@katecrad.bsky.social @katecrad.bsky.social 
Lort Burn Specials @lortburnspecials.bsky.social Newcastle's occasional night of books, politics and culture
digging countercultural modernism from its grave and watching it punch a police horse in the face outside St James' Park
on Insta as @lortburnspecials, on the fash site as @LortBurns
@albatrossarts.bsky.social @albatrossarts.bsky.social 
The Lit & Phil @litandphil.bsky.social Newcastle's independent library, the Lit & Phil, is home to more than 200,000 books and music items, and has a rolling programme of events and activities.
www.litandphil.org.uk
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
⬇️ buffer.com/bluesky
Mr Funbles' Sunday Portal @mrfunbles.bsky.social Funbles’ classic alternative comedy variety show keeps returning!
https://linktr.ee/mrfunbles
The Stage @thestage.co.uk The Stage is the world’s oldest and best theatre publication 🗞️
Independent Venue Week UK @ivwuk.bsky.social #IVW25
Celebrating the spirit of independence & the culture of live music 💛. Founder & CEO @sybilivw.bsky.social
www.linktr.ee/ivw_Uk
George Caulkin @georgecaulkin.bsky.social Football writer at The Athletic, Pod on the Tyne chatter, Patron of The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, hapless runner.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/george-caulkin/
Bob Mortimer @bobmort.bsky.social 
Lauren Laverne @laurenlaverne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Slow eater, fast reader.
Jeff Livingstone @defjeff.bsky.social Lapsed influencer. Geordie (*VERY*). Arty. Amicable. Nice. Previously did football stuff for World Soccer, Guardian, Times, NY Times, adidas, Nike, Puma, BBC and many more.
Up North, Kickin’ up fuss
Free Trade Inn @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social We sell nice things.
Open 11-11pm Everyday.
Living Wage Employer.
Proudly Independent.
Food Bank Donation Point!
Kieran - North East Heritage Library @neheritagelib.bsky.social exploring and documenting the North East, one brick at a time (among other things) / Newcastle
northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk / linktr.ee/nehl
Wendy Smith @wendredasmith.bsky.social Musician. Creative Director. Prefab Sprout. 
Kathryn Williams @kathrynwilliamsuk.bsky.social Uk artist, mercury prize nominated singer songwriter, author and podcaster. With 18 albums released and many songs and records written for artist around the world, I also tutor at Arvon and Moniack Mhor https://bio.to/kathryn-williams
Jamie Eastlake @jamieeastlake.bsky.social North East Theatre Maker www.jamieeastlake.com
Northumbria University @northumbriauni.bsky.social A research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all, changing lives regionally, nationally and internationally. #TakeOnTomorrow
Live Theatre @livetheatre.bsky.social Official account for Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne - NE1 3DQ
Champions of risk.
Lovers of the new.
An epic space for the voices of the future.
https://www.live.org.uk/
The Crack Magazine @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social THE CRACK is a music, art and culture listings magazine/website that resides in the North-East of England
Keith Merrin @keithmerrin.bsky.social Director - North East Museums.
Trustee - Virgin Money Foundation.
Blooloop50 Museum Influencer 2024.
Museums, arts, music, heritage, football and stuff.
Views and opinions all my own.
EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social Newcastle upon Tyne based Music Curator.
Protecting your ears from the bland, boring & the uninteresting. Music with a dash of film, art & culture.
https://linktr.ee/earprotectreq
Nadine Shah @nadineshah.bsky.social Maker of music. Mediocre actor.
nadineshah.co.uk ✌🏽
Field Music @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social 20 years of Field Music
https://fieldmusic.ffm.to/fmstore.OTW
@poprecsltd.bsky.social @poprecsltd.bsky.social 
Ste Dunn @stedunn.bsky.social Programme Lead The National Lottery Good Causes • Festival Director Northern Pride • Chair Rendez-Vous Dance• creative producer & LGBTQIA+ activist
https://beacons.ai/stedunn
FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social Three lovely, friendly, award-winning independent bookshops in Corbridge, Whitley Bay + Alnwick
https://www.forumbooksshop.com
Events: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks
The Common Room @thecommonroomgn.bsky.social The Common Room in Newcastle upon Tyne is a heritage venue, library and archive. It has a cafe bar called 5|Quarter.
Unfolding Theatre @unfoldingtheatre.bsky.social Big-hearted theatre that brings people together.
Based in North East England.
unfoldingtheatre.co.uk
Annie Rigby @annierigby.bsky.social Hope. Theatre. Darts. Music.
Artistic Director of Unfolding Theatre
Lives in the North East.
