Loved the slow burn of DEAR OCTOPUS National Theatre Chekhov in an English vein (without the gun!), ageing, families. Great ensemble piece and wonderfully controlled performances all round.

‘Without craft, an actor is a liability’: how row over teaching standards is causing a rift in UK theatre industry theguardian.com/stage/2024/mar…

Well look, Mark Harper has been very clear that we have a plan and, well look, this is a plan that we have been clear about and to be clear, well look, it is a plan that is a clear plan for how we will be clear about our plan... #trevorphillips #BBCLauraK

Return ongoing professional training for actors to The Actors Centre - Sign the Petition! chng.it/jcBdjbMf via Change.org UK

Mishal Hussain getting the Tory minister Michael Tomlinson rather agitated and ruffled on #R4Today. He sounds increasingly desperate and irritated in the face of completely reasonable questions that he refuses to answer

Call me cynical, but the strongest indicator of a GE being announced is Rishi Sunak declaring that £10b will be paid out the the victims of the Infected Blood scandal, knowing full well that he and the Conservatives will not be in government to have to deliver it.

Catch the terrific production of Machinal The Old Vic before it closes next week. Amazing performance by Rosie Sheehy and great ensemble work. God, it’s so tense!!

Fifteen years. Five prime ministers, seven chancellors, eight foreign secretaries, twelve culture secretaries and sixteen housing ministers. A thread, for #RantyTuesday.

The Spectator has just ran the figures for the Tories' published tax plans. On Sunak's maths, it works out as £3,000 tax rise per household. Details: spectator.co.uk/article/on-sun…

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Don't ever stop sharing this video: This is the ONLY Parliament in modern history where you have seen living standards fall

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If you cheat with insider information, you can.

Your cut-out-and-keep gif of the #GE2024 count.

The full - unexpurgated - and BRILLIANT broadcast by DARREN from READING this afternoon on Shelagh Fogarty's show on LBC. The man is a legend after just a couple of hours.

Walthamstow helpfully my posts aren’t loading so struggling to read your messages but please note section 60 now issued for our area and bus station will be closed from 6pm. Please get home safely and please look out for each other - it’s what we do best and why they won’t win!

I didn’t expect to say the Tories have lost the next election quite so soon! 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡

These wall to wall Christmas adverts need to FUCK OFF! #GBBO

Was looking forward to this coverage after the highly entertaining UK election night show. But had to switch off as soon as I saw Boris Johnson #C4AmericaDecides

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