For all the Misty aficionados out there, the V&A are hosting a screening of the original Bush Theatre run of the show on 26th April. geh geh!
vam.ac.uk/event/QaNZkYVa…

Are you a migrant theatre maker?

Callout for our mentorship scheme PROJEKT EMPOWER now open - 6 months of 1-to-1 mentoring with these brilliant migrant artists!

Deadline April 17th - more info & apply here: tinyurl.com/mr3sznx7

Seeing Katie Arnstein ´s “Sexy Lamp” yrs ago inspired me to make my own work (&pick up the uke which I’ve since abandoned along with the dream of ever being in tune). Her magnificent show “The Long Run” is a storytelling masterclass Bec Martin New Diorama Theatre So touching. Don’t miss it.

The real USSR photos, not some fucking Ai-generated fantasies by rich idiots.

Food queues, shortages of food and basic things, gulags, shootings of intellectuals and dissenters.

Happy two-year anniversary to these takes from two of the most pre-eminent foreign policy intellectuals of our generation.

Russia’s war on Ukraine hits close to home in Moldova — again. The discovery of Shahed drone debris in southern Moldova today serves as another stark reminder of the grim reality we face. Russia’s aggression endangers the entire continent. Support for Ukraine must continue.

Gentle reminder that I created the best (arguably) theatre production budget template out there. It does a bajillion things at once and saves you tonnes of time and money. In the thread I'll list out what it does 🧵idlemoneyblog.thrivecart.com/theatre-produc…

This is who should be interviewing dictator putin, but she can’t, because she was murdered in 2006 as a gift to putin on his birthday. #AnnaPolitkovska was a brave journalist, not a traitor and clown like #tucker .

Mariupol steht für die Brutalität des russischen Angriffskriegs. Der Film „20 Tage in Mariupol“ dokumentiert diese Kriegsverbrechen. Es ist wichtig, dass er für einen Oscar nominiert ist und mehr Aufmerksamkeit bekommt. Wer über Mariupol spricht, sollte all das nie vergessen.

Theatre twitter!

I'm looking for freelance theatremakers willing to chat honestly and anonymously about their finances - income, expenditure, leg-ups, frustrations, etc.

It's for a slot in The Crush Bar aiming to make all that stuff more transparent. DMs open. RTs appreciated.

I'm back at my laptop - and I'm looking for interesting, exciting theatre artists to interview for The Crush Bar in 2024.

Give me a shout if that's you, or if you know someone that would be great. Link to read in bio.

The price for freedom and democracy meant the ultimate sacrifice of the heroes from December 1989.
Marking 34 years since the Romanian Revolution, we honour their memory.

In 2023, The Crush Bar published 46 issues, featuring 25 interview, 17 essays, six VAULT Festival specials, 10 Edinburgh Fringe specials, 139 show recommendations, and one Only Connect quiz.

To help keep it going in 2024, please consider becoming a paid supporter!

The final 2023 issue of The Crush Bar is here, and it includes...

🎭 #TheCrushBarWrapped : a look back on 2023
✉️Some exciting news about Shouts and Murmurs, a new email for paid supporters!
🙏Three festive favours to support The Crush Bar

Link to read and subscribe in bio.

It's here – Running the Room: Conversations with Women Theatre Directors by Rosemary Waugh.

Published next week on 16 November, this is an unparalleled first-hand account of how brilliant theatre is made – direct from those making it.

Pre-order here: nickhernbooks.co.uk/running-the-ro…

Maia Sandu on the European Commission recommendation to start Moldova's accession negotiations: 'We are not afraid of work, and our goal is for Moldova to be ready to join the EU by 2030. Moldova in the EU is our only chance to guarantee peace, freedom & prosperity in the future'

Writing Editing

Judi Dench was on Graham Norton last night to push her new book about her life and work with Shakespeare. After making the point we quote Shakespeare daily without knowing it, this happened: