Reposted by Lyn StruttOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Morning (New Yorker cartoon, by Rose Anne Prevec) 644784
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 5 October – 9 January Into the Woods Noel Coward Theatre, London 14–17 October Company Lowther Pavilion Theatre, Lytham St Annes 14–17 October Into the Woods Iver Village Hall, Bucks 20–24 October Follies Brickhouse Theatre, Cambridge #Sondheim #SITU 000
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An update – this is now (sadly) cancelled: 2/3 October Gypsy Tower Theatre, Folkestone #Sondheim #SITU 000
Reposted by Lyn StruttThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 15/03/2026The formatting of this Beckett quote does still represent resilience and determination, just of a very different sort. 10270931628
Reposted by Lyn StruttFankled fibre @fankledfibre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Another finished piece -a needle felted Firecrest. Britains second smallest bird and one of the fiddles to make. 815634
Reposted by Lyn StruttFankled fibre @fankledfibre.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A pair of mischievous blue tits. Wool wildlife sculpture. #wildlifeartist #birdlovers #britishbirds #ornitology #handmade 0295
Reposted by Lyn StruttDr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Elizabethan playhouses were supplied by a network of tailors, merchants & craftswomen. Their names survive in records, but little is known about their lives. I’m working on new research that brings the stories of these makers & traders centre stage. Here is the project in biscuit (cookie) form. 🍪 16633187
Reposted by Lyn StruttKate Carpenter @katecarpenter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026‘An Ordinary Sunday’ Book and exhibition launching November 5th 2026. 141
Reposted by Lyn StruttSallyRCbra @srpassesiton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Language Matters. Remember to focus on the perpetrators. 02717
Reposted by Lyn StruttMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In Wales you can find the gravestone of John Renie who died in 1832 at 33. The gravestone comprises a rectangular carved 285-letter acrostic puzzle: it is claimed that the sentence 'here lies John Renie' may be read in 46,000 different ways. Original post 0114
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 28 September – 9 January Into the Woods Noel Coward Theatre, London 29 September – 3 October Company Pados Theatre, Manchester 1–3 October Follies Chester Town Hall, Cheshire 2/3 October Gypsy Tower Theatre, Folkestone #Sondheim #SITU 000
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You mean before these modern monstrosities arrived to contribute to their demise? 010
Reposted by Lyn StruttJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Nor'easter" has got to be the black sheep of the contraction family. Doesn't even save a syllable. 5196382
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Surely the true scandal here is the length of the telegram. Didn’t they know the rule: ‘eliminate all unnecessary worlds to save money’? 100
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think it was the ‘Old Friends‘ show celebrating Sondheim, at the Gielgud Theatre in London? (I went twice.) 010
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Student/amateur/community theatre is what helps keep Sondheim alive. I go to as much as I can here in the UK, and it's always excellent. Plus the sense of goodwill in the audience can't be beaten! 000
Reposted by Lyn StruttHenri @henriwords.com · 20/09/2026Tangentially related, I occasionally challenge myself to find the letters A-Z (hard mode: in order) in a single walk… 414835
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 22 September – 9 January Into the Woods Noel Coward Theatre, London 22–26 September Into the Woods Civic Theatre, Rotherham 25/26 September, 2/3 October Gypsy Tower Theatre, Folkestone 29 September – 3 October Company Pados Theatre, Manchester #Sondheim #SITU 000
Reposted by Lyn StruttDr Vic Clarke @vjctorianist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026After a string of desk rejections and unsuccessful interviews, I am still looking for work in West Yorkshire/remotely. I have experience in HE teaching and administration, editing and copyediting, research and writing, and customer service! If you know of any roles going please send them my way 🙏 41321
Reposted by Lyn StruttNiall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The last 30 mins of the fundraiser. Any support appreciated. 113km done and hospital nearly fully funded www.happydoggo.com/tinas-hospit... 661515311
Reposted by Lyn StruttEmathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from. 933811924
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 15–19 September Sweeney Todd The Little Theatre, Leicester 17–18 September Company Borough Theatre, Abergavenny 17–20 September Into the Woods The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks 22 September – 9 January Into the Woods Noel Coward Theatre, London #Sondheim #SITU 001
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 8 September The Girls Upstairs Crazy Coqs, London 8–12 September Sweeney Todd Seaham Town Hall, Seaham 9–12 September Company Adlington Community Centre, Chorley 10–12 September Merrily we Roll Along National Piping Centre, Glasgow #Sondheim #SITU 000
