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
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I think Leglock at Greenside George St has to be my #edfringe fave.
Didn't expect a cage fighting play to capture my heart! Launching with incredible energy & humour we watch James' true feelings on his career slowly unwind.
2 shows left, 5.20pm www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Didn't expect a cage fighting play to capture my heart! Launching with incredible energy & humour we watch James' true feelings on his career slowly unwind.
2 shows left, 5.20pm www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I think Leglock at Greenside George St has to be my #edfringe fave.
Didn't expect a cage fighting play to capture my heart! Launching with incredible energy & humour we watch James' true feelings on his career slowly unwind.
2 shows left, 5.20pm www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Didn't expect a cage fighting play to capture my heart! Launching with incredible energy & humour we watch James' true feelings on his career slowly unwind.
2 shows left, 5.20pm www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Lovely end to last night with Sense, a musical about dementia.
Beautifully poetic, with rich characters whose stories unwind over the course of the hour, things unsaid slowly revealed.
Until Fri 22 Aug @ 11pm #edfringe
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sense-a-new-musical-about-dementia
Beautifully poetic, with rich characters whose stories unwind over the course of the hour, things unsaid slowly revealed.
Until Fri 22 Aug @ 11pm #edfringe
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sense-a-new-musical-about-dementia
August 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Lovely end to last night with Sense, a musical about dementia.
Beautifully poetic, with rich characters whose stories unwind over the course of the hour, things unsaid slowly revealed.
Until Fri 22 Aug @ 11pm #edfringe
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sense-a-new-musical-about-dementia
Beautifully poetic, with rich characters whose stories unwind over the course of the hour, things unsaid slowly revealed.
Until Fri 22 Aug @ 11pm #edfringe
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/sense-a-new-musical-about-dementia
I'm prioritising new shows this #edfringe, but lovely to see The Nature of Forgetting is back!
Had to be one of my top 3 shows from 2017. Stunningly beautiful physical theatre about early onset dementia with a gorgeous score underpinning the story.
An absolute must if you haven't seen it before!
Had to be one of my top 3 shows from 2017. Stunningly beautiful physical theatre about early onset dementia with a gorgeous score underpinning the story.
An absolute must if you haven't seen it before!
August 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I'm prioritising new shows this #edfringe, but lovely to see The Nature of Forgetting is back!
Had to be one of my top 3 shows from 2017. Stunningly beautiful physical theatre about early onset dementia with a gorgeous score underpinning the story.
An absolute must if you haven't seen it before!
Had to be one of my top 3 shows from 2017. Stunningly beautiful physical theatre about early onset dementia with a gorgeous score underpinning the story.
An absolute must if you haven't seen it before!
Interesting article from Lyn Gardner on small #edfringe theatre audiences. Seems the issue could be taking a risk on the unknown.
But I think there's a solution. As theatregoers if we see something brilliant we need to shout about it. So get posting your recs!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/dwin...
But I think there's a solution. As theatregoers if we see something brilliant we need to shout about it. So get posting your recs!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/dwin...
Lyn Gardner on theatre's uphill battles at Edinburgh Fringe
Between inclement weather, squeezed budgets and clashing schedules, staging theatre at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe feels tougher than ever, says Lyn Gardner
www.thestage.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Interesting article from Lyn Gardner on small #edfringe theatre audiences. Seems the issue could be taking a risk on the unknown.
But I think there's a solution. As theatregoers if we see something brilliant we need to shout about it. So get posting your recs!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/dwin...
But I think there's a solution. As theatregoers if we see something brilliant we need to shout about it. So get posting your recs!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/dwin...
A truly heartwarming 1st #edfringe show for me seeing new musical 'I'm Autistic'.
Interwoven stories show the complexity of the autistic experience through 3 focal characters, sweet songs and tight vocal harmonies. Beautiful and touching.
Until Sat 23 Aug @ 15:20
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Interwoven stories show the complexity of the autistic experience through 3 focal characters, sweet songs and tight vocal harmonies. Beautiful and touching.
Until Sat 23 Aug @ 15:20
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A truly heartwarming 1st #edfringe show for me seeing new musical 'I'm Autistic'.
Interwoven stories show the complexity of the autistic experience through 3 focal characters, sweet songs and tight vocal harmonies. Beautiful and touching.
