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Huge congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Emma Welton on the publication of this article on Burgerz by Travis! Brilliant! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… QMUL English & Drama LAHP Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Congratulations to Sarah Faulkner, shortlisted for the TaPRA Postgraduate Essay Prize with ‘Negotiating Uncertainty: Contemporary Theatre and the Earth Crisis’ 🌍! LAHP QMUL English & Drama Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Are you a dramaturg who is shit hot at narrative, character, and working with early career solo artists? I have reduced capacity atm and am looking for proven people to potench pick up some of what I can’t do. Please share! Cheers mwah mwah mwah 💖💖💖

*JOB KLAXON* The V&A is currently recruiting for a Curator of Theatre to join the Theatre & Performance Curatorial Team. Deadline: 3 Nov 2024. Full details: vam.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/36…

I wrote a short piece in appreciation of Maggie Smith for The Conversation. Highly recommend watching The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. theconversation.com/maggie-smith-w…

Applications are now open for the role of Executive Director at Stratford East. Head to our website to find out more about the role and access the application pack. Applications are open until midday on MON 11 NOV. Apply at bit.ly/SE_Apply

It was my pleasure this morning to talk about the delights of Maggie Smith’s acting on Weekend BBC World Service (final 10 minutes)❤️Added bonus: in the BBC lobby, I met Kristian Nairn 🪩 aka Hodor from Game of Thrones 🤩 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

Welcome - TODAY - to the 3rd edition of The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance, by me and Paul Allain (Paul Allain)! Routledge Books routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

I wrote about 40 years of Forced Entertainment. forcedentertainment.com/another-theatr…

Yay for my dear and wise colleague Rachael Allen! Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Queen Mary University of London

Labour should ‘invest big’ in arts and culture projects, says top economist dlvr.it/TFnD6H

Coming soon! Exciting book by Harriet Curtis! Congratulations Harriet!

Sh!t Actually is Backtually! Double-billed with Sing-a-long-a-Muppet Xmas Carol this December Camden People's Theatre. Perfect for office parties, romantic dates & literally anything else. As always: FREE GOODY BAGS FREE BOOZE GRATUITOUS NUDITY cptheatre.co.uk/whatson/shit-a…

Give a listen to this beautiful piece about ‘The Hackney Moleman’ by my beloved Debs aka sherbetz: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Joan Plowright helped forge the modernisation of post-war British theatre and died last week, aged 95. I wrote about her here: theconversation.com/joan-plowright… Photo shows her with Billy Dee Williams in Salford-born Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey on Broadway in 1960.

From Monday Soho Theatre

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