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Martin O'Connor

@martocon.bsky.social
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Playwright | Poet | Performer | Participation 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scots and Gaelic 📍Glasgow Woke Sandwich www.martinoconnor.info

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
New play probing the myths and truths of Scotland’s hidden history is set to hit the stage
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New play probes myths and truths of Scotland’s hidden history
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National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
THROUGH THE SHORTBREAD TIN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A new play written & performed in Scots, with Gaelic songs by @martocon.bsky.social & dir by Lu Kemp. Mairi Morrison, Josie Duncan & Claire Frances MacNeil join Martin on stage as a Gaelic chorus
A composite image of five people: a man with light stubble in a black jacket, a woman with red glasses and a patterned sweater, a blonde woman in a pink top, a black-and-white portrait of a woman with straight blonde hair, and a curly-haired woman in a black top against a stone wall.
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Oliver Iredale Searle @olisearlecomposer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Great to see Through the Shortbread Tin featured in the upcoming theatre 2025 article in the @theguardian.com @martocon.bsky.social #Scotland www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...
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Chills, chuckles and Cate Blanchett in Chekhov: the best theatre, dance and comedy coming in 2025
Gary Oldman’s tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour – and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Glad that someone is saying this! But I confess that I’m also enjoying this series so far.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Fantastic news for Scottish Poetry!
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
about to post "WICKED is proof go woke, go broke" on my men's rights youtube channel, just let me first take a big sip of coffee and check out the box office receipts
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Over the moon to have not one but two (!) productions in the Tron’s new season.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This is all excellent stuff. It’s exciting to see a new era for the Tron.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Okay this is my first Bluesky hivemind question for theatre folk: What are the good plays set in shops, cafes, hairdressers etc. Preferably Scottish but anything will do - especially working class stories.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Me, reading: The government will soon set out plans to bring down the soaring My brain, hoping: Energy bills Me, reading: number of My brain, hoping: Energy bills Me, reading the rest: 🤡
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Fergus Morgan @fergusmorgan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
And the National Theatre of Scotland (@ntsonline.bsky.social) has revealed two new tours for 2025. Firstly, Martin Green's Keli - a new play inspired by his radio documentary about brass bands - will open @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social in May, then tour to Dundee, Perth and Glasgow.
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Zonule of Zinn @emkawe.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It was the Busta Rhymes It was the Wusta Rhymes
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
At least six inches worth of snow; going to be hard for Shetlanders; won’t look like that with these temperatures etc
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
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a man wearing a hat and an orange shirt says " get her jade "
ALT: a man wearing a hat and an orange shirt says " get her jade "
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Inspirational
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Agreed! We are very lucky to have the Playwrights’ Studio - they are a brilliant source of support to Scottish writers.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Forthcoming live event with Scottish Opera based on this brilliant project that we’ve been running since lockdown. Have a look here:
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Scottish Opera partners with stroke charity - Arts Professional
The online singing, songwriting and breath control sessions are aimed at helping people with aphasia improve their confidence around communication.
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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Feels like the old days already. Maybe my hair will grow back as well.
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Jen Bites @jenbitespeople.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hello new arrivals, let me know if you're a theatre professional based in Scotland and I'll add you.
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Martin O'Connor @martocon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
🏴󠁧󠁢Ready yersels fur a journey thro Scots cultur, myths, history an identity as we daunder Through the Shortbread Tin tae explore the greatest literary rise ae aw time: James Mapherson’s Ossian. Written and performed by Martin O'Connor in Scots with Gaelic songs.
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Through the Shortbread Tin | National Theatre of Scotland
The story of the greatest literary hoax of all time. 1760 – Scottish poet James Macpherson sets the world ablaze with stories of the third-century Scottis
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