Until Sat 23 Aug @ 15:20
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Interwoven stories show the complexity of the autistic experience through 3 focal characters, sweet songs and tight vocal harmonies. Beautiful and touching.
Until Sat 23 Aug @ 15:20
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Local post, but if you live, work or study in Hammersmith & Fulham please consider signing this petition, seeking action to improve Uxbridge Road.
Fantastic to see growing support with over 1,200 signatures already! We need 5,000 to secure a council debate.
Sign now: http://tinyurl.com/uxbridge-rd
Fantastic to see growing support with over 1,200 signatures already! We need 5,000 to secure a council debate.
Sign now: http://tinyurl.com/uxbridge-rd
May 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Local post, but if you live, work or study in Hammersmith & Fulham please consider signing this petition, seeking action to improve Uxbridge Road.
Fantastic to see growing support with over 1,200 signatures already! We need 5,000 to secure a council debate.
Sign now: http://tinyurl.com/uxbridge-rd
Fantastic to see growing support with over 1,200 signatures already! We need 5,000 to secure a council debate.
Sign now: http://tinyurl.com/uxbridge-rd
Vile + abhorrent to hear Josh Howie suggest a link between the LGBTQ+ community and child sexual abuse.
This cannot go unchallenged! Please add your name to the Good Law Project complaint to Ofcom.
This cannot go unchallenged! Please add your name to the Good Law Project complaint to Ofcom.
Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January, Josh Howie, one of their presenters, repeated a dangerous homophobic slur that links the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. You can watch the video here. It’s clearly illegal to stir up hatred by broadcasting a poisonous myth. Like GB News, Howie thinks he’s above the law. But he’s wrong. And we’re going to show him how.
action.goodlawproject.org
February 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Vile + abhorrent to hear Josh Howie suggest a link between the LGBTQ+ community and child sexual abuse.
This cannot go unchallenged! Please add your name to the Good Law Project complaint to Ofcom.
This cannot go unchallenged! Please add your name to the Good Law Project complaint to Ofcom.
This is really good news! Hats off to Thomas Hopkins for generously funding new seats for Kings Head Theatre ❤️
Producer donates £35,000 for ‘game-changing’ King’s Head auditorium revamp
A £35,000 gift from Thomas Hopkins, producer of new musical Stalled, is to transform the London theatre by paying for the installation of raked seating
www.thestage.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is really good news! Hats off to Thomas Hopkins for generously funding new seats for Kings Head Theatre ❤️
If you're a UK artist thinking of taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, defo take a look at the Keep It Fringe funding scheme where you could get £2,500 towards your costs!
Applications are open until Wed 12 Feb. GO GO GO!
@edfringe.bsky.social #edfringe #theatre
Applications are open until Wed 12 Feb. GO GO GO!
@edfringe.bsky.social #edfringe #theatre
Apply for Keep it Fringe funding
Information on how to apply for funding to help you bring a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
www.edfringe.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you're a UK artist thinking of taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, defo take a look at the Keep It Fringe funding scheme where you could get £2,500 towards your costs!
Applications are open until Wed 12 Feb. GO GO GO!
@edfringe.bsky.social #edfringe #theatre
Applications are open until Wed 12 Feb. GO GO GO!
@edfringe.bsky.social #edfringe #theatre
Reposted by Jack Dryden
Excellent article by the most excellent @owencl.bsky.social. How refreshing to see a theatre genuinely engaging with this issue and their local community in a meaningful way!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/owen...
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/owen...
Owen Calvert-Lyons: There is an appetite for new plays – that's why we grew an audience for them
Am ambitious four-year strategy to move from staging adaptations of classics to putting on new work has reached its crucial final year at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. Artistic director Owen Calvert-...
www.thestage.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Excellent article by the most excellent @owencl.bsky.social. How refreshing to see a theatre genuinely engaging with this issue and their local community in a meaningful way!
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/owen...
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/owen...
Wow, love love LOVE the artwork for the new Little Women tour ❤️
If anyone knows you made the design I'd love to know!
If anyone knows you made the design I'd love to know!
Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann today announce the full cast for Anne-Marie Casey’s new stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s much loved classic novel Little Women
Full cast announced for UK Tour of Anne-Marie Casey’s new adaptation of Little Women
Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann today announce the full cast for Anne-Marie Casey’s new stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s much loved classic novel Little Women
theatreweekly.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wow, love love LOVE the artwork for the new Little Women tour ❤️
If anyone knows you made the design I'd love to know!
If anyone knows you made the design I'd love to know!
This is a wonderful idea to help more schools bring their pupils to the theatre!
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has launched a new initiative to subsidise travel for school trips.
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has launched a new initiative to subsidise travel for school trips.
Mayflower in Southampton to tackle school trips decline with subsidised travel
Thousands of pupils will be provided with subsidised transport to the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, as part of a new partnership that aims to tackle a decline in school trips
s.mtrbio.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is a wonderful idea to help more schools bring their pupils to the theatre!
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has launched a new initiative to subsidise travel for school trips.
The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton has launched a new initiative to subsidise travel for school trips.
This is wonderful news and I for one am very excited to see what the new National Theatre Wales produces!
Absolutely loved seeing the #NTLive stream of Michael Sheen in Nye recently, hopefully more like that to come ☺️
#MichaelSheen #NationalTheatreWales
Absolutely loved seeing the #NTLive stream of Michael Sheen in Nye recently, hopefully more like that to come ☺️
#MichaelSheen #NationalTheatreWales
"Hollywood actor Michael Sheen is funding a new theatre company to fill the gap left by the folding of National Theatre Wales. He will be the artistic director of Welsh National Theatre..."
Michael Sheen the welsh angel :) <3 #MichaelSheen
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Michael Sheen the welsh angel :) <3 #MichaelSheen
www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is wonderful news and I for one am very excited to see what the new National Theatre Wales produces!
Absolutely loved seeing the #NTLive stream of Michael Sheen in Nye recently, hopefully more like that to come ☺️
#MichaelSheen #NationalTheatreWales
Absolutely loved seeing the #NTLive stream of Michael Sheen in Nye recently, hopefully more like that to come ☺️
#MichaelSheen #NationalTheatreWales
The gov. has just launched a consultation on how to tackle ticket touts and protect fans. Open till 4th April.
Fans and event producers alike, now's your chance to share your views!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Fans and event producers alike, now's your chance to share your views!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Putting fans first: consultation on the resale of live events tickets
The government is consulting on proposals to strengthen consumer protections in relation to ticket resales.
www.gov.uk
January 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The gov. has just launched a consultation on how to tackle ticket touts and protect fans. Open till 4th April.
Fans and event producers alike, now's your chance to share your views!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Fans and event producers alike, now's your chance to share your views!
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Happy New Year!
Thought I would share this beautiful white winter's day up in Edinburgh where I'm visiting my folks.
A perfect morning to round off the festive period before heading back to London!
Thought I would share this beautiful white winter's day up in Edinburgh where I'm visiting my folks.
A perfect morning to round off the festive period before heading back to London!
January 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Happy New Year!
Thought I would share this beautiful white winter's day up in Edinburgh where I'm visiting my folks.
A perfect morning to round off the festive period before heading back to London!
Thought I would share this beautiful white winter's day up in Edinburgh where I'm visiting my folks.
A perfect morning to round off the festive period before heading back to London!
Lovely of the National Theatre to offer Nye for free until 11 Nov!
Watched last night and had a good cry 😭 Such a moving retelling of the founding of the NHS through the dreams of Nye Bevan (Michael Sheen)!
Great antidote for all the doom & gloom of late!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpN-...
#Theatre
Watched last night and had a good cry 😭 Such a moving retelling of the founding of the NHS through the dreams of Nye Bevan (Michael Sheen)!
Great antidote for all the doom & gloom of late!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpN-...
#Theatre
Nye | Full Show | Watch for free | National Theatre at Home
YouTube video by National Theatre
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Lovely of the National Theatre to offer Nye for free until 11 Nov!
Watched last night and had a good cry 😭 Such a moving retelling of the founding of the NHS through the dreams of Nye Bevan (Michael Sheen)!
Great antidote for all the doom & gloom of late!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpN-...
#Theatre
Watched last night and had a good cry 😭 Such a moving retelling of the founding of the NHS through the dreams of Nye Bevan (Michael Sheen)!
