put your lips to the world. And live your life. ~ Mary Oliver #Photography, Great blue heron by J. Marion Brown.

Periodic reminder:Substack profits off Nazi pages bc they don't want to be "in the censorship business,"but they also won't host adult content,so they ARE in the "censorship business." They just think Nazis are better than pornographers. This is why I will never give Substack a single shiny nickel.

Who Is Claude Cahun? Preview is now sold out. Other early dates are going fast, don't miss out and get yours now! southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/...

Just been to see this at The Lionhouse in #BrightonFringe and it's a proper triumph Amelia weaves stories into stories into stories and spins and brings us round to where we started with laughter and a little bit of fear Hopefully it will be on tour again, and if so you deserve 2 hours of delight

There is no such thing as a struggle-free life, so find the struggles you enjoy enduring.

“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing

When the residents of a Cretan town saw the fascists trying to get a foothold and start brainwashing the youth, teachers taught fascism in schools and others repeatedly smashed up the party's HQ, then threw the candidate into the sea. I would rather this approach.

Friends, I'm going to be playing Marcel Moore in WHO IS CLAUDE CAHUN? at @swkplay.bsky.social Jun 18-Jul 12 The true story of two queer surrealist artists who resisted the Nazi occupation of Jersey, using their art to confuse and demoralize German troops. Tickets here: linktr.ee/ameliaacearm...

Getting to the Goblin Market and setting up a stall selling Oreos and Flaming Hot Doritos to bewitch the young Victorian maidens.

"Our folklore will outlive your fake law" — #TransRights protest, Nottingham

The protests are not for Trump to see, they are so you can all see each other and grow. It's not the protest itself that tyrants are afraid of, but the networks and community you can grow from them. Your strength is your unity and that's why the enemy thrives by demoralizing and dividing you. #3E

On a mountain called Meros, women are dancing. Letting loose their hair, throwing back their heads, howling to the sky. On Monday 14th April, the maenads will be dancing through your imagination live at Ropetackle Storytellers in Shoreham www.linktr.ee/ropetacklest... (Watch Online from the 15th)

a world without trans people has never existed and never will

We need to look at creative ways of dealing with shop lifting. One solution might be to ask shops to write to each thief in advance, to re-assert their rights to their products, and to opt out of having them taken. Such a solution recognises the unique challenges and balances the rights of the…

Wine and madness, death and resurrection, wild dances, queer love, and tyrants overthrown - experience DIONYSUS on its Spring 2025 tour: www.linktr.ee/ameliaacearm...

Rag dolls, ventrilloquist dummies, polly pockets, wax dolls and you can also make your own badge! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelli...

This Thursday, the equinox, Dionysus returns from the underworld at Oxford Story Museum. Watch live or tune into the live stream - comment TICKETS below and I'll send you the link 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Only a few days away! Jon Norman-Mason brings a live rock band for his rock & roll storytelling. Legends retold - Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Kurt Cobain and more! Monday 10th March - Watch live at Ropetackle Arts Centre or watch online from the 11th. Tickets here: www.linktr.ee/ropetacklest...

Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

You are fantastic. You are a Halloween-themed breakfast cereal. You are Medusa's favorite hair-snake. You are a hatching moon. You are a Scholastic book fair for cryptids in an ancient forest.

Your friendly neighborhood librarian here...buy physical copies of your favorite books, especially challenged or banned books. Preferably from small local merchants. That's all; carry on. #Read #BookSky #Resist 📚

Make YOUR voice heard! 5calls.org

What are the contributions storytellers can make right now, into this moment of darkening threats to democracy, basic rights and a livable environment? Some thoughts: 🧵

It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent. Buy direct from authors. Get your files.

On 22 January, a GB News presenter repeated a homophobic slur against the LGBTQ+ community. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

I know a lot of us have doubts about whether we could organize a potluck or book club, nevermind a revolution. So if you need to start with potlucks and book clubs, try that for starters.

Comedy Short with the Bank of Dreams and Nightmares

February is both #Queer and #BlackHistoryMonth, so we kick off the month with a powerful and empowering message from the actress, model, author & trans rights activist @dominiquet.a.r.jackson #DignitySeniorsSociety @dignityseniors.bsky.social #2SLGBTQIA+ #queerhistorymonth