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John Murphy

@johnmurphy1.bsky.social
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Writes about music for musicOMH and theatre for Plays International & Europe. Likes music, theatre, films, TV, books. Dislikes Tories/Reform/Restore, billionaires who ruin social networks.

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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My review of Fences at Leeds Playhouse playsinternational.org.uk/fences-leeds...
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Fences by Headlong at Leeds Playhouse
Review of Headlong’s Fences at Leeds Playhouse, directed by Daniel Bailey, starring Ray Fearon, Josh Teduku and Madeline Appiah.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My review of King Lear at @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social for Plays International & Europe playsinternational.org.uk/king-lear-cr...
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“King Lear” at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
John Murphy in North-East England ★★★★☆ 6 September 2026 There’s a rich tradition of Shakespeare at the Crucible Theatre, one
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Taking the reins for a solo show of The Breakdown on SheffieldLive this afternoon. Lots of good new music, a 4 O Clock Classic and a man mumbling his way through it all between 3pm and 5pm. Tune in! web.sheffieldlive.org/shows/the-br...
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The Breakdown
A weekly alternative musical jamboree transmitting live to the world every Saturday afternoon. Usually presented by Joel and Steve, with a rolling cast of guests co-hosts, including Adam, John, Pete, ...
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Waiting for a haircut and California Uber Alles by the Dead Kennedys is playing in the barbers. Unusual
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I'm sorry Marvel, but if you think I intend to sit through Captain America Brave New World or the Fantastic Four ever again in order to 'prepare' for Doomsday, you've another thing coming www.ign.com/articles/mar...
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Marvel Confirms Avengers Doomsday Watchlist of 15 Movies and TV Shows to See Before December
Ready for your Avengers Doomsday homework? Marvel has released a watchlist of 15 movies and TV shows you should watch before December 18 rolls around.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Me after trying today’s Wordle
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Ron Swanson: Broken Phone
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Football, bloody hell
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Just finished The Bear, and am now utterly bereft that I won’t get to spend any more time with those characters. What a show with the perfect ending.
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The Bear Richie Sings Taylor Swift
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Back in the theatre reviewing game after a bit of a break, and now writing for Plays International & Europe. Here's my first review for them - Summer Holiday at the Sheffield Crucible playsinternational.org.uk/summer-holid...
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“Summer Holiday” at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield - Plays International & Europe
John Murphy in North East England ★★★★☆ 29 September 2026 If you’re going to revive Summer Holiday – originally adapted
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I may do! Expensive month coming up trying to get some Edinburgh fringe tickets but hopefully!
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
@mizhenka.bsky.social did you see Peter Capaldi is playing a gig in Sheffield in December?
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Barry Keoghan: Well, There Goes That Dream
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Five minutes in, she said “so those two robots are gay, right?”
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Showed my girlfriend Star Wars for the very first time and now she’s looking for R2D2 / C3PO slash fic
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Went to see David Byrne last night and he was magnificent
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Returning to Blue Sky to say I’m very excited for David Byrne tonight
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Doing a solo show on the radio this afternoon, standing in for Joel & Steve on The Breakdown! Over 30 songs, two albums of the week and a 4 O Clock Classic to get through in 2 hours. Tune in from 3pm! web.sheffieldlive.org/shows/the-br...
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The Breakdown
A weekly alternative musical jamboree transmitting live to the world every Saturday afternoon. Usually presented by Joel and Steve, with a rolling cast of guests co-hosts, including Adam, John, Pete, ...
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I rewatched The Ballad Of Wallis Island again today (made me cry again) and nobody is going to persuade me that McGwyer Mortimer aren’t a fictional Slow Club At the very least Key and Badsen must be big Slow Club fans
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
CMAT - The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station Lauren Auder - Yes Divorce - All My Freaks Jeffrey Lewis - Sometimes Life Just Hits You Wednesday - Elderberry Wine
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I've just seen Trump's reaction to the murder of Rob Reiner and, although I shouldn't be surprised, the man is a grade-A piece of shit. I realise even typing this even stops me from going to the US again, but hey ho. news.sky.com/story/donald...
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Donald Trump launches attack on Rob Reiner, found stabbed to death, as director's son is arrested
Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their home in the Brentwood neighbourhood in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
So sorry to hear this Robin
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I am not enjoying The Football this season 🙄 #LFC
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I’m afraid I’m actually 18, Spotify says so, I don’t make the rules
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Irish pop queen @cmatbaby.bsky.social with a storming 1 hr 45m set at Sheffield’s Octagon tonight
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The Running Man was the mystery screening at The Light tonight! It’s usually a low budget indie film so it was a big surprise. I really enjoyed it, just a very fun, stylish action thriller with a big dose of satire. Edgar Wright is very good at this filmmaking lark
Poster for The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s new film. Simply a close up of star Glenn Powell’s face with The Running Man in white typeface at the bottom
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The Easter egg on Letterboxd when you review Bugonia is amazing
A Captcha image of Emma Stone with the phrase “select any squares that may contain Aliens” nodding to her role in the film Bugonia (where she may or may not play an alien)
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
It was @selfesteem.music-social.com’s homecoming gig last night and it was a triumph. Not a fan of arena gigs but this was pretty special
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Watched the first episode of Sally Wainwright's Riot Women last night and it's absolutely outstanding. Rosalie Craig (who I've seen in many stage productions over the years) absolutely burns the screen in every scene she's in (and what an introductory scene).
the promotional image for Sally Wainwright's Riot Women, featuring five female actors holding various instruments on a red background. Riot Women is wiritten 'graffitti-style' in white.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Excellent Off The Shelf event with Nigel Planer tonight, I got to ask a question and even met the man himself
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"The Nine Inch Nails", "Got a light?", the nuclear explosion scene, that ending, everything about it is perfect and is Lynch's finest moment in a career that was full of them
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Going to watch episode 7 and, more importantly, EPISODE 8 (aka the Best Episode of TV EVER) of Twin Peaks The Return at the cinema tonight and I'm very excited about it.
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a black and white photo of a gas station with a group of people standing in front of it .
Alt: a black and white photo of a gas station with a group of people standing in front of it . This is a scene from episode 8 of Twin Peaks The Return, and frankly, a text description doesn't really do it justice.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Excellent gig from Gene tonight at Network, Sheffield
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
An evening at Float Along Festival, including Westside Cowboy, Jane Weaver and Anthony Szmierek
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Just watched ep3 of Twin Peaks The Return at the cinema and still find it absolutely delightful that Showtime gave David Lynch a load of money and told him to make the absolutely weirdest shit he could think of.
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a man wearing a green suit and tie is standing in a bedroom .
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Really sorry to hear this Dan
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Yes there are genuinely stuffed cats in Paddy’s vets
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Took my mum and sister on the Emmerdale Village tour today and it was honestly a very lovely day out.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
An excellent evening at the Empire Magazine podcast live show, with special guests Tim Key and Tom Badsen (watch The Ballad Of Wallis Island, my film of the year). Thanks @chrishewitt.bsky.social, @jamescdyer.bsky.social and @helenlohara.bsky.social!
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Just arrived in London! See you later
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
May have watched the worst film of 2025 this afternoon. What a stinker
Poster for Honey Don’t, a film by Ethan Coen. The poster shows actress Margaret Qualley in white shirt and brown trousers, turning around to face the camera, with a gun in her hand. Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans (not that one) are also featured as is a blue car on a white background
Don’t bother seeing the film, it is shite.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Hope it went well Dave, and you and the family are coping ok. Lovely article in the YEP - the name of the bar is genius!
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
In fact the whole album is superb. That’s 3 definite ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ albums in a row for me now.
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
In Tenerife on holiday at the moment and I’ve had the @cmatbaby.bsky.social album on repeat and Lord Let That Tesla Crash is an absolutely incredible song
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Yes, @laurenlaverne.bsky.social playing Prefab Sprouts Lions In My Own Garden! I don’t think I’ve ever heard this on the radio!
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Went to see a preview of Eddington tonight and good god what a mess of a film. Easy contender for worst film of 2025 (and I normally like Ari Aster)
A poster for Ari Aster’s 2025 film, Eddington. It is a black and white shot of buffalo falling down a mountain, the word Eddington is in bright red capital letters
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
An absolutely brilliant way to highlight how ridiculous this policy is www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
So sorry to hear this mate, hope you’re doing ok. Love to you and your family
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Wasn’t expecting Alien: Earth to be particularly good but it’s absolutely brilliant. Noah Hawley has done it again
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Discovered the joys of an afternoon cinema trip during this sick leave, it feels gloriously indulgent. Going to see Together tomorrow lunchtime
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John Murphy @johnmurphy1.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Three questions answered correctly on Only Connect and Wordle in 2 today, at least 5 weeks of sick leave hasn’t affected my brain (as yet)
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