Great antidote for all the doom & gloom of late!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpN-...
#Theatre
Theatre people, despite my best efforts there still isn't enough theatre stuff in my BlueSky timeline!
If you're interested in theatre, esp. if based in the UK, do give this a like as I'd love to find more people on here to follow and build a community of other theatre people ❤️
#Theatre
If you're interested in theatre, esp. if based in the UK, do give this a like as I'd love to find more people on here to follow and build a community of other theatre people ❤️
#Theatre
September 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Theatre people, despite my best efforts there still isn't enough theatre stuff in my BlueSky timeline!
If you're interested in theatre, esp. if based in the UK, do give this a like as I'd love to find more people on here to follow and build a community of other theatre people ❤️
#Theatre
If you're interested in theatre, esp. if based in the UK, do give this a like as I'd love to find more people on here to follow and build a community of other theatre people ❤️
#Theatre
In case you missed it, delighted to share these stunning photos of our sold out concert for The House of Edgar on Mon at Seven Dials Playhouse. We had such a great night!
I've been absolutely spoilt working with this incredible cast & team to bring our ghostly musical to life!
📸 Michaela Walshe
I've been absolutely spoilt working with this incredible cast & team to bring our ghostly musical to life!
📸 Michaela Walshe
September 28, 2024 at 5:05 PM
In case you missed it, delighted to share these stunning photos of our sold out concert for The House of Edgar on Mon at Seven Dials Playhouse. We had such a great night!
I've been absolutely spoilt working with this incredible cast & team to bring our ghostly musical to life!
📸 Michaela Walshe
I've been absolutely spoilt working with this incredible cast & team to bring our ghostly musical to life!
📸 Michaela Walshe
Absolutely delighted to share that we've SOLD OUT our concert Seven Dials Playhouse for The House of Edgar! Thanks to everyone who has booked ❤️
But if you missed out this time, please subscribe to our mailing list and we'll let you know about future shows!
EdgarMusical.uk/Subscribe
But if you missed out this time, please subscribe to our mailing list and we'll let you know about future shows!
EdgarMusical.uk/Subscribe
September 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Absolutely delighted to share that we've SOLD OUT our concert Seven Dials Playhouse for The House of Edgar! Thanks to everyone who has booked ❤️
But if you missed out this time, please subscribe to our mailing list and we'll let you know about future shows!
EdgarMusical.uk/Subscribe
But if you missed out this time, please subscribe to our mailing list and we'll let you know about future shows!
EdgarMusical.uk/Subscribe
Gosh, CLOSE by Lukas Dhont is heartbreaking!
Such a stunningly beautiful film about young friendship, but I wasn't ready to see it fall apart so tragically 😭
An incredible watch, but be prepared!
Available on BBC iPlayer (for now):
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zqvz/close
Such a stunningly beautiful film about young friendship, but I wasn't ready to see it fall apart so tragically 😭
An incredible watch, but be prepared!
Available on BBC iPlayer (for now):
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zqvz/close
September 13, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Gosh, CLOSE by Lukas Dhont is heartbreaking!
Such a stunningly beautiful film about young friendship, but I wasn't ready to see it fall apart so tragically 😭
An incredible watch, but be prepared!
Available on BBC iPlayer (for now):
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zqvz/close
Such a stunningly beautiful film about young friendship, but I wasn't ready to see it fall apart so tragically 😭
An incredible watch, but be prepared!
Available on BBC iPlayer (for now):
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zqvz/close
So excited, just 10 DAYS till our new concert for The House of Edgar! Been working on the show since 2016🤯
Come along & support us at Seven Dials Playhouse!
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Or we would love if you could support our crowdfunder!
🐖 EdgarMusical.uk/Crowdfunder
Come along & support us at Seven Dials Playhouse!
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Or we would love if you could support our crowdfunder!
🐖 EdgarMusical.uk/Crowdfunder
September 13, 2024 at 2:07 PM
So excited, just 10 DAYS till our new concert for The House of Edgar! Been working on the show since 2016🤯
Come along & support us at Seven Dials Playhouse!
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Or we would love if you could support our crowdfunder!
🐖 EdgarMusical.uk/Crowdfunder
Come along & support us at Seven Dials Playhouse!
