i watched hadestown for the first time last night and @melanielabarrie.com leads this story with such heart, truth and a truly god-like presence that my entire soul has been affected🌹

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

happy tuesday all 💐

"We are reviewing the curriculum to put arts and music back at the heart of the national curriculum where it belongs." - Lisa Nandy MP

We welcome the Culture Secretary's commitment to arts education. Meaningful reform is urgently needed to reverse years of decline.

and i sobbed seeing so many friends faces appear on screen!

Wicked part one is SENSATIONAL. i cried and cried and cried. Cynthia and Ariana are acting their hearts out 😭

It was the Busta Rhymes
It was the Wusta Rhymes

me after reading The Other Hand by Chris Cleave 😭🫠

oh the first draft is written

forgetting your headphones at home is the modern equivalent of leaving your sword behind in medieval times

the jealousy i’m feeling because of the snow up north is mad…WHERE’S THE SNOW LONDON? WHY HASNT THE THE THAMES FROZEN OVER? I WANT TO SKATE.

We're about a decade in to this weird narrative where apparently centrists will always be driven right by us on the left but are somehow magically never driven left by the far-right.

HOW DO I GET MY PLAY ON? Twelve Playwrights answer. We chatted to some brilliant playwrights, asking them to share their experiences of getting plays to production, and what advice they would give to others. Here's what they said!

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social .....

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I’d love to be added! ❤️

that was my favourite two show weekend ever!

Booked to see Wicked at 8:30am on friday 🤘🏽😭

it’s this generations Merrily 👀

10 Musicals to get to know me:

1. Billy Elliot 🥊
2. Chess♟️
3. Company 🎂
4.Godspell 🙏🏽
5. Songs For A New World 🌏
6. Flowers for Mrs Harris 💐
7. Follies 🌸
8. The Girl from The North Country 🥛
9. Diana 👸🏼
10. Wind in The Willows 🦦

The Grinning Man! Please can someone bring it back?

i’m a yorkshire lad through and through, but there is something about a sunset walk along the thames that just fills my cup 🌅

‘and the bejepus’ might be my first tattoo 😂