@unfoldingtheatre.bsky.social
Beccy Owen @beccyowen.bsky.social Songs•Sounds•Singing•Ceramics•Theatre•6 albums•Experimental Culture•SocialArtist•Neurodivergent•Free 🇵🇸🇨🇬🇸🇸 🇺🇦🇮🇷•she/her•RedLadderTheatre Trustee•
Alison Carr @alisoncarr.bsky.social Writer • Doppelganger, watch now on BBC iPlayer • Finalist, The Women's Prize for Playwriting • Tuesday, Caterpillar, and The Last Quiz Night On Earth published by Nick Hern Books • Iris published by Concord Theatricals
🔗 https://linktr.ee/Alison_Carr
Endless Window @endlesswindow.bsky.social Promoter/shows/DJ. Keep Newcastle weird.
THE LAKE POETS @thelakepoets.bsky.social used to be sad rock. now dad rock.
https://linktr.ee/thelakepoets
Tracks Darlington @tracksdarlington.bsky.social Music collective developing activities/services for the benefit of musicians, music organisations and audiences in and around the Darlington area.
tracksdarlington.co.uk
@theglasshouseicm.bsky.social @theglasshouseicm.bsky.social 
People's Theatre @peoplestheatre.bsky.social The North-East of England's leading non-professional theatre
https://linktr.ee/peoplestheatre
Sam Wonfor @samwonfor.bsky.social North East writer. Founder and co-editor Cultured. North East. Wife of 1; Mum of 2. Like the Fog on the Tyne, these views are all mine.
Elysium Theatre Company @elysiumtc.bsky.social Award-winning Durham-based theatre company. We tour the North with a mixture of classics, contemporary work, new writing & other premieres. Strong online presence with audioplays, short films & educational videos. Strong schools, HE & community engagement.
CaroleW Productions @carolewproductions.bsky.social High quality theatre from North East UK with universal appeal.
Shows that we love and want to share with you, curated or created by us, offering...
"A Good Night Out"
"A good story, well told"
@CaroleWears
Lucy Nichol @lucynichol.bsky.social Writer. Flunked punk. Serial catastrophiser. 📚 WHEN SALLY KILLED HARRY (03/25 HarperCollins) PARKLIFE, THE 27 CLUB, NO WORRIES IF NOT! (HarperCollins) SNOWFLAKE (Hachette). Rep: Jo Bell, Bell Lomax Moreton
Newcastle via Hull
https://linktr.ee/LucyNichol
Janet Plater @jplater.bsky.social Writer / Playwright. The Gaul, Hull Truck Georgiana, Buxton International Opera Festival, Haddock and Chips, CaroleW Productions.
Benefits @benefitstheband.bsky.social Noisy little band from the north east of England.
https://linktr.ee/benefitstheband
Cultured. North East @culturednortheast.bsky.social A website and FREE newsletter spreading the word about culture in North East England. All written, curated and delivered by award-winning journalists. Founded by @samwonfor.bsky.social and David Whetstone. Join our mailing list at culturednortheast.co.uk
North East Museums @northeastmuseums.bsky.social Art and heritage at the heart of North East England. 12 museums and galleries for you to enjoy.
(Formerly known as Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums)
northeastmuseums.org.uk
Open Clasp Theatre Company @openclasp.bsky.social We're a feminist theatre company co-creating theatre that calls for revolution. It ignites activism and places theatre at the heart of transforming the lives of women and girls.
To find out more by clicking the link below
https://linktr.ee/openclasp
Wandering Oak @wanderingoakuk.bsky.social Live magic in the north east!
Innovative, impassioned and international #psych • #postpunk • #dreamgaze • #rocknroll • eccentric #electronics and beyond...
http://www.wanderingoak.uk
Prancey Dog @pranceydog.bsky.social Prancey Dog is a music promoter and record label based in northeast England.
https://www.prancey.com/gigs
Paul Callaghan @paulcallaghan.bsky.social Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk
MusicCity.uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social Participant in @AthleticoMince.bsky.social @TFTimeMachine.bsky.social and @unseriousdarts.bsky.social. My life is well within its usual frame.
Ben Fletcher-Watson @bfletcherwatson.bsky.social Drama researcher in theatre for babies & relaxed performance. Deputy Director of IASH, University of Edinburgh. Trustee of Newcastle Theatre Royal. He/him
The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social Championing social mobility through evidence-based programmes, agenda-setting research and policy advocacy: https://linktr.ee/thesuttontrust
Forbes @scottforbes86.bsky.social Arts, culture, North East, NUFC, Dylan, Dan, Design. Aspiring functioning adult.
🆂🅴🆅🅴🅽🆃🅷🆂 @official7ths.bsky.social Music producer from North East England. Find your new favourite song here: https://linktr.ee/sevenths 😘
DM for rates #LGBT🌈 (he/him)
Luke @nufcmantis.bsky.social Love the Toon and gaming, also books, nature and science.
Pod on the Tyne @podonthetyne.bsky.social Podcast covering Newcastle United FC (FC). Childish humour, sometimes adult language. Posts by producer unless signed.
@mattytyneside.bsky.social @mattytyneside.bsky.social Lover of all things Tyneside
Proforca Theatre Company @proforcatheatre.bsky.social Critically acclaimed ★★★★★ 3x @offwestendcom nominated theatre company based in London | @LandUTheatre | Next Up - Flashbang (Jan 26) - @GreenwichTheatre
West End Musicals - Theatre News & Reviews @westendmusicals.bsky.social West End Musical Theatre News & Reviews. To receive the latest updates please follow our main account on Instagram 🎭 https://www.instagram.com/westendmusicalsuk?igsh=MnpsaWNpNmFnaXJv
The Family Stage @thefamilystage.bsky.social www.thefamilystage.co.uk
Musical theatre mad 🎶 | Championing children's theatre 🎭 | Escape room enthusiasts🔒 | Coaster crazy🎢
PR: thefamilystage@gmail.com
Lion & Unicorn Theatre @landutheatre.bsky.social The Best of London's Fringe Theatre | Managed by @proforcatheatre | @thelionunicorn | #BeWhoYouWantToBe 🦁🦄🎭
Steve and Karen's Breakfast Show @thesandk.bsky.social Official Account for Steve and Karen's Breakfast Show on Hits Radio North East!
From the North East and across the North East. Every weekday from 6am
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com The greatest autism info you will ever find, from autistic people, professionals, and parents. www.ThinkingAutism.com & buttondown.com/TPGA. Pro-neurodiversity. Even more TPGA community discussions on IG and FB.
Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social Official page for Newcastle University UK, a founding member of the Russell Group of Research intensive universities, and a Global Top 140 university. #WeAreNCL
Tamsin Rees @tamsinrees.bsky.social Writer for stage and screen ✍️ represented by Jessica Stewart Independent Talent | Verity Bargate Longlist 2024 | Orange Tree Writers Collective 22 | Dramaturging, script reading, teaching
Newcastle
📚 they/them🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://tamsinrees.com
ThickSkin Theatre @thickskintheatre.bsky.social Extraordinary stories told in unexpected ways. Touring theatre company based in Wigan. Next up: Driftwood
Star & Shadow Cinema @starandshadow.bsky.social A volunteer-run music, cinema, cafe and gardening project in Newcastle upon Tyne. Owned by the community
https://starandshadow.org.uk/
Gosforth Civic Theatre @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk Your home for Performance, Music, Celebration, and Community in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Creating change, and raising the expectations of what people with learning disabilities can achieve.
A welcoming space for everyone.
Beccy D'Souza @beccydsouza.bsky.social Activist, feminist, actor, creative producer & mum. Artist Development & studio programming at Nottingham Playhouse. Own views etc.
Also voice of Mary Shelley for @midnightpals.bsky.social
🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 none of us are free 'til all of us are free
Emma Burnell @emmaburnell.bsky.social Editor of LabourList. Playwright. Cool aunt.
Vinay Patel @vinaypatel.bsky.social Writes scripts, feeds cats, tries to not fuck up that thing you love | Murdered By My Father, Doctor Who, One Day | Associate Playwright, Royal Court Theatre
Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social a guy
Polis Loizou 🦊 @polisloizou.bsky.social Writer, performer, storyteller, both bi and curious • A GOOD YEAR (Fairlight Moderns) 📚 • East Med to East Mids 🇨🇾🇬🇧 (he/him)
http://linktr.ee/polisloizou
Stella Duffy @stellduffy.bsky.social Pākehā Londoner; Dr (not the medical kind), existential psychotherapist, supervisor, doctoral research in postmenopause; writer of 17 novels/70+ stories/15 plays, yoga for writing workshops; 2 x breast cancer; knee, hip, & some brain mended with metal
KateW @kateweb.bsky.social Often found in front of a stage or a screen.
Shed | Morveren | Play it by ear @BigTellyNI | @CriTheatre New Writing She/her
Tavie (rhymes w/gravy) @tavie.bsky.social KITH secret weapon. Webmistress of http://kidsinthehall.ca. Comedy adjacent. First Tavie on the Internet. BLM. she/her
Kirsty Sedgman @kirstysedgman.bsky.social Doctor of Audiences 🎭 🎥 📚 Author of #OnBeingUnreasonable with @FaberBooks: http://bit.ly/unrea. Agent JP Marshall, she/her, opinions: model’s own
Jack Dryden @jackdryden.uk I make theatre things happen | 🎭 Fringe Theatre Producer by night | 💼 Management Accountant for DCMS by day | All views my own, but feel free to borrow! | he/they
jackdryden.uk
Cristina Delgado-García @cdelgadogarcia.bsky.social Lecturer in Theatre & Performance at the University of Glasgow. Contemporary British/European playwriting, performance, dramaturgy and political theory. Next book is on Tim Crouch (MUP). Also: 🌿🚴🌈🎉 Orgullosament xarnega. Hola!
