Writers navigating the challenges of the menopause are to be supported with resource packs that aim to ensure they are not forced to give up their careers.
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'Fiona Soe Paing is the Björk of Torry. Her singing is Doric-futurist... this, paired with distinct sound-design and elegant folk arrangements makes for an evocative experience'
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"I do not care for you translating 'Hwæt' as 'Wassup.'"
I was just at a comedy show and the guy next to me says "wow, he's really funny" and his buddy goes "yeah, but that's only because it's his job." I'm going to be thinking about this comment a lot
I am not here for Europeans telling me Americans don't know how crazy things are. The Nazis are killing people over here at the moment so we're busy but thanks for the input. I had hoped for solidarity but I suppose I'll have to settle for sneering condescension instead.
For example, an Amazon delivery driver, who sits in a cabin surrounded by AI cameras that monitor the driver’s eyes and take points off if the driver looks in a proscribed direction, and monitors the driver’s mouth because singing is not allowed on the job, and rats the driver out to the boss if they do not make quota.
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
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CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
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Delete Spotify
A large CRT 4:3 aspect tv screen with large blue serif letters reads FUCK YOU BARBARA in light blue
In 2002 or 03 a Chicago public access cable channel aired this for at least a full half hour. No audio. I took a photo with a digital camera & that’s all the documentation I have. Anyone have any dirt?
This is a perfect representation of what the inside of my head often sounds like
I thought 2026 might be the year that I come back to posting banter on social media but it looks like no.
Capital Theatres have an exciting opportunity of a Modern Apprenticeship working in their Stage department with a focus on flying buff.ly/DOCj5hf (deadline - 12 Jan 2026)
a line from a movie that plays over and over in my head is Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth saying "Am I to be made of stone? Must I be touched by nothing?" I think of it whenever someone tells me "that was not an appropriate time to laugh," which is a semi-regular occurrence
I thought "peaky blinders" was a Britishism for boobs
New Years, new me. Not like those other 42 times.
My main profile pic on dating sites is of my cat when she was a kitten. The other day a guy came over and accused me of catfishing because she gained weight when she became an adult.
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I’m performing in a play! A new writing work in progress about two estranged siblings locked in an escape room together. Script in hand performances tomorrow and Friday. Get your tickets here!
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It’s that time again. Time to indulge in an entire loaf of Wharburtons soft white bread.
ICYMI: Schoolchildren from across the North East of England will be among the first in the world to see a new musical based on Macbeth and produced by Michael Harrison.
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John Robertson frolics in front of three bookcases with a rubber mask on that obscures his whole head. The mask is nothing but a mouth made of giant red lips and yellow teeth
Laughter is important
Here is a gif so that you can show people being funny in the internet that you are also laughing
Ah it feels good
I love the empty chair
I also remember eggplants being bitter! I thought my tastebuds had just “grown up”.
Remember, the correct way to address Dracula in France is "Nosferavous".
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Meanwhile in UK
Oh, Scottish Theatre Hive Mind: I am amassing quite a collection of short, small cast pieces that I think might be very suitable for Festival audiences. Is there anyone out there who might want a chat?
I’m giving up for Lent
Back from a gig where a misogynist “comic” did not get laughs. So gratifying to be in that room!
