We're not asking for you to shoot them like you shoot us. We're asking you to NOT shoot us like you don't shoot them.

Tonight with #humaqureshi The London Writers' Salon - "the craft can wait - find the honesty first"; "real people need to see themselves in stories"; and my fave: a short story comes from "that lingering, haunting quality of a single moment". Pheewweee and thank you - zoom never felt so good

Go Portfolio Collective go!

#podcast 'Eggshells' - encouraging effective disagreements between humans - has gone from 'What If' to 'How?' to 'Making'! Only been possible with the support of amazing people who also believe in #democracy and want to know #howtodisagree . If you do too, watch this space.

Missed our event with Ian Leslie and Margaret Heffernan tonight? You can watch again here: crowdcast.io/e/festival-of-…. Thank you Ian and Margaret for a terrific discussion.

Wrote to my MP bout deliberate exclusion of trans people in new #maternitybill - he replied he's "content" the overwhelming majority peers/MPs backed it unreservedly. In case you haven't experienced it viscerally yet, as I hadn't, we need to make our MPs care about trans people.

Deep in the midst of the bleakest winter lockdown, I chatted to the brilliant Lizzie Bourne for her podcast #happydaysproject about the small joys of life and how much we were missing the pub 💛 linktr.ee/happydaysproje…

‘Conflict is a healthy thing, it’s something you can’t hide from.’ Data Nerd & Business Coach

‘There’s a difference between constructive conflict and bullying. Every workplace needs to double down on that.’ Amy Charlotte Kean

Last night I drove my 36 week pregnant wife into the Coombe with serious pains, vomiting, headaches and dehydration. She was also really scared. I asked to be allowed in with her only to be sent back to sit in the car. Partners are not visitors. Lift the restrictions.

Some days you wake up and it's so sunny and then the rules around covid change abloodygain and it's like the clouds were never really gone at all.

Can we normalize NOT confusing someone’s FREE time with their availability….

Can I find anyone else who did not hate #Manor at National Theatre? Still digesting but, having read reviews before going in, pleasantly surprised....

THIS! Wishing I was there, will be at the next one, could do with a bunraku brush up and never worked with shadow puppets! If you're free around the Bristol area next weekend, be in touch with Tessa directly for rates etc

I love this space, thank you Tobacco Factory Theatres

We’re creating a radio play with 16-18 year olds, funded by BBC Children in Need & working with writer Lizzie Bourne Young people have been working on a script involving characters that they are most interested in & have come up with some supernatural vibes! Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) #bristol

CALL OUT FOR ACTOR-MUSO // Please share widely with anyone who might be suitable!

Free time in London later this month - what theatre shall I see? Recommendations sincerely welcomed #londontheatre #theatre #whatsonlondon

Massive congratulations Roxy Cook !! News travels slowly across the pond - ecstatic for you, well done! Cannot wait to see this.