I won’t name the (aesthetically very impressive) show, but in terms of the thread/arc/narrative, I have to give a review that is surely a cliche of the Fringe: they lost me at the alpaca… #edfringe

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Student: ‘delightful hybrid of a stand-up show and a lecture.’ ‘unafraid to poke fun at Shakespeare.’ ‘I was engrossed’ ‘a great atmosphere. … definitely worth a visit’. Tickets at end of link: studentnewspaper.org/fringe-2023-sh… Paradise Green #sheldrakeonshakespearelive

So far the #sheldrakeonshakespearelive audiences have been single-figures and delightful or double-figures and tricky. Two shows to go. Can we break that pattern?! Paradise Green FringeReview tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sheld…

Will be heading to Edinburgh International Book Festival on the 24 & 25 August! My workshop on the 25th is SOLD OUT but you can still come join me for a discussion about the wonderful music & women in Quartet on the 24th! #Edbookfest edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

A certain critic—for such men, I regret to say, do exist—made the nasty remark about my last novel that it contained 'all the old Wodehouse characters under different names.' He has probably now been eaten by bears, like the children who made mock of the prophet Elisha: but if he

Watching #IClaudius on BBC iPlayer. Is that a young Guy Siner/Lieutenant Hans Gruber in Episode 1? Yes, yes it is!

And how devastatingly handsome Brian Blessed is without the beard! #IClaudius

Another ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review for #sheldrakeonshakespearelive Paradise Green #edfringe 'at the same time an English lesson and hilariously funny' 'Sheldrake was brilliant' 'perfectly crafted' 'perfect mix of fact and comedy' 'helped greatly by his own charm' eddi87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/sh…

#IClaudius side-note: I get the Blackadder 2 titles satire now! Yes, I suppose it is a melodramatic/over-literal opening sequence. Iconic all the same.

Hugely enjoyable afternoon Operation Mincemeat @FortuneTheatre1. Witty, joyful, thoughtful. Five performers - felt like twenty. @JakMalonee the stand-out for me.

#IClaudius I’d forgotten the power and bass resonance of the young Patrick Stewart. Incredible chin dimple as well!

All critics fear making factual howlers, but take heart - you're unlikely to make a mistake as massive as Kenneth Tynan once did.

Despite my voracious appetite for quirks of history, I had no idea about this lovely bit of theatrical tradition: Bristol Old Vic theatre token from 1766 sold for £9k bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

👑🎭Richard III: I drift slightly from the one-play-one-idea tagline to focus on one character: Queen Margaret. How does she loosen the audience from Richard's grasp - and does it make any difference? tinyurl.com/yrnd27tj #Shakespeare #SheldrakeOnShakespeare