Louise Penn (LouReviews) @loureviewsblog.bsky.social London-based theatre & arts critic.
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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social European ๐ช๐บ
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Tim Frost @timsfrost.bsky.social Director and Writer
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social FT opiner. "Sinecured oaf", โmutton-headed fellowโ-two satisfied readers. Globalisation/trade/econ/snark. Cestrian, Londoner, Brit, European. RTโ ๐ Views own. alan.beattie@ft.com. Sign up to my FT Trade Secrets newsletter https://www.ft.com/trade-secrets.
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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social United Nations Humanitarian Chief.
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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social Guardian writer, but one time I said something inflammatory to the US right & they called me a Diseased Pitmommy. So that's what I go by now 
Anton Tweedale @antontweedale.bsky.social Actor. Part-time director. Full-time gay.
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Lyn Gardner @lyngardnertheatre.bsky.social Journalist thinking out loud about theatre. Often at The Stage and Stagedoor. Author of novels for children. Contact@lyngardner.com 
The Yard Theatre @theyardtheatre.bsky.social A new Yard is here. A new season is here. On-sale now. Good god.
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Jack Haynes @jackjhaynes.bsky.social Chair at @campaignforthearts.org
Manages money at English National Ballet.
Previously: @theyardtheatre.bsky.social and Almeida Theatre.
Acrobalancer, theatre, film & modern art-lover. He/him.
Al Coomer @alcoomer.bsky.social Casting and so on
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Rob Salmon @crateoflearning.bsky.social Theatre Director, Playwright & Consultant | Queer | Benefit Class | ASD | CURRENT: Head of Creative Engagement Stephen Joseph Theatre & Pantomime Director City Varieties Leeds PREVIOUS: Associate Director New Wolsey & Festival Director Pulse Fringe.
Ricky Dukes @rickydukes.bsky.social Theatre director, practitioner, teacher & artistic director (@lazarustheatre.bsky.social) from the West Midlands living in Greenwich, London.
Love big epic theatre, big tea drinker.
Alice Saville @alicesaville.bsky.social A surfeit of opinions. Theatre critic for The Independent. Words in Exeunt, FT, The Observer, Time Out & more. Commission me: alice.n.saville@gmail.com
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Aye @chazzersmurf.bsky.social UK based reader, runner, gay. Spend too long in charity shops. Leftish.
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Tim Groves @tim-groves.bsky.social Founder of Graphic Design London. Making things pretty since 2013
Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social Co founder @Byline.com and @BylineTimes.bsky.social. โDestructive British mediaโ according to the Kremlin. Six nominations for sanctions from their Mofo MFA! An Oscar record
Jason Okundaye @jaseokundaye.bsky.social Writer at the Guardian and assistant opinion editor
Andrew Keates @andrewkeates.bsky.social ๐ญ Theatre Director & Acting Coach.
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Phil Samba @idiosyncraticxl.bsky.social ๐London, England.
35. Sierra Leonean. He/him.
Social activist. Health promoter. Writer. Researcher.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social Writer & broadcaster.
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He/Him
www.damianbarr.com
๐ The Two Roberts is my new novel. Iโve curated an exhibition about them for Charleston in Lewes which is now in Nottingham.
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Patrick Strudwick @patrickstrudwick.bsky.social Journalist. Podcast and documentary producer (โSpacey Unmaskedโ, โWhite Smoke: Americaโs Chemsex Killerโ and more). Occasional host/presenter.
Very much still in the closet. PatrickStrudwick@gmail.com
Tessa Gillett @tessagillett.bsky.social Head of Brand & Comms, Trinity Laban.
Arts leader, change maker, toddler wrangler.
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Stuart @evilgaytwin.bsky.social ๐งโ๐ป Full Stack Developer
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Chris Withers @chriswithers.bsky.social Ex Theatre Lighting Designer. Now a long suffering NHS Ops manager.