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Or we would love if you could support our crowdfunder!
🐖 EdgarMusical.uk/Crowdfunder
Say hello to our incredible cast for The House of Edgar!
Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Death Note, Heathers)
Lauren Jones (Bonnie & Clyde, Rebecca)
Max Cadman (Friends! Parody Musical)
Archee Aitch Wylie (Portia Coughlan)
📣 The House of Edgar: In Concert
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Death Note, Heathers)
Lauren Jones (Bonnie & Clyde, Rebecca)
Max Cadman (Friends! Parody Musical)
Archee Aitch Wylie (Portia Coughlan)
📣 The House of Edgar: In Concert
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
September 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Say hello to our incredible cast for The House of Edgar!
Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Death Note, Heathers)
Lauren Jones (Bonnie & Clyde, Rebecca)
Max Cadman (Friends! Parody Musical)
Archee Aitch Wylie (Portia Coughlan)
📣 The House of Edgar: In Concert
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Joaquin Pedro Valdes (Death Note, Heathers)
Lauren Jones (Bonnie & Clyde, Rebecca)
Max Cadman (Friends! Parody Musical)
Archee Aitch Wylie (Portia Coughlan)
📣 The House of Edgar: In Concert
📅 Mon 23 Sept @ 7.30pm
🎟️ EdgarMusical.uk/Tickets
Signed some very exciting contracts this evening for The House of Edgar 🤫
Watch this space for a cast announcement coming soon!
In the meantime, find out more about our thrilling original musical at EdgarMusical.uk
#TheatreProducer #NewMusical
Watch this space for a cast announcement coming soon!
In the meantime, find out more about our thrilling original musical at EdgarMusical.uk
#TheatreProducer #NewMusical
September 3, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Signed some very exciting contracts this evening for The House of Edgar 🤫
Watch this space for a cast announcement coming soon!
In the meantime, find out more about our thrilling original musical at EdgarMusical.uk
#TheatreProducer #NewMusical
Watch this space for a cast announcement coming soon!
In the meantime, find out more about our thrilling original musical at EdgarMusical.uk
#TheatreProducer #NewMusical
This is shocking! Over 90% of petrol vehicle drivers got 6/10 or less when asked 10 key true/false statements about electric vehicles. Little wonder take-up is slow when there is so much disinformation out there.
i.mtr.cool/jwvildkkgy
i.mtr.cool/jwvildkkgy
'High level of ignorance': Majority of petrol and diesel car drivers misinformed about EVs, survey finds
ECIU warns low level of awareness of the benefits associated with EVs is hindering adoption of zero emission vehicles
i.mtr.cool
September 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM
This is shocking! Over 90% of petrol vehicle drivers got 6/10 or less when asked 10 key true/false statements about electric vehicles. Little wonder take-up is slow when there is so much disinformation out there.
i.mtr.cool/jwvildkkgy
i.mtr.cool/jwvildkkgy
London based musical theatre & classic fiction fans, I've got a show for you!
On Mon 23 Sept I'm producing a concert for The House of Edgar, a thrilling original musical inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe at Seven Dials Playhouse.
Book now: EdgarMusical.uk/tickets
#MusicalTheatre #London
On Mon 23 Sept I'm producing a concert for The House of Edgar, a thrilling original musical inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe at Seven Dials Playhouse.
Book now: EdgarMusical.uk/tickets
#MusicalTheatre #London
The House of Edgar: In ConcertThomas F. Arnold Seven Dials Playhouse
The House of Edgar: In Concert by Thomas F. Arnold on stage at Seven Dials Playhouse Sep 23, 2024 to Theatre in London's West End, nr Covent Garden and Shatesbury Avenue. Book Now!
EdgarMusical.uk
August 29, 2024 at 8:05 PM
London based musical theatre & classic fiction fans, I've got a show for you!
On Mon 23 Sept I'm producing a concert for The House of Edgar, a thrilling original musical inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe at Seven Dials Playhouse.
Book now: EdgarMusical.uk/tickets
#MusicalTheatre #London
On Mon 23 Sept I'm producing a concert for The House of Edgar, a thrilling original musical inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe at Seven Dials Playhouse.
Book now: EdgarMusical.uk/tickets
#MusicalTheatre #London