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Leon Fleming @leonfleming.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Had a great time yesterday at the @bradfordoperafest.bsky.social-organised mini-symposium on Art, AI, and Access at #MindtheGap. The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/10/2025
Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93
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Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93
Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West Prunella Scales, the actor best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in the classic comedy series Fawlty Towers, has died aged 93. Scales, who was married to fellow actor Timothy West , was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2013 . Continue reading...
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Rupert Murdoch International Tribunal 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪 @hey.rupert.murdochbait.click · 05/10/2025
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‘Let’s learn from that history’: opera looks to luddites for how to deal with AI
New work by Ben Crick and Kamal Kaan suggests we could benefit from knowing more about the ‘machine-wreckers’
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Gaza Formula Fund - getting formula to families in need chuffed.org/project/1387...
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GAZA FORMULA FUND
Gaza's babies and children are malnourished, being starved and forced to live without basic supplies like nappies and medication. This campaign was started by a mother in London and a father in Gaza a...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
What an awful thing to happen. Glad she’s doing ok - hoping she’s fully recovered soon
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#caturday
A black and mostly white cat lying on her back front paws in the air in front of glass patio doors. Sunlight coming through window lighting up wooden floor
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Cutting access to work means putting brilliant disabled artists like @touretteshero.bsky.social out of work. Which is a stupid waste of talent, humanity and money.
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Great to see @theasifkhan.bsky.social ‘s work celebrated in @theguardian.com
Photograph of a two page spread in a newspaper about Asif’s play Sisters 360 with bright colourful photos of two south Asian young women in hijabs on a colourful set
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/04/2025
Gaza paramedics shot in upper body ‘with intent to kill’, Red Crescent says
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Gaza paramedics shot in upper body ‘with intent to kill’, Red Crescent says
PRCS calls for international investigation after postmortem results add to evidence contradicting Israel’s account Autopsies conducted on 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil emergency responders who were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza show they were were shot in the upper body with “intent to kill”, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, which is demanding an international investigation into the attack. The killings took place in the southern Gaza Strip on 23 March, days into a renewed Israeli offensive in the Hamas-ruled territory, and sparked international condemnation. Continue reading...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Oooff. That’s bad. Is it my perception or are things getting worse for freelance artists?? It feels very ‘oh things are tough in theatre so let’s exploit the people with the talent but no salaries’
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Writer talk: please read and share cause that’s the only way I get to write my best piece. :)
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Today sees the launch of a new British Muslim Network, seeking to strengthen how a plurality of British Muslim voices can contribute & be heard in public & policy conversations. I look forward to taking part in a panel discussion during tonight's launch event. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Sayeeda Warsi and Mishal Husain back new lobby group for British Muslims
British Muslim Network aims to bring together experts to identify challenges the community faces to policymakers
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Rest in Power Roberta Flack
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Jeremy Mortimer @jeremort.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
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BBC World Service - BBC World Drama - The International Audio Drama Competition 2026: How to enter
How to submit your play for the International Audio Drama Competition 2026
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Happy birthday me!
Close up of a cake made by my 15 yo decorated with cream and fresh strawberries Photo of birthday gifts with flowers in vases in background, a posh tea pot set, and a model of BB8 in foreground
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
And pleeeeease can you cover this era in @empirepoduk.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social ???
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Ooh look @lollardfish.bsky.social @profgabriele.com beautiful new shiny Oathbreakers book just arrived!! Thanks @waterstones.bsky.social
The front cover of Oathbreakers which has a picture of an old metal sword hilt on a dull yellow background with Oathbreakers written in red above. In white text it says The War of brothers that shattered an Empire and made Medieval Europe. It is sitting on my bed (just seen).
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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Amy Lever’s play ‘Lost Girl’ has been programmed at The Lowry in September - with me directing - and we’re on the lookout for a producer. Deadline is this Friday Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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LOST GIRL - The Lowry - PRODUCER CALL OUT
LOST GIRL - The Lowry - PRODUCER CALL OUT From award-winning playwright Amy Lever, Lost Girl is a solo play exploring girlhood and identity crisis through the lens of Jewish-Arab heritage. Performe...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Wowsers! That’s impressive
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Cae Hawksmoor @caehawksmooredits.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Your protagonist's goal matters more than you might think As a professional editor, one of the most common issues I see is protagonists without clear, compelling goals. And without a strong goal, your story risks losing its heart Here's why, and how to fix it! 🧵👇
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
@empirepoduk.bsky.social I think you’d like this more accurate Magi carol www.instagram.com/reel/DEf4z4B...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Many, many, many years ago Chris Thorpe and I ran a workshop at NSDF which included the very young (and already talented) Nick Payne on how structure is story. We played with telling stories in different order can change the meaning. It’s nice to feel a bit part in a great writer’s journey.
