My 5 ⭐️ review of @northernballet.bsky.social ‘s beautiful, sexy masterpiece Gentleman Jack www.totalntertainment.com/live-reviews... if you think ballet isn’t for you, this will change your mind. I got into ballet as an adult and love NB for how accessible and engaging they make it ❤️

Theatre Review: Crown of Blood, Crucible, Sheffield Theatre Review: Crown of Blood, Crucible, Sheffield

Go and see this while you can, what a production. Crown of Blood at the Crucible, five stars from me for Northern Soul ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.northernsoul.me.uk/crown-blood-...

Thank you Wendy! ❤️ I could have really gone to town on that aspect couldn’t I 🤣

Time to stare at the skies in wonder: Doves, Sheffield Octagon Time to stare at the skies in wonder: Amy Stones sees Doves at Sheffield Octagon

Was anyone at the octagon last night seeing Doves? Would love to know what you thought. Here’s my review for Northern Soul ❤️ www.northernsoul.me.uk/doves-sheffi...

A picket line outside the Wave including me (second from left) and Sheila (far left)

Call for mass pickets at select locations last week so I joined this one at the Wave which meant I got to meet some brilliant people, including @sheilawebber.bsky.social who has inspired me to pursue my pipedream of one day doing a PhD by publication ❤️🙌 #ucustrike @sheffielducu.bsky.social

Just remembered my dream last night involved moving back to an old student house and discovering giant rats living in the sofa but when we tried to tempt them out with cheese they were nowhere to be seen…because they were actually living in my hair. Make of that what you will.

We can but hope! 🙏🏻

Hey Amy! Feels like so long since I’ve seen you, I hope you’re well! Solidarity ❤️

Me and my friend sitting in a cafe with our UCU beanies on

At pickets today I saw a friend I’ve not seen in aaages so we got a coffee afterwards, lovely strike serendipity ❤️ if you want to know why we’re striking, more info here: ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st... I have a different surname at work btw! #ucustrike @sheffielducu.bsky.social

‘A glorious flex of collective power’ Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror edited by Hollie Starling ‘A glorious flex of collective power’ Bog People: A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror edited by Hollie Starling

This book is something really special and you all need to read it. Read my review for Northern Soul to find out why it’s so bloody good: www.northernsoul.me.uk/bog-people-a... #bogpeople #folkhorror

'stunning' Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum Review: Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum

Sometimes you write a review that’s less about the show and more about a chapter of your life ❤️
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...

'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more' Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.

Very lucky to get to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social about his new book and the power of sharing stories. It’s a brilliant book, you’ll love it 🤩 ❤️ and yes, I ate all the prop biscuits after taking this photo. www.northernsoul.me.uk/adam-farrer-...

'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more' Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.

I spoke to @amyfleurstone.bsky.social at Northern Soul about Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, the power of shared embarrassment to forge human connections and, unexpectedly, Gladiators. #booksky

www.northernsoul.me.uk/adam-farrer-...

Proper good innit 🪓🐇🐦‍⬛🐐🍷 (sadly no emoji for a tome of the occult)

Black oversized shirt with white print of ravens, hares, goblets, axes, pentagram-bound books and goats

Close up of the white print on black fabric of ravens, hares, goblets, axes, pentagram-bound books and goats

So chuffed with this purchase: Dead Cats Club shirt for £8 in St Luke’s hospice charity shop 😍can’t wait to wear this for day-job meetings and grin menacingly at anyone who backs away when they inspect the print 😈

To the knobhead in Costa: being posh doesn’t give you the right to be a nasty prick to baristas or anyone else for that matter, your wife and kids are clearly scared of you as well, get some help

Went to Sheffield Cocktail Festival for Northern Soul and had a blast! www.instagram.com/reel/DJyr2FH...

This was mad good. MAD GOOD. That’s how articulate I am after a long week but if you want to read some real sentences strung together in actual paragraphs please read my review: www.northernsoul.me.uk/swan-lake-bo...

The way he’s phrased this makes it seem like I just wandered in the direction of someone playing a piano by sheer coincidence but I did actually commission an arrangement of this song for the occasion

Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester Review: Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester.

My review of Hamlet Hail to the Thief is here: www.northernsoul.me.uk/hamlet-thief... I can’t stress this enough: you have to go and see this production, it’s a masterpiece @the-rsc.bsky.social #hamlethailtothethief

This was apparently the most read article for that month and I’m really chuffed about that because I’m pretty sure it’s down to the fact I waded into a debate in the comments section of another review that completely slated the production, and the actors, in a way that made me quite quite mad

Predictably, I absolutely loved Broken Biscuits and it was so good to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social today! Even though I was inarticulate and rambling as usual, it was worth it just to tell him it was a great book. Watch this space for review/interview but in the meantime: buy the book, people

Open cardboard box showing two chocolate eggs

Just realised there’s another secret egg in there, new levels of cruelty

Saw this last night at Factory International, absolute belter. Wrote my review on the train home but lost my programme in the process, gutted! #hamlethailtothethief #hamlet #hailtothethief @the-rsc.bsky.social #factoryinternational @northern--soul.bsky.social

A 495g Galaxy Easter egg box on a table with a banana next to it for scale

Dylan (not fussed about sweet things) has kept this monstrosity intact since Easter for the sole purpose of torturing his brother Joey, who inhaled his chocolate because his sweet tooth is rivalled only by mine. D opened the box purely to make sure J can see/smell the chocolate if he’s nearby. Evil.

A copy of Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by Adam Farrer with a Minecraft figure, a toy dinosaur and a black and white cat

A copy of Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by Adam Farrer with a Minecraft figure, a toy dinosaur and a black and white cat

Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️

'incredible' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield

My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...

Perfect Saturday night @bookwormvaught.bsky.social ❤️

JEREMY DYSON RETWEETED ME, PEOPLE 🤩😭🤩