Jen Tan
@djientan.bsky.social
Director | Nadia & Jody in Zombies, Run! | Geek | I like food and kicking things.
Glad someone else appreciates our weird little town and its disco bridge.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I visited Runcorn for the first time this week – and was blown away by its magic | Adrian Chiles
Decades after I first befriended one of the town’s sons, I finally got to see the place – or at least its glorious bridge, writes Adrian Chiles
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Glad someone else appreciates our weird little town and its disco bridge.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Reposted by Jen Tan
This is a beautiful show, made with care, love, and compassion — full of joy and magic.
If the world feels heavy right now and you haven’t seen it yet, please go.
It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. 🌱
@totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social
If the world feels heavy right now and you haven’t seen it yet, please go.
It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. 🌱
@totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is a beautiful show, made with care, love, and compassion — full of joy and magic.
If the world feels heavy right now and you haven’t seen it yet, please go.
It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. 🌱
@totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social
If the world feels heavy right now and you haven’t seen it yet, please go.
It may gently warm your mind and leave you with a quiet smile. 🌱
@totoroshow.bsky.social @the-rsc.bsky.social @improbable1.bsky.social
He prefers it over Minecraft and honestly it’s such a balm to the soul.
Received the Monument Valley trilogy for the Nintendo Switch for Christmas, and my five year old has really taken to it. It’s so gorgeous and wholesome and he’s been so quick to pick it up. It makes my heart sing.
December 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
He prefers it over Minecraft and honestly it’s such a balm to the soul.
Reposted by Jen Tan
Boxing Day is homemade sausage roll day. Look on my works, ye mighty, and eat sausage rolls.
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Boxing Day is homemade sausage roll day. Look on my works, ye mighty, and eat sausage rolls.
Reposted by Jen Tan
Today in the northern hemisphere the darkest week of the year is over. (Count: solstice was the 21st. The darkest week is that plus the three days either side.)
So that’s something to enjoy. We’ve done the very darkest bit.
So that’s something to enjoy. We’ve done the very darkest bit.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Today in the northern hemisphere the darkest week of the year is over. (Count: solstice was the 21st. The darkest week is that plus the three days either side.)
So that’s something to enjoy. We’ve done the very darkest bit.
So that’s something to enjoy. We’ve done the very darkest bit.
Wicked: For Good was all the excellence I was expecting and all the feels. What I hadn’t banked on is laughing the hardest I’ve laughed all year and for that I am immensely grateful. My sister and I were in STITCHES at Fiyero’s burlap face. Absolutely dying. 10/10.
December 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Wicked: For Good was all the excellence I was expecting and all the feels. What I hadn’t banked on is laughing the hardest I’ve laughed all year and for that I am immensely grateful. My sister and I were in STITCHES at Fiyero’s burlap face. Absolutely dying. 10/10.
Reposted by Jen Tan
Good news for fitness and running nerds. Zombies, Run! has been bought back by co-creator and author @naomialderman.bsky.social.
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
Zombies, Run! isn’t headed for the grave after all
Good news, Runners Five.
www.theverge.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Good news for fitness and running nerds. Zombies, Run! has been bought back by co-creator and author @naomialderman.bsky.social.
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
"Zombies, Run! has been a community effort since the first Kickstarter, and we’ll keep it shambling on together," she tells The Verge.
www.theverge.com/gadgets/8275...
Reposted by Jen Tan
To receive updates about the new era of Zombies, Run! click zombiesrungame.com
Naomi says: “The Zombies, Run! community is the most wonderful any writer could hope for as a home for her work. Stay safe out there, Runners, Five. We need you.”
Naomi says: “The Zombies, Run! community is the most wonderful any writer could hope for as a home for her work. Stay safe out there, Runners, Five. We need you.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
To receive updates about the new era of Zombies, Run! click zombiesrungame.com
Naomi says: “The Zombies, Run! community is the most wonderful any writer could hope for as a home for her work. Stay safe out there, Runners, Five. We need you.”
Naomi says: “The Zombies, Run! community is the most wonderful any writer could hope for as a home for her work. Stay safe out there, Runners, Five. We need you.”