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
#WeLiveInTime is just gorgeous filmmaking. Andrew Garfield and especially Florence Pugh are phenomenal. Massive congratulations to Nick Payne - a beautiful, poetic, funny, heartbreaking script that gave this talented team so much to work with.
We Live In Time poster with four and five star reviews
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Lily Einhorn @madewithstring.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
If you’re thinking about signing up to my low cost coaching programme now’s the time. I’ll never be able to afford to run it at this price again but I wanted to start this year enabling those I care about to access support to make the work I’ve dedicated my career to. www.lilyeinhorn.com/re-inspire
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INSPIRE — Lily Einhorn
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Snoozing
A mostly white with black patches cat curled up asleep on a blue duvet with one paw stretched out
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Loved working on this. Love that it’s now out. Enjoy!
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BBC Sounds - Bradford: UK City of Culture 2025 - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Bradford: UK City of Culture 2025 on BBC Sounds.
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year Καλή Χρονιά Wishing a peaceful and safe 2025 to all
A top down photo of a vasilopita (new year’s bread) with 2025 written on the top despite a crack down the left hand side)
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Θαύμα!! Καλά Χριστούγεννα 💕💕
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Found in an old family scrap book, a letter from Robert Southey, poet laureate, in 1816 talking about his recent journey to post war Spain. And a playbill from 1822. Not a bad historical find?! @gregjenner.bsky.social !!
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
With T @cooplive.bsky.social to see his hero #paulmccartney We’re very excited!!!
Me (a 50 something woman with brownish curly hair) with a teenage boy with shoulder length brown hair sat behind me. In the background behind us is the stage with haze , lights & screens.
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 12/12/2024
Open call for full-length poetry manuscripts plus chapbook contest abd itger prizes. Please share :) balticwritingresidency.submittable.com/submit
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Action, Spectacle Submission Manager
We offer  open call for full-length poetry manuscripts manuscript consultations for poetry online and in-person workshops chapbook contest Action, Spectacle magazine - www.action-spectacle.com A...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Lovely!!
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Playwriting UK @playwritinguk.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Remember the Bruntwood Prize closes on 9 Jan www.writeaplay.co.uk/2025-prize/
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Would 💯 watch
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James Ashfield @jimdeanash.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Full Circle Moment. 🥳 I'm so proud and excited to be joining Birmingham Hippodrome as their New Musical Theatre Producer. My first experiences of theatre was at Birmingham Hippodrome and 12 years ago, it’s where I did my work experience. That 15 year old lad would be shocked!
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Birmingham Hippodrome on LinkedIn: Meet our New Musical Theatre Producer James Ashfield! Born and raised in…
Meet our New Musical Theatre Producer James Ashfield! Born and raised in Brum, he is joining us from the Belgrade Theatre where he worked as Producer since…
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The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
📢Announcing: the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025. Bigger, bolder, brighter. Submissions will open on Monday 13th January and close on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
Women's Prize for Playwriting pink logo on a yellow background.

Submissions open: Monday 13th January 2025.
Submissions close: Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 04/12/2024
Check it out 👇🏽
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanks for the recommendation!! I’ll get on it as a fan of fantasy and medieval era
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> of the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Beautiful 19th Century Maps of Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise & More
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Beautiful 19th Century Maps of Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise & More
Even the least religious among us speak, at least on occasion, of the circles of hell. When we do so, we may or may not be thinking of where the concept originated: Dante's Divina Commedia, or Divine ...
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Hello! Seems like we’re all here now 🦋
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Paines Plough @painesplough.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Announcing five guest performers at our 50th Anniversary Gala on 10 Feb 🖐️ Jade Anouka (His Dark Materials; Dune: Prophecy) Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs the Post Office) Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder) Tom Sturridge (The Sandman; Sea Wall) Amy Trigg (The Little Big Things)
A graphic announcing five guest performers for Paines Plough's anniversary gala, including images of Jade Anouka, Monica Dolan, Alfred Enoch, Tom Sturridge and Amy Trigg.
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Naz Ahmed @nazahmed.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Staff Writer Role: BBC Studios Audio (Comedy and Entertainment). To work with producers to develop own comedy projects whilst contributing to scripts across whole department as needed. Will get to play key role in writers rooms and develop characters/sitcom ideas careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-S...
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Staff Writer, BBC Studios Audio (Comedy and Entertainment)
Staff Writer, BBC Studios Audio (Comedy and Entertainment)
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This looks stunning
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Alex Chisholm @amcchisholm.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
There’s also the deep seated horror of dependence. My generation & my parents were raised to not be helpless or dependent and they’d rather die than be helpless (my parents have living wills that ask to be denied medical help if mentally incapacitated)
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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Applying for DYCP? We've got free templates for the app, budget + timeline in our *Resources*. Save yourself from a Grantium-related disaster by writing it somewhere else first! www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar... also helpful if you wanna know what you need to prep before deciding to apply 📝
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