"I WANT TO GO HOME" excerpt (subtitled) by Oksana Savchenko from Finborough Theatre released on the same day their production of "Pussycat in Memory of Darkness" is performed live in Kyiv at Ukraine Fringe 🇺🇦 #VoicesFromUkraine scenesaver.co.uk/production/i-w…

The Finborough Theatre’s ongoing #VoicesFromUkraine season continues with a short video excerpt from Oksana Savchenko’s 2022 play, I Want To Go Home, which premiered on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel this week! youtube.com/watch?v=1yeoBV… #VoicesFromUkraine

I'm now taking bookings for my next Script Reading & Development Q&A zoom session (for a max 8 people) on Monday Oct 30th script-consultant.co.uk/script-reading…

If anyone would like to share information with the reporting team for the Russell Brand investigation at The Times and The Sunday Times, please email: [email protected] (And please RT if you can so people know the best way to get in touch with us)

There's something troubling about the reaction to the Russell Brand story Sam Leith spectator.co.uk/article/the-na…

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Channel 4 announces the writers on #4screenwriting 2023 - and a reminder that entries for the 2024 course close this coming Monday Oct 2nd at 5pm

Congratulations #NargesMohammadi, a courageous defender of Iranian women, on receiving this year’s The Nobel Prize. I hope this award further invigorates her campaign and elevates the voices of all Iranian women protesting against a repressive regime. Woman – Life – Freedom

1. YOUNG WOMAN ARRESTED IN DAWN POLICE RAID FOR HOLDING A SIGN WITH THE LAW ON IT At 6.15am on Wednesday 18 October, 5 policemen pulled up outside the house of Indigo Rumbelow in an unmarked police car 🧵

Went to see the @squinttheatre Playwriting Award showcase last night at Stratford East and was absolutely blown away by the standard of writing. Just the most fantastic bunch of writers and a fab programme 🔥♥️

Come and join me for the last 'Intro to Script Editing' sessions of the year 💫💫 eventbrite.com/cc/intro-to-sc…

I’ve been HIV+ for over 30 years. I’m happy healthy(and kinda hot). On one pill and can expect average life span. Pre exposure prophylaxis now means new cases have dropped hugely. The biggest challenge in the Uk is not medicine but stigma. So let’s talk about HIV. Silence =death

Does anyone have recommendations for freelance fundraisers/bid writers? Specifically would love to connect with people with experience of writing successful ACE project bids/National Lottery Heritage/East End or London-based grants x

thetimes.co.uk/article/this-y… Amazing to see our play 'Pussycat in Memory of Darkness' by incredible Neda Nezhdana trans. by John Farndon, starring Kristin Milward at Finborough Theatre get a brilliant shoutout from Libby Purves in The Times and The Sunday Times on xmas day❤️

Why even platform him

oh my god theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The UK Health Security Agency has declared the UK's soaring no. of measles cases a national incident. Measles can - and does - cause brain damage, disability & death. If you’re thinking of not vaccinating your kids, please, please chat to a nurse or doctor. The anti-vax movement is deadly.

“It’s so cold I have to wear gloves so it’s hard to hold a pencil” says an 8-year-old What a shocking indictment of 14 years of Tory rule & what it’s done to our schools. An election can’t come soon enough  bbc.co.uk/news/uk-680217…

So thrilled to work with Shelagh S to offer two women (35+) the chance to spend a week in the South of France this May to dream and write. Stunning surroundings, a world leading playwright to support you and all your meals cooked. No joke. Apply here: live.org.uk/blogs-resource…

HOLLOWAY is a must-see doc. Directors Daisy-May Hudson (Daisy-May Hudson) and Sophie Compton eschew talking heads to give us a vital window into women's experiences of prison through 6 voices. A frank exploration of systematic failures and the power of collective healing. #LFF #LFF2024