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Tiran Aakel @tiran-aakel.bsky.social Actor and Voice Artist
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Dee Riley Hammond @deerileyhammond.bsky.social east London ๐ | exploring the world (46/206) ๐ | dad to 78 houseplants ๐ฑ and 1 cat ๐ | Green Party member ๐
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Andrew Wilson @andrewjawilson.bsky.social Head of Political Section at British High Commission Cyprus ๐จ๐พ. Formerly ๐ฑ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ง๐ช๐ซ๐ท. Explorer. Map lover. Maker of hummus. He/him ๐ณโ๐๐ฑ
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social Political Editor of Byline Times and Online Editor of BylineTimes.com. Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. ๐ฉAdam@bylinetimes.com
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Exeunt Magazine @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social Longform, thoughtful coverage of the UK's theatre landscape. Find us at exeuntmagazine.substack.com
Matt Hemley @matthemley.bsky.social Deputy editor of The Stage newspaper. Theatre content galore. Gloria Estefan megafan.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
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European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social Travelling salon and writing community - connecting writers across Europe and beyond. Posts by @royakhatiblou.bsky.social and @deborahzafer.bsky.social
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Toby ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @balhamyte.bsky.social Upholsterer
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Born & bred Londoner.
Alexander McQueen summed it up 'London's where I was brought up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration'
Fergus Morgan @fergusmorgan.bsky.social Theatre journalist and critic. Scotland correspondent for The Stage. Words in FT, Standard, Scotsman and elsewhere. The Crush Bar on Substack: thecrushbar.substack.com
ellen hartley @ellenhartley.bsky.social She/Her
Voice, text, accent - freelance theatre practitioner and creative @ The RSC / Shakespeare's Globe / Birmingham Rep.
Proud Brummie.
Dyslexic word lover.
Dyspraxic mover.
ADHD organiser.
Cis Intersectional feminist and ally. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ป๐
tdags @tdags.bsky.social 2x biz owner/entrepreneur โข Former #Googler
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David Coates @davidjcoates.bsky.social Cultural historian and Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick. Researching theatre in the long nineteenth century and queer theatre histories. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Regular theatre, exhibition and museum visitor. Chocoholic ๐ซ
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Joey Wilby @joeywilby.bsky.social presenter and northern fool
The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk Lifting the curtain on the biggest stories in the UK, U.S. & beyond.
With Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall. Listen on Global Player.
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Lazarus Theatre Company @lazarustheatre.bsky.social EPIC
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Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social Deputy Mayor of London for Housing โข Hon FRIBA โข Former London Assembly Member โข Former Lewisham councillor โข Geriatric Millennial
Gavin @ramblergav.bsky.social 30-something man entering my salt and pepper era๐บ Tennis player/watcher ๐พ Pug Daddy ๐ถ weightlifter๐๐ปโโ๏ธ he/him ๐
Paul Vale @paulev.bsky.social Theatre critic and feature writer. Also have a passion for painting, swimming and cocktails. Views my own.
R S Thomas (poet) @rsthomaspoet.bsky.social famous Welsh poet in English language 1913-2000
โโฆcatching this / one truth by surprise / that there is everything to look forward toโฆโ
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Brian Holmes @mrbrianholmes.bsky.social International male. Reader, writer, biscuit eater. NE OH | LA/OC | LDN ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Louis Staples @louisstaples.bsky.social Journalist: The Guardian, New York Times, NYMag, BBC, Vogue, GQ, Rolling Stone.
Rep'd by United Agents ๐
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Andrew Houghton @arhoughton.bsky.social Writer/Performer, 27, London
(they/them) ๐๐ค๐ค
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Chris Abbott @chrisabbott.bsky.social Theatre writer, reviewer for West End Best Friend. Pantomime enthusiast. Emeritus Reader, King's College London
Bradley Judge @bradjudge.bsky.social โจLeeds ๐ฆฆ๐ฆ
โจActor
โจPrevious: TJ in Sister Act West End
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Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
Katie Ward @katiewardwriter.bsky.social Neuroscience novel PATHWAYS, Fleet (UK 2024). Art novel GIRL READING, Virago (UK 2011). Award-winning author. katieward.co.uk
#WolseyWriters creative writing at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk wolseytheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ 
Phil Bartlett @philbartlett.bsky.social Theatre director, sometimes hungover. Estoy aprendiendo espaรฑol. Posting mainly about books, performance, paintings, gays and food.
Jack Dryden @jackdryden.uk I make theatre things happen | ๐ญ Fringe Theatre Producer by night | ๐ผ Management Accountant for DCMS by day | All views my own, but feel free to borrow! | he/they
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