Tommo Fowler
@tommofowler.bsky.social
Dramaturg and director.
New Works Associate @liveveryplay.bsky.social.
Previously Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
New Works Associate @liveveryplay.bsky.social.
Previously Women’s Prize for Playwriting.
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I’m so flippin proud of this production, which has been made by a team of such ambition, rigour and expansive thinking – AND it’s really funny!
only on until Saturday, so get yourself a ticket ASAP for some “pure theatrical alchemy”
only on until Saturday, so get yourself a ticket ASAP for some “pure theatrical alchemy”
★★★★ Review: The Walrus Has a Right to Adventure – Magically staged new play distinguished by layered, poetic writing 👇
The Walrus Has a Right to Adventure review: poetic
Read our review of The Walrus Has a Right to Adventure, a new play at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre by Billie Collins, magically staged by Nathan Crossan-Smith
www.thestage.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I’m so flippin proud of this production, which has been made by a team of such ambition, rigour and expansive thinking – AND it’s really funny!
only on until Saturday, so get yourself a ticket ASAP for some “pure theatrical alchemy”
only on until Saturday, so get yourself a ticket ASAP for some “pure theatrical alchemy”
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Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour.
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
May 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour.
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
Please share :)
mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
come hang out and think about how plays can be small but also big!
📝 PlayMakers! Next up in Masterclasses, dramaturg Tommo Fowler from @liveveryplay.bsky.social explores Small/Scale: Ambitious writing for small casts on Fri 13 June.
📲 PWYD Tickets (from just £1) >>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-smallscale-with-tommo-fowler-registration-1364298747279
📲 PWYD Tickets (from just £1) >>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/masterclass-smallscale-with-tommo-fowler-registration-1364298747279
May 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
come hang out and think about how plays can be small but also big!
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We have released a statement on the impact of recent proposed policy changes & benefits reform within the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
May 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We have released a statement on the impact of recent proposed policy changes & benefits reform within the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
graeae.org/resource/gra...
Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!
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I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
May 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4
fabulous news!
to celebrate Joe’s excellence, here’s one of my fave ever production photos, from his play The Legend of Ned Ludd last year @liveveryplay.bsky.social :
(courtesy of Marc Brenner)
to celebrate Joe’s excellence, here’s one of my fave ever production photos, from his play The Legend of Ned Ludd last year @liveveryplay.bsky.social :
(courtesy of Marc Brenner)
March 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
fabulous news!
to celebrate Joe’s excellence, here’s one of my fave ever production photos, from his play The Legend of Ned Ludd last year @liveveryplay.bsky.social :
(courtesy of Marc Brenner)
to celebrate Joe’s excellence, here’s one of my fave ever production photos, from his play The Legend of Ned Ludd last year @liveveryplay.bsky.social :
(courtesy of Marc Brenner)
in a world of chaos and uncertainty, it’s reassuring that the Spectator’s take on Adolescence is precisely as you’d expect: reactionary, and arguably just misunderstanding the programme – which is far more nuanced than this would suggest.
thank god for a bit of stability eh
thank god for a bit of stability eh
March 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
in a world of chaos and uncertainty, it’s reassuring that the Spectator’s take on Adolescence is precisely as you’d expect: reactionary, and arguably just misunderstanding the programme – which is far more nuanced than this would suggest.
thank god for a bit of stability eh
thank god for a bit of stability eh
as the government dismantles PIP, what a gift this week to see the launch of @dadafest.bsky.social’s RAGE exhibition at @liveveryplay.bsky.social, and spend today at @graeaetheatre.bsky.social’s Beyond showcase for disabled artists.
Raucous, tender, and full of fire - congrats to all.
Raucous, tender, and full of fire - congrats to all.
March 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
as the government dismantles PIP, what a gift this week to see the launch of @dadafest.bsky.social’s RAGE exhibition at @liveveryplay.bsky.social, and spend today at @graeaetheatre.bsky.social’s Beyond showcase for disabled artists.
Raucous, tender, and full of fire - congrats to all.
Raucous, tender, and full of fire - congrats to all.
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👏 Loving this! The Royal Court is shining a light on the overlooked talent of front-of-house teams with a special scratch night dedicated to their creative work. 🎭✨
🎟️ More here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/lo...
#Theatre #WeAreCreative #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
🎟️ More here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/lo...
#Theatre #WeAreCreative #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
London's Royal Court Theatre spotlights in-house talent with scratch night
The Royal Court in London is to shine a light on the overlooked talent of front-of-house teams, with a scratch night dedicated to their creative work
www.thestage.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
👏 Loving this! The Royal Court is shining a light on the overlooked talent of front-of-house teams with a special scratch night dedicated to their creative work. 🎭✨
🎟️ More here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/lo...
#Theatre #WeAreCreative #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
🎟️ More here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/lo...
#Theatre #WeAreCreative #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
something’s up in Seville
February 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
something’s up in Seville
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Best thing anyone’s said to me about the current emergencies. “Writing matters because someone needs to write the truth of our times, because we will be told it didn’t happen.” @csvich.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Best thing anyone’s said to me about the current emergencies. “Writing matters because someone needs to write the truth of our times, because we will be told it didn’t happen.” @csvich.bsky.social
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February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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I currently have two remaining spaces for script consultation & feedback in February. Get in touch on my website for more info!
If you're getting ready to submit to a prize (e.g. Women's Playwriting Prize 👀 ) please leave plenty of time to rewrite and implement your feedback!
If you're getting ready to submit to a prize (e.g. Women's Playwriting Prize 👀 ) please leave plenty of time to rewrite and implement your feedback!
January 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I currently have two remaining spaces for script consultation & feedback in February. Get in touch on my website for more info!
If you're getting ready to submit to a prize (e.g. Women's Playwriting Prize 👀 ) please leave plenty of time to rewrite and implement your feedback!
If you're getting ready to submit to a prize (e.g. Women's Playwriting Prize 👀 ) please leave plenty of time to rewrite and implement your feedback!
seeing four shows this weekend, starting (somewhat surprisingly) with the Strictly live tour!
glorious, ridiculous, and I have to say far hornier than i was expecting – from judges in general, and the audience specifically for Nikita
(fair enough tbh)
glorious, ridiculous, and I have to say far hornier than i was expecting – from judges in general, and the audience specifically for Nikita
(fair enough tbh)
January 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
seeing four shows this weekend, starting (somewhat surprisingly) with the Strictly live tour!
glorious, ridiculous, and I have to say far hornier than i was expecting – from judges in general, and the audience specifically for Nikita
(fair enough tbh)
glorious, ridiculous, and I have to say far hornier than i was expecting – from judges in general, and the audience specifically for Nikita
(fair enough tbh)
Mariupol Drama at HOME is such a shot in the arm: testimony from a war zone, performed by those forced to flee their bombed theatre.
Haunting, unflinching and brimming with the need to keep going, keep making the destruction tangible for audiences, and rebuild for the future.
On until Sat.
Haunting, unflinching and brimming with the need to keep going, keep making the destruction tangible for audiences, and rebuild for the future.
On until Sat.
Mariupol Drama - HOME
Mariupol Drama is a poignant testimony from actors who were sheltering inside the Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine during the tragic events of March 2022.
homemcr.org
January 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Mariupol Drama at HOME is such a shot in the arm: testimony from a war zone, performed by those forced to flee their bombed theatre.
Haunting, unflinching and brimming with the need to keep going, keep making the destruction tangible for audiences, and rebuild for the future.
On until Sat.
Haunting, unflinching and brimming with the need to keep going, keep making the destruction tangible for audiences, and rebuild for the future.
On until Sat.
hey this is fantastic news!
great appointment – for writers, directors, audiences, everyone.
really exciting stuff.
great appointment – for writers, directors, audiences, everyone.
really exciting stuff.
It brings us great joy to share the news that acclaimed director, dramaturg and writer, Anthony Simpson-Pike, will be joining @Theatre503 as our new Artistic Director and Joint CEO. 🎉🥳
@anthonysimpsonpike.bsky.social
Photographer credit: Adïam Yemane
@anthonysimpsonpike.bsky.social
Photographer credit: Adïam Yemane
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
hey this is fantastic news!
great appointment – for writers, directors, audiences, everyone.
really exciting stuff.
great appointment – for writers, directors, audiences, everyone.
really exciting stuff.
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ROLLING RESIDENCIES WINDOW 5
Final reminder!
£4,000 of funding available for artists local to Sheffield Theatres to develop new ideas with support.
Short application form!
Deadline: midnight on Friday 10th January.
shorturl.at/d9mLz
Final reminder!
£4,000 of funding available for artists local to Sheffield Theatres to develop new ideas with support.
Short application form!
Deadline: midnight on Friday 10th January.
shorturl.at/d9mLz
January 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ROLLING RESIDENCIES WINDOW 5
Final reminder!
£4,000 of funding available for artists local to Sheffield Theatres to develop new ideas with support.
Short application form!
Deadline: midnight on Friday 10th January.
shorturl.at/d9mLz
Final reminder!
£4,000 of funding available for artists local to Sheffield Theatres to develop new ideas with support.
Short application form!
Deadline: midnight on Friday 10th January.
shorturl.at/d9mLz
my brilliant, bold and unflinching friend Emma is in the paper, and I well recommend giving her gorgeous piece a read.
‘Silence put my cancer into focus’: how a retreat helped me put my diagnosis into words
After the worst year – cancer, chemo, a mastectomy at just 32 – Emma Hall went to a silent retreat. Here, she reveals how it gave her the strength to confront her fears
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
my brilliant, bold and unflinching friend Emma is in the paper, and I well recommend giving her gorgeous piece a read.
benefits to dating theatre critics:
• plays you’d never otherwise see (for free)!
• endless warm white wine at press nights (also free)!
• crashingly nerdy production analysis whilst on nice dates = legit romance!
negative: slagging off my enemies’ work in print would be ‘unethical’ apparently 😒
• plays you’d never otherwise see (for free)!
• endless warm white wine at press nights (also free)!
• crashingly nerdy production analysis whilst on nice dates = legit romance!
negative: slagging off my enemies’ work in print would be ‘unethical’ apparently 😒
Alexander Cohen writes about the perils of turning press nights into dates nights, and the search for that elusive spark - both on the stage and off
Why am I so single? Because I’m a theatre critic
The problem with turning press nights into date nights
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
benefits to dating theatre critics:
• plays you’d never otherwise see (for free)!
• endless warm white wine at press nights (also free)!
• crashingly nerdy production analysis whilst on nice dates = legit romance!
negative: slagging off my enemies’ work in print would be ‘unethical’ apparently 😒
• plays you’d never otherwise see (for free)!
• endless warm white wine at press nights (also free)!
• crashingly nerdy production analysis whilst on nice dates = legit romance!
negative: slagging off my enemies’ work in print would be ‘unethical’ apparently 😒
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📝 Join us for our PlayMakers Takeover: our regular drop-in Culture Café, a Blood Beats mixer for LGBTQ+ writers, a movement workshop and our Accelerate Showcase from writers aged 35+.
🗓️ Sat 