Bert’s house, a hilarious new comedy by Lou Chawner which opened its first tour at the Royal in Northampton. Don’t miss this gem as it embarks on its national tour! #ukcomedy #theatre

John Craxton by Lucian Freud

Art Deco door design by Charles Mackintosh

Actors and actor/writers ! I’m leading a series of classes in June. Please share if you know others who might be interested. Many thanks. Multiple dates and times: PLAYWRIGHT AND DIRECTOR MARK RAVENHILL | NEW FOUR DAY ACTING WORKSHOP tickettailor.com/events/runatit…

I just signed the petition calling to all political parties to stop NHS privatisation and say no to charging patients. Will you join me and add your name? 38d.gs/mqkn

Friends ! I’ve set up my two times a week FREE newsletter of 101 Playwriting Exercises (more words than my 101 Playwriting Tweets). Once I’ve got a few hundred subscribers I’ll start sending ‘em. Please share so I can start sending soon. Many thanks. buttondown.email/MarkRavenhill

I had the privilege of going to watch Standing at the Sky’s Edge. My goodness, the music, the story, and the movement were breathtaking. For the love of God, people take tissues; my poor gloves and scarf are wearing the remnants of my make-up today!

Friends you can read here the first of my FREE twice weekly emails ‘101 exercises for playwrights’. Thanks to those who’ve already subscribed - check your junk if not in your box ! A retweet would be fab. buttondown.email/MarkRavenhill/…

❤️ “You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

The Gruffalo’s Child UAE tour, first stop aboard the QE2, then Abu Dhabi, Cultural Foundation! 🎉

Still trying to understand how a life insurance Ad can deliver one of the most important life lessons.

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Vevey, Switzerland

June 2025! At Kurion ❤️

Town Mouse & Country Mouse at the Cultural Foundation Theatre, Abu Dhabi

A picturesque image of the London smog.

I once asked an elderly woman what it felt like to grow old — to know that most of her years were now behind her. She smiled and said something I’ve never forgotten: “I’ve always been the same age. The voice in my head never changed. I’m still the same girl I was at sixteen,