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Reading about little Stephen Sondheim’s childhood, with my Little Stephen Sondheim Action Figure providing emotional support. Courtesy of @heykidsshop.bsky.social. 291
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I would now be faffing around and not getting all the things done today that I need to. And then tomorrow I would decide that I don't have time to go to the cinema after all. Be less like me! 110
Reposted by Lyn StruttThe Picture Of Jared Gray 💀 @misterjaredgray.bsky.social · 01/09/2026That upcoming Sondheim revival 1408
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We had flown back overnight from London to Hong Kong to start the new academic year, just three weeks after our wedding. Jet lag meant we woke early evening (noon UK time), and we put the radio on (we didn’t have a TV). It really put an end to feeling ‘honeymoonish’. 010
Reposted by Lyn StruttPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Nature fact: If you encounter a bear, make yourself look big From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1621, April 2024. 9601138
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Thank you for sharing her with us. I always envied you for having a ‘dog on wheels’, and I remember the ‘bagpipes’ photo with a smile. 010
Reposted by Lyn StruttOonagh @okeating.bsky.social · 29/08/2026www.fatsoma.com/e/vbgqgafb/v... My son has a play on in Salford in October. I'd really appreciate shares, even if you can't make it yourself. It's on 7, 8, 9 at the King's Arms. I'm very excited to see it. Thank you.fatsoma.comVOID at The Kings Arms, Salford on 6th Oct 2026VOID at The Kings Arms, Salford on 6th Oct 2026. Buy tickets in just 2-clicks with our super-fast checkout 11624
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Had a Sondheim moment on Upney Lane in Essex (or ‘east London’ as the papers like to say). 000
Reposted by Lyn StruttDavid Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The heedless greed behind the threatened destruction of this invaluable institution is ghastly. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave The Prince Charles CinemaThe future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion... 64324
Reposted by Lyn StruttUnch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 25/08/2026"How to Do a Real Crossword Puzzle" by Stephen Sondheim nymag.com/arts/all/fea...nymag.comStephen Sondheim on How to Do a Real Crossword Puzzle -- New York Magazine - NymagFrom the April 8, 1968 issue of New York Magazine. 1126
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 26–29 August Company Manton Village Hall, Oakham, Leicestershire 27–29 August Into the Woods Stert Arts Centre, Liskeard, Cornwall 30 August Jak Malone Crazy Coqs, London 3–5 September Sweeney Todd Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield #Sondheim #SITU 010
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026PSA: I asked @heykidsshop.bsky.social to let me know when he had Sondheim action figures in stock again, and he’s just listed some! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/6...etsy.comStephen Sondheim Cardboard Action Figure Decoration - Etsy UKThis Figurines item by HeyKidsRocknRoll has 236 favourites from Etsy shoppers. Dispatched from United Kingdom. Listed on 20 Aug, 2026 022
Reposted by Lyn StruttLindyWilliams3 @lindywilliams3.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Please repost and spread widely. If you know any musicians, tell them about it. 018
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 7–22 August Miscast Sondheim Forest Theatre, Edinburgh 20–22 August West Side Story Merlin Theatre, Frome, Somerset 26–29 August Company Manton Village Hall, Oakham, Leicestershire 30 August Jak Malone: Sondheim Crazy Coqs, London #Sondheim #SITU 000
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I live less than three miles from the remains of her home and gardens (in the UK), which are now a nature reserve. And once when visiting, I sniffed a red rose (planted by volunteers) that had the most amazing fragrance. I’ve never forgotten it. 110
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Upcoming Sondheim events in the UK: 5–16 August Into the Woods The Edinburgh Academy Senior School, Edinburgh 7–15 August Sweeney Todd Birmingham Rep 7–22 August Miscast Sondheim Forest Theatre, Edinburgh 9/16/30 August Jak Malone: Sondheim Crazy Coqs, London #Sondheim #SITU 000
Lyn Strutt @conciselyn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026That’s been my earworm today, too! Been stuck on ‘Once, yes, once is delicious, / But twice would be vicious / Or just repetitious.‘ Though I have to admit that every day is a Sondheim earworm day for me. 110
Reposted by Lyn StruttNettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week. 17170882920
Reposted by Lyn StruttErik Inglis @allthebeset.bsky.social · 01/08/2024(In honor of August, bringing this 🧵 over from twitter) August makes me think of the best summer restaurant I ever ate at. It didn’t have a name, just a tidy hand-painted sign: “Tomato Sandwiches—all you can eat.” #tomatosandwiches 613249