Some good news for a Monday morning…
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Some good news for a Monday morning…
Reposted by Jen Tan
The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale is now available for streaming on the BBC Sounds app:
Drama on 4 - The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale - BBC Sounds
Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale is now available for streaming on the BBC Sounds app:
Reposted by Jen Tan
My radio play, a variation on The Wind in the Willows, is a Pick of the Week in the current edition of @radiotimes.bsky.social. Listen at 3pm Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My radio play, a variation on The Wind in the Willows, is a Pick of the Week in the current edition of @radiotimes.bsky.social. Listen at 3pm Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
Happy Halloween from Gavin
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Happy Halloween from Gavin
Reposted by Jen Tan
My new radio play, ‘The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale’ - narrated by the legend that is Penelope Wilton, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm on 16th November. Details here:
BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale
Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My new radio play, ‘The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale’ - narrated by the legend that is Penelope Wilton, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 3pm on 16th November. Details here:
I have had a lovely time playing with actors this past couple weeks: last week running the @newearththeatre.bsky.social Liverpool Theatre Makers Academy and this week workshopping a beautiful and heartbreaking new play with @tommortonsmith.com. It’s been great & I’d like to do more of it soon please
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I have had a lovely time playing with actors this past couple weeks: last week running the @newearththeatre.bsky.social Liverpool Theatre Makers Academy and this week workshopping a beautiful and heartbreaking new play with @tommortonsmith.com. It’s been great & I’d like to do more of it soon please
I joined a puppetry playtime workshop this evening and 10/10 would recommend as a balm for the soul. Feeling restored and entirely put back together. I love puppets.
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I joined a puppetry playtime workshop this evening and 10/10 would recommend as a balm for the soul. Feeling restored and entirely put back together. I love puppets.
My cat is cute, but also filthy (he will NOT let me give him a bath).
September 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My cat is cute, but also filthy (he will NOT let me give him a bath).
What does this even mean? Yakisoba? Extremely questionable, Pringles.
August 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What does this even mean? Yakisoba? Extremely questionable, Pringles.
A sign our holiday is over.
August 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A sign our holiday is over.
This is why you should wear shin pads for kickboxing. Am off on holiday tomorrow and these bruises are gonna look GREAT on the beach 👙
August 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is why you should wear shin pads for kickboxing. Am off on holiday tomorrow and these bruises are gonna look GREAT on the beach 👙
Reposted by Jen Tan
Hey folks - posting for a colleague, they're looking for Kenyan voice actors of any gender with access to a good remote recording setup. It's a paid role - if you're interested, please comment and I'll pass on your info
(if you don't fit the brief, signal boosting is appreciated, thank you!)
(if you don't fit the brief, signal boosting is appreciated, thank you!)
July 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Hey folks - posting for a colleague, they're looking for Kenyan voice actors of any gender with access to a good remote recording setup. It's a paid role - if you're interested, please comment and I'll pass on your info
(if you don't fit the brief, signal boosting is appreciated, thank you!)
(if you don't fit the brief, signal boosting is appreciated, thank you!)
I spy Totoros 👀
July 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I spy Totoros 👀
Ai Ninomiya’s voice never fails to give me goosebumps. Enjoy this footage of her singing the theme song from My Neighbour Totoro at West End Live earlier today.
The incomparable Ai Ninomiya singing the title track from @totoroshow.bsky.social. #westendlive #theatresky
My Neighbour Totoro | West End LIVE 2025
YouTube video by OfficialLondonTheatre
m.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ai Ninomiya’s voice never fails to give me goosebumps. Enjoy this footage of her singing the theme song from My Neighbour Totoro at West End Live earlier today.
Recorded some audition tapes this morning, which is something I’ve not done in an absolute age. It was fun and the home studio still sounds good so if anyone needs a little Tan voice for their audio drama/game/something else, HMU.
June 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Recorded some audition tapes this morning, which is something I’ve not done in an absolute age. It was fun and the home studio still sounds good so if anyone needs a little Tan voice for their audio drama/game/something else, HMU.
I am (sadly) one of Sarah Pochin’s constituents and I have absolutely no concerns about the burqa. It is 💯 a non-issue in Runcorn I guarantee it.
June 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I am (sadly) one of Sarah Pochin’s constituents and I have absolutely no concerns about the burqa. It is 💯 a non-issue in Runcorn I guarantee it.