Review - The Thrill of Love - People's Theatre The Thrill of Love People's Theatre 13th April, 2026 Written by Amanda Whittington Directed by Tony Childs Cast Ruth Ellis - Emma Robson Ins...

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Librarians, along with nurses and teachers, are the most badass people on earth.

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The covers of three books. Left to right: Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the life of a legend, about the late Sopranos actor. The cover shows Gandolfini looking shy, peering offscreen with one unobstructed eye and another that peeks out between the fingers of his right hand. CENTER: The cover of Cinema Her Way, a coffee table book by Marya E. Gates about female directors. On the cover is actress Michelle Rodriguez as the boxer heroine of Karyn Kusama's sports drama Girlfight, about a woman boxer. RIGHT David Hockney's painting collection The Arrival of Spring in Normandy, showing a painting of a verdant field. In the background of the field is green grass. in the upper foreground are the branches of a tree sprouting white, cottony buds.

A screenshot of the pre-orders section at mzs.press. Three screenshots of books that have not yet been released. I Am The Night, Daniel Dockery's book about Batman the Brave and the Bold, has a silhouette of Batman stretching from the top to the bottom of the cover, with the title of the book and a nighttime Gotham skyline circumscribed by the borders of the Batman silhouette. CENTER The cover of The Ring Cycle, Matt Zoller Seitz and Odie Henderson's book on the Rocky and Creed films. The cover is white except for a pair of black boxing gloves floating there RIGHT The cover of Documentary Now!, the 600-page, 7-pound coffee table book celebrating the aforementioned IFC Channel series parodying classic documentaries.

Screenshot of three books carried at mzs.press arts bookstore: LEFT: Cover of Lead Sister, a biography of Karen Carpenter, featuring a closeup of Carpenter playing and singing with The Carpenters. CENTER: The cover of Anthony Hopkins' We Did OK, Kid, a memoir of his life and career. On the cover is Hopkins in closeup as he looks presently, narrowed blue eyes looking directly at the spectator. RIGHT: Cover of Louis Armstrong In His Own Words, a collection of the bandleader's correspondence. The cover image is a photograph of a probably fortysomething Armstrong seated at the wooden desk in his office where he often wrote letters.

Screenshot of the covers of 3 books carried at mzs.press Arts Bookstore. LEFT: The cover of Gotham City Cocktails, a book of mixed drink recipes inspired by Batman. Art deco-style flowing border lines flow around and around the interior of the dust jacket. At the center are drawings of two tall cocktail glasses and between them, a shot glass and a tumbler with a sword-pierced cherry in it. CENTER: The cover of Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook. Green cover, white writing and graphics. The central image is a teapot with stem lines coming out of it, and at the pot's base, a teacup and saucer and a separate plate of biscuits. RIGHT: Bob's Burgers "The Re-Recipe Box," a set of recipe cards inspired by the joke hamburger names featured on the small board at the front of Bob's joint. Red sides with small graphics, cover image of the restaurant.

Greetings, new friends! You may know me as an author, a prolific Bluesky poster and 4th place finisher on So You Call That Dancing? But you might not know that my partner Judith (@mzpress) and I have an online arts bookstore that's growing every day. Full inventory here: mzs.press/EVERYTHING-W...

Seaweed ...like a tiny tree growing on a rock!

This afternoon was spent at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle for "Sunday for Sammy". Fabulous show, full of singing, laughing and surprises! #SupportLocalTalent #SundayForSammy #NorthEastRocks

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Enquire about it ..if they know there's definite demand they might buy another copy-we usually don't realise there's a road block on requests till someone complains! Sometimes a gentle nudge brings the book back. Depends what systems are in place to chase the miscreant! Hope you get your turn soon!

Apologies for the atrocious typing! 🤦

How odd that you're #1 on the queue for so long...I wonder of some miscreant has failed to return it on time? Unless your library service has extensive loan period? (We do 3 week loans).

I am reading A Day at the Beach Huts by Veronica Henry ...trying to find a bit of sunshine to counter all the rain and mizzle...

Looking very regal ..

Review - The Mirror Crack'd - People's Theatre The Mirror Crack'd People's Theatre 20th January, 2026 The Mirror Crack'd transports us to a changing St Mary Mead - the quaint village has ...

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Review - Wizard of Oz - People's Theatre The Wizard of Oz People's Theatre 13th December 2025 This year's Panto at The People's Theatre is The Wizard of Oz. It's a move away from th...

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Review - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Little Theatre Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Theatre 11th December, 2025 Presented by Lee Brannigan Productions Written by Philip Meeks and Lee Bra...

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Review - Bleak Expectations - People's Theatre Bleak Expectations  People's Theatre  18th - 22nd November It has to be said that this week has been one of mixed fortunes. Lots of demands ...

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Off Balance I confess, I was waiting for you to invite me. Afraid of seeming forward, I dropped the subtlest of hints. Too subtle, it would seem now. You made polite conversation, said all the right things. Al…

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I found a little thing languishing in drafts ..

Review - Skylight - Little Theatre Skylight  Little Theatre 10th November, 2025 Written by David Hare Directed by Tim Clark Cast:  Tom Sergeant - Mark Buckley Kyra Hollis - Su...

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Archive on 4 - One Last Chance to See - BBC Sounds Katherine Rundell rediscovers Douglas Adams' epic journeys in search of threatened species

This is excellent.

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BBC Sounds decided I might also like to listen to Greg James interviewing Taylor Swift, FFS.

@katherinerundell.bsky.social

#lastchancetosee
#savetheanimals
#douglasadams
#savetheBBC

Report shows UK nature bears the brunt of chaotic climate Yorkshire Wildlife Trust warns government is shockingly underprepared to deal with accelerating threat

Report shows UK nature bears the brunt of chaotic climate

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust warns government is shockingly underprepared to deal with accelerating threat

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@yorkswildlife.bsky.social

A woman speaks with another woman in a library. Behind them a young man works on a laptop.

This year marks 175 years since the Public Libraries Act.

We want to create an archive for the next 175 years. Between 6 and 12 October, we want you to photograph what your #Library service looks like today.

Find out more:

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Can fully recommend Amy's workshops!

"The 500 Club" update.

Raising money to send loads of books to loads of schools!

It was launched 5 weeks ago, but already, we have £220 raised.

THANKS SO MUCH

If you want to help out, here are all the details.

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Not been to the Winter Gardens for years. At my last visit it was all looking a little sad and neglected. Looks like it's had some work done?

North East weirdies, tickets are still available for our Folk Horror show on Wednesday 10 September, at @arcstockton.bsky.social, with @bobfischer.bsky.social and me! Everything from film & TV to comics, music, and suburban sex orgies will be covered...

Tickets: bit.ly/44Jh9EJ

Oh my! But it's grim up North! #photohour

#REMINDER ⏰
The deadline for #writers to apply for our next #LiveWrites event is Noon this coming Mon 4 Aug 2025. If you've got a short play that you'd like to see brought to life on our main stage apply asap at www.live.org.uk/live-writes

Durham Miners Gala: the past we inherit, the future we build A day at Durham Miners Gala

Durham Miners Gala: the past we inherit, the future we build
A day at Durham Miners Gala

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Join Amy for a workshop to polish your story and make it submission ready... @crossingthetees #writingcommunity #writing @booksky #booksky #lovelibraries #festival