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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

anyone have good recs for resources/books etc. on directing?

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Maddy Moore @chunchilla.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

We need you! Come join us! 🫶🏻🙏🏻

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Gives me a reason to come up soon!

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Tron Theatre @trontheatre.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

ICYMI - LABWEEK APPLICATIONS OPEN! Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop? Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea. Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/

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Tara Theatre @taratheatre.com · 03/11/2025

🎩 Calling aspiring Theatre Makers 🎩 The Tara Young Company is and there's ONE WEEK left to apply! This is a PAID opportunity for aspiring theatre makers aged 18 -25. Apply by 10 November: taratheatre.com/tara-young-c...

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I loved The Prince! excited to see your next piece. if you’re ever looking for a dramaturg Abigail, let me know!

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

anybody have any tips/helpful advice for someone filing self-assessment taxes for the first time? trusted accountants etc? looking for some help here. let me know…

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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Applications are now open for not one, not two, but THREE writers' groups in 2026. All are free to participate in and open to any resident with a HU postcode: bit.ly/3WMiIxL

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Tom Wells leads a workshop at Fresh Ink 2025. Text says: "Middle Child Writers' Group: Our annual introduction to playwriting course, with Tom Wells"

A group of writers busy with their heads down in a workshop. Text says: "Class Acts: A new reading group and series of writing workshops for working class writers"

A young person writing on a tablet in a writing workshop. Text says: "No Dress Code: A new introduction to playwriting course for 16-25 year olds, with Lydia Marchant."

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Owen Calvert-Lyons @owencl.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I'm looking for an ASM who's available to work with us on our pantomime from 3 Nov to 18 Jan. Equity rates. If you are interested, please send a CV to artistic@theatreroyal.org.

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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2025

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

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I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 06/09/2025

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

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Lisa Holdsworth @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hivemind, anyone know any Leeds/Yorkshire based comic writers? It's for a fantastic project that the British Library has been working on with care experienced and looked after children in Leeds, making a comic about their experiences. I would love to get some people down to support the launch.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

A minute of my paddle tonight. I though you all might appreciate the moment of peace.

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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

OTD, 40 years ago, the USWNT played their first-ever match. Cheers to everyone that made the last 40 years possible, and to many more to come 🫶 🇺🇸 📸 @uswnt.ussoccer.com

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Lizzlepants 🐒 @lizzlepants.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

my cat watchin me scoop the litter like she’s boutta tell me I missed a spot

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

can’t wait to see this… !!!

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

hi writers! looking to strengthen a script 1-1 during the summer doldrums? I’m a former commissioning editor at Methuen Drama with 2+ years’ experience working on new writing (among other theatre things) reach out for a free consultation! callanplays.com

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Methuen Drama @methuendrama.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Fancy the chance of winning all 8 of our Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 plays? Enter our competition by 31st August! bit.ly/3IR4wQE Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

have a blast, Anusia!! my friends Out Of The Forest Theatre have a new show on, Bury The Hatchet - they did Boris III two years ago which was AMAZING. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Yael @elle91.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Bury The Hatchet!! Out Of The Forest Theatre’s new show. Great gig theatre and sure to be amazing (they did Boris III). www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

New! ⚡ Applications are now open for seven paid commissions at Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2026, for any writer with a meaningful connection to Hull: freshinkhull.co.uk/apply

Apply Now. Fresh Ink Hull Playwriting Festival 2026.

70-min: For experienced playwrights, who have had at least one 30-minute show professionally produced. Two commissions available. Fee: £5,155

30-min: For writers who have not yet had a play of over 30-minutes professionally produced. Two commissions available. Fee: £2,578

Monologue: For writers who have not yet had a play of over 30-minutes professionally produced. Three commissions available. Fee: £750

Who can apply?

Any writer over the age of 18 with a meaningful connection to the city of Hull, who can demonstrate why their script makes sense appearing in a festival that develops grassroots work in the city.

Deadline

Friday 12 September 2025

Find out more

freshinkhull.co.uk/apply

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 23/07/2025

reading a memoir is so crazy to me. you remember stuff you did?

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Caridad Svich @csvich.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

if you missed it... i started Pocket theatre. here is first post

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

great read - really resonated with me

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

love your play! I read it recently on a recommendation from @csvich.bsky.social. congrats!!

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Sheffield Theatres @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Have you ever written for the stage, or always wanted to? The Script Window 2025 is open now! Writers local to Sheffield can submit their writing, with our aim to read work from unrepresented writers and build relationships with the exceptional talent in our region. ✍️ How to submit bit.ly/3Ii4915

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Phelim McDermott @openspacer.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Move slow and build things.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

MIT just pubbed a study on ChatGPT users. “Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”

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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab

 This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine…

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 22/06/2025

this is it, this is the mood. every morning just ‘okay what now’ and I guess today is 2003 round 2

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.

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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Happy "Explaining To Americans We Don't Have Aircon" Day to all in the UK.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

AI is not useful.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

And lo, a tiny angel appearethed by the food bowl and sayethed unto them, “what exactly is the hold up here?” Photo from my collection, no record of date/info.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Secret police forces typically meet 5 criteria: targeting political opponents & dissidents answer directly to dictator the identity of members / operations are secret surveillance operations arbitrary searches, arrests, interrogations, detentions, disappearances & torture. So yeah: ICE= Gestapo

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How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

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Callan McCarthy @cal-lan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

increasingly feels like practicing empathy & nuance/complexity in conversation resists the degradation of language and open embrace of apathy & cruelty. one of the film directors at Cannes said ‘tenderness is the new punk’. can’t get that out of my head. find the empathy.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.

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