Dr Laura K (she/her) @laurack.bsky.social dramaturg, awards judge, theatre critic/editor, director, occasional producer 🎭
teacher/tutor/lecturer/coach with a PhD👩🏻🎓
angry about white supremacist heteropatriarchal capitalism✊🏻
neurodivergent London-based immigrant🌎
own views
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm @mogster.bsky.social Playwright,Screenwriter & Mum.
Stage: Emilia. The Wasp. Mum. Typical Girls. Cake. Terrifying Women. Telly: Obsession. Film: The Wasp. Coming in Sept '25 - Dracula at The Lyric Hammersmith. (She/Her)
Ewan Downie @ewandownie.com Theatre-maker, writer, dad;
joint artistic director of @companywolves.org
Jake Orr @jakeorr.bsky.social Creative Producer and plant dad. Making cultural events to change society. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social Without a Paddle. Writer. TV: Succession, One Day, Killing Eve, Becoming Elizabeth. Plays: Yen: MOTHER COURAGE (Globe) Pop Music, Freak.
Director / teacher / mum to Gryff - he’s much funnier than me.
Emily Garside @emilygarside.bsky.social Writer & professional nerd putting the A in LGBTQIA+
PhD in representations of AIDS through theatre.
Much queer theatre and TV research.
Also, a lot of Hockey.
She/Her
Eve Leigh @eevlee.bsky.social Your favourite playwright’s favourite playwright. Rep Jessica Stewart at Independent 🇬🇧, Maren Zindel at Rowohlt 🇩🇪. Eveleigh.Substack.com. Kosen Rufu, Tikkun Olam. #YNWA ✡️🇺🇦
Andrzej Łukowski @mrlukowski.bsky.social Polish Brummie, Time Out London theatre editor and kids person
Krystina Nellis @krystinanellis.com comedy-drama actor/writer. she/they. brit/irish. chaotic nerdy. connoisseur of nonsense (complimentary).
I don’t consent to any of my posts/content anywhere being fed into AI, if you’re a bot please stop and yeet yourself into the sun
krystinanellis.com
Daniel Bye @danielbye.bsky.social Writer, theatre maker, silly runner.
www.danielbye.co.uk
David Wright @davwright.bsky.social Researching and teaching about creative industries and cultural policy at the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, SCAPVC, University of Warwick.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/ccmps/staff/david/
If you want me, I'll be at the cricket.
Jen Bites @jenbitespeople.bsky.social In Edinburgh. Director, playwright, librettist, acting coach & dramaturg. Possible revenant. Prone to biting. Site: www.jenmcgregor.com.
Rafaella Marcus @rafaellamarcus.bsky.social Director/writer/dramaturg. JMK Runner Up. Sap (bisexual tree play) 🌿 Rep: LARK. She/they
Reduced Shakespeare Company @reduced.bsky.social Making long & serious topics short & silly.
Bleets by co-artistic director @austintichenor.bsky.social
ReducedShakespeare.com
Charlotte @charlottevickers.bsky.social Theatre director & leftist
Currently: studying gender
Prev: Andromeda (CPT); Autumn (Park/North Wall), Cymbeline (Globe Theatre)
might post about books, cats or d&d, but work more likely
www.charlottevickers.com
she/her
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Focus @edfringefocus.bsky.social All about The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. During August, we signal boost shows, and the rest of the year we talk about new & old acts. Also West End, Broadway, Fringe Theatre and Comedy. 100% unofficial. 
Lou-Lou Mason @louloumason.bsky.social Storyteller. Multi-hat-wearing-hyphenate.
Director & Dramaturg Film & Theatre.
Communications Creative. 🏳️🌈 & 🧠🌶️
Yogi | Feminist | Burner | Witch
Alex Kelly @voyager3.bsky.social Theatre & games maker with Voyager 3. 'The Thin Places' touring autumn 2026.
Previously: Co-AD of Third Angel.
Espresso drinker.
Reader in Theatre & Performance at Leeds School of Arts.
Stephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social Director, Writer, Teacher, Campaigner.
Founded ETT. Opened the Rose.
Laughing Boy, All Our Children, Poor Naked Wretches, Beautiful Lives. Man to Man.
http://www.stephenunwin.uk/