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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I think my gallbladder got wind that it’s getting removed on Tuesday and has decided to give me one last kicking as a goodbye treat. Ouf.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Just done some recording in my home studio *in this heat* and it took me right back to the old Zombies, Run! sessions which, at times, were a right sweat box.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Guys, I miss living in London but it is too damn hot in your city these days. I fear I’ve reverted to my Northern roots.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I am currently having a lovely time directing Jekyll & Hyde with the Young Company @liveveryplay.bsky.social and if you happen to be in town next week, you should come hang out cos it’s gonna be wild.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

At Schiphol airport. It is noticeable that the people getting rejected out of the EES/e-gates at passport control are more likely to be older folks. Is this a dry hands/non-tech native issue? In any case, there is a queue of fuming British Boomers. Or perhaps it’s punishment for Brexit?

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Today we watched Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on fire from our rehearsal room. Then one of the cast was stung by a wasp. It was all terribly dramatic.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Ah Gavin. What an utter dude.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy World Theatre Day! I’m starting rehearsals for this on Monday and I couldn’t be more excited to work with this brilliant group of young people at one of my favourite theatres.

Fluorescent yellow background with dark shadowed profiles. Publicity image for Jekyll & Hyde at Liverpool Everyman

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy world book day from my cat and the ruff I made so my 5 year old can cosplay Shakespeare tomorrow. 😂

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy birthday to the majestic @tommortonsmith.com I made a giant cake to celebrate.

3 tiered chocolate cake filled with cream with fresh cherries and chocolate ganache on top

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You-Ri Yamanaka @you-riyamanaka.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

This is a beautiful show, made with care, love, and compassion — full of joy and magic. If the world feels heavy right now and you haven’t seen it yet, please go. It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. 🌱 @totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

He prefers it over Minecraft and honestly it’s such a balm to the soul.

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Tom Morton-Smith @tommortonsmith.com · 26/12/2025

Boxing Day is homemade sausage roll day. Look on my works, ye mighty, and eat sausage rolls.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Today in the northern hemisphere the darkest week of the year is over. (Count: solstice was the 21st. The darkest week is that plus the three days either side.) So that’s something to enjoy. We’ve done the very darkest bit.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Wicked: For Good was all the excellence I was expecting and all the feels. What I hadn’t banked on is laughing the hardest I’ve laughed all year and for that I am immensely grateful. My sister and I were in STITCHES at Fiyero’s burlap face. Absolutely dying. 10/10.

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Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Good news for fitness and running nerds. Zombies, Run! has been bought back by co-creator and author @naomialderman.bsky.social. "Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge. www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...

theverge.com

Zombies, Run! isn’t headed for the grave after all

Good news, Runners Five.

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Zombies, Run! @zombiesrunofficial.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

To receive updates about the new era of Zombies, Run! click zombiesrungame.com Naomi says: “The Zombies, Run! community is the most wonderful any writer could hope for as a home for her work. Stay safe out there, Runners, Five. We need you.”

Exciting news!

We’re thrilled to announce that Naomi Alderman, the writer and co-creator of Zombies, Run! is taking ownership of the game.

Naomi says: “since the very start, Zombies, Run! has been a community, you have given us so much enthusiasm, expertise and support. I’m thrilled to be able to secure the long-term future of the game. We have so many great things in store for you. For now, please do click the link in the caption to register for updates from me… and to receive a special message from Sam Yao.”

Thank you, Runners Five. We are going to go to great places together.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Some good news for a Monday morning…

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Tom Morton-Smith @tommortonsmith.com · 11/11/2025

My radio play, a variation on The Wind in the Willows, is a Pick of the Week in the current edition of @radiotimes.bsky.social. Listen at 3pm Sunday on BBC Radio 4.

The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel's Tale Sun 3pm Radio 4
It's a brave move to reinterpret such a family classic and dramatist Tom Morton-Smith is to be congratulated for making this work so well. Told from the point of view of a young weasel, this honours the spirit of the novel while bringing prescient insight on what it means to be seen as an interloper from a lower class. With Penelope Wilton as the narrator, this is top notch.

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Tom Morton-Smith @tommortonsmith.com · 30/10/2025

My new radio play, ‘The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale’ - narrated by the legend that is Penelope Wilton, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm on 16th November. Details here:

bbc.co.uk

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale

Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I have had a lovely time playing with actors this past couple weeks: last week running the @newearththeatre.bsky.social Liverpool Theatre Makers Academy and this week workshopping a beautiful and heartbreaking new play with @tommortonsmith.com. It’s been great & I’d like to do more of it soon please

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I joined a puppetry playtime workshop this evening and 10/10 would recommend as a balm for the soul. Feeling restored and entirely put back together. I love puppets.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My cat is cute, but also filthy (he will NOT let me give him a bath).

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

What does this even mean? Yakisoba? Extremely questionable, Pringles.

Sky blue Pringles tube reading “Passport Flavours Japanese Style Stir Fry Flavour” with an image of a potato snack hovering over a wok full of noodles.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A sign our holiday is over.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

This is why you should wear shin pads for kickboxing. Am off on holiday tomorrow and these bruises are gonna look GREAT on the beach 👙

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Ella Watts is making Camlann Season 2! @gejwatts.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Hey folks - posting for a colleague, they're looking for Kenyan voice actors of any gender with access to a good remote recording setup. It's a paid role - if you're interested, please comment and I'll pass on your info (if you don't fit the brief, signal boosting is appreciated, thank you!)

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Ai Ninomiya’s voice never fails to give me goosebumps. Enjoy this footage of her singing the theme song from My Neighbour Totoro at West End Live earlier today.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Recorded some audition tapes this morning, which is something I’ve not done in an absolute age. It was fun and the home studio still sounds good so if anyone needs a little Tan voice for their audio drama/game/something else, HMU.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I am (sadly) one of Sarah Pochin’s constituents and I have absolutely no concerns about the burqa. It is 💯 a non-issue in Runcorn I guarantee it.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Day 6 of nocturnal cough. I am so over it now. Would like some sleep please. (Yes, I am in bed propped upright like a vampire. No, it doesn’t make a jot of difference.)

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Tom Morton-Smith @tommortonsmith.com · 10/05/2025

There are some new murals under the old bridge in Runcorn. I think they’re pretty cool.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I wish I was as comfortable as Gavin.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

If Pulp actually played Spike Island on Spike Island I’d be able to hear it from my house.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Am spending a couple of days hanging out with old friends in London and, honestly, it is just the balm my heart needed. Nothing like old pals to bring you back to yourself.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Heartbroken that it’s come to this. Zombies, Run! has been a huge part of my life for over 10 years and the good folks at Six to Start are some of the best people I’ve ever worked with.

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totoroshow.bsky.social @totoroshow.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Tonight, we are so excited to welcome audiences to the first preview of #MyNeighbourTotoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre! 🏠🌱 If you are joining us, remember not to take photos or videos of Totoro and his friends. Step into their world and #DiscoverItForYourself. ☺️ #FindYourSpirit

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I thought my time had come, the tiredness had caught up with me and I finally looked like an adult but I just got IDed in the supermarket. I turn 44 in 3 weeks.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Have a listen to this and consider for a moment what women could be achieving if we weren’t so busy looking after everyone else. Still. In 2025. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

bbc.co.uk

Start the Week - Wages for Housework – then and now - BBC Sounds

Shahidha Bari with Emily Callaci, Rosie Campbell and Victoria Smith

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I’d like to move to France please.

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Jen Tan @djientan.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

20 years since I saw this at Soho Theatre 😦 It was a profoundly formative theatre experience and I still think about it often.

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