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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The updated production of Manfred Karge’s Man To Man (Jacke wie Hose) at the Royal Court is an unforgettable piece of theatre. A masterful mesmerising performance by Tilda Swinton. 📸 Tristram Kenton

Tilda Swinton in red underpants and a dirty white vest on stage in Man To Man with 1960s- or 1970s-style furnishings on a white background splattered with red.

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European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · 05/10/2026

#Slovenia: We stand with our Slovenian affiliates SNS and DNS ahead of Sunday's referendum on abolishing the RTV contribution. Scrapping it without a guaranteed alternative puts RTV Slovenija's independence at risk and goes against EMFA. Vote PROTI (AGAINST) on 11 October.

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Slovenia must protect independent and sustainable funding for RTV Slovenija

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) stands with its Slovenian affiliates, the Trade Union of Slovenian Journalists (SNS) and the Slovenian ...

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Theatre will become “one of the most valuable forms of art there is” due to its immunity from AI interference, actor Danielle Fiamanya has claimed. Read more 👇

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Danielle Fiamanya: Theatre will be more valuable in wake of AI

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Twenty years on, revisiting (an updated) Avenue Q — still fun, still a little bit racist.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not sure what OpenAI will get from digesting the private letters of the 19th-century novelist Maria Edgeworth…

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 22/09/2026

Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's list. thebookerprizes.com/bp2026

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist in full:

The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
The Disappearers by Marlon James
Black Bag by Luke Kennard
May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
John of John by Douglas Stuart

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And here, of course, is Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: In order for me to write poetry that isn't political I must listen to the birds And in order to hear the birds The warplanes must be silent

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oprostite za slabo slovenščino.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Danes zvečer gledal sem film Fantasy iz Slovenije in Severne Makedonije v kinu v Barbicanu v Londonu. Film je posnela režiserka Kukla. Je dober, lep in zanimiv, igralke so odlične. Saw Kukla’s new Slovenian-North Macedonian film Fantasy at the Barbican tonight. It was great and so were the cast.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I was delighted to see her pop up last year in Only Murders in the Building.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Julie and the Phantoms will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

2020 v 2026

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Great interview. I need to read more of her books.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You’re right: I was misinformed. I was once told it was taken from characters in a children’s book but it turns out these were named after the fairy folk.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I always assumed (wrongly) that the Girl Guiding Brownies were named after the fairy folk.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Future me watching over-optimistic me committing to massive work projects for next to no money.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Farewell The Glitch… Hello “LowMAC” — the newly renamed café-bar-theatre from Vault Creative Arts in Waterloo

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I first saw this (in secret) in 1990 so it must have been the full version. It was so rare to see any kind of depictions of gay relationships back then, let alone a physical relationship, so I’m sure it paved the way for me to start coming out in my 20s despite widespread homophobia.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We’ll bring λουκουμάδες

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Walking round towns and cities, I infer it assumes you have to wait at every pedestrian crossing rather than being lucky with a green signal or there being no traffic. With few road crossings, it thinks I walk at 5 km/h but in London it’s 4 km/h.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Catching up on Anna Maxwell Martin’s joyful and moving Desert Island Discs from June. Worth a listen. 🌴🥥 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Desert Island Discs - Anna Maxwell Martin, actor - BBC Sounds

Anna Maxwell Martin, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.

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Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Any of my soupheads out there agree?

A clipping from a newspaper article about PF soups, noting that to a soup-lover, money means little if a truly fine soup is purchased

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 30/08/2026

ICYMI: Hugh Bonneville, Nicola Coughlan, Denise Gough, Pearl Mackie and Amanda Abbington are among the actors to have written to the prime minister demanding artists’ voices be protected against "theft" by AI. Read more 👇

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AI voice clones could 'decimate' industry, stars warn

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Krystina Nellis @krystinanellis.com · 25/08/2026

no but you don’t understand it is a *tiny kitten* wearing a tiny hi-vis and *a tiny hard hat* 😭😭😭

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Matt Tedford is phenomenal in Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood, a satire about misogyny in Hollywood and Thatcher’s anti-feminism — an entertaining follow-up to the savage Queen of Soho tackling Section 28. It’s at Assembly George Square Gardens at Edinburgh Fringe to 30 Aug. #edfringe

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tonight I attended the launch of the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition Children In War — I was on the advisory panel, so I thought I knew what to expect, but I found it deeply moving. It’s suitable for families with children aged 8+ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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‘There was absolutely no chance of being a kid’: new exhibition explores how war shapes children’s lives

Childhood in War examines what life looks like when play, education and family life is disrupted by hostilities

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I’ve been working on a book for some time now and I like to think the 50+ messy date-tagged drafts on my hard drive and in the cloud would be enough to prove no AI was involved.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is sad: museums should be places for children to enjoy.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

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Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Wonderful to see M John Harrison on the Booker longlist after 60+ years of writing. I remember discovering him and reading his Viriconium novels back long ago when I worked for his publisher, Gollancz.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

As someone who uses literature to boost my foreign language knowledge, it is horrifying to think there might be people out there learning English from Dan Brown.

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 21/07/2026

The former producers of the now-defunct Vault Festival are renaming their Waterloo venue the Glitch as Lower Marsh Arts Club. 👇

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Vault Festival producers’ venue the Glitch to rebrand as Lower Marsh Arts Club

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It’s that time of year again. What to see at Edinburgh Fringe…? #edfringe

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Regarding W Social, people would embrace it but it’s heavily restricted so most people cannot join.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New musical Pride at the National Theatre is a powerful show, at times funny, at times moving, demonstrating how solidarity and community can bring hope and solace when times are dark and divisive.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Not so long ago I was in a gay bar in Clapham and at the next table sat a bunch of young gays who were talking (loudly) about their jobs at GB News. I guess internalised homophobia is still a thing.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ralph Fiennes gives a masterful performance as actor-manager Henry Irving in David Hare’s Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Haymarket. A fascinating play for a theatre history geek like me — Jordan Metcalfe’s Edward Gordon Craig is a particular joy.

Miranda Raison as Ellen Terry and Ralph Fiennes as Henry Irving in Grace Pervades. Photo by Marc Brenner

Jordan Metcalfe as Edward Gordon Craig in Grace Pervades. Photo by Marc Brenner

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

After school taught me history was all about kings and wars, I was so excited to discover the microhistories of historians like Carlo Ginzburg. His books were fascinating from The Cheese and the Worms onwards.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I don’t play but I think that sense of constant unpredictable danger would bleed into my real life. I’m anxious enough as it is.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Predfilm ni v stari ali srednjeveški angleščini. Mogoče ne želijo prestrašiti ljudi!

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James @zemblamatic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hopefuly we are getting to the point that the PM will just be a giant wicker figurine that can be burned ritually every year to stop the crops from failing

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Čas za še eno knjigo Gorana Vojnovića… fortunately translated into English by Noah Charney and published by London’s Istros Books - with a useful map.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Three episodes into Two Weeks in August on BBC iPlayer and loving it. Catherine Shepherd’s writing is spot on, and the cast is superb — especially Jessica Raine whose character, Zoe, feels a bit too close to home. #TwoWeeksInAugust

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Whatever next? Is nobody safe? You’ll be queering Newton and Michelangelo next.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

When I’ve been doing research for articles as a journalist, I’ve sometimes come across much older articles that clearly have my byline on them but I have no memory of writing them. We do churn out a lot of copy as jobbing hacks.

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Ana Ilievska Zavrsnik @ailievskazavrsnik.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

If you’re thinking “why not try #Slovene tomorrow?” - this is your sign. 😄 Join me/us for a taster class. It’s free of charge, thanks to the #BritishCouncil so your wallet is safe and your curiosity is welcome. londoncityoflanguages.org.uk/event-listin...

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A taster in … Slovene! - London: City of Languages

Step into a language where grammar still keeps a special seat just for two, perfect for best friends, couples, or duos. It’s a rare feature in modern Europe and a great conversation starter for UK aud...

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

As someone who travels by train a lot for work, I say this cannot come soon enough. I spent 4 hours on East Midlands Railway trains yesterday with no working WiFi, travelling on routes with little or no phone data coverage. And EMR is the norm, not the exception. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why Britain's notoriously bad train wi-fi might soon be a thing of the past

How bad is the signal on our trains? We spoke to commuters to find out.

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Maybe it’s because I’m an 80s kid but I loved new Netflix series The Boroughs. Amazing cast, finely crafted storytelling and a great mix of thrills, wit and heart, playing with ideas around ageism and ageing. #TheBoroughs

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Mark Ludmon @markludmon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

A fascinating Q&A today with Slovenian writer & director Miha Mazzini after a screening of his powerful award-winning 2018 film Erased (Izbrisana) at the lovely ActOne Cinema in Acton in London at the start of a UK tour to mark the publication of the English translation of Erased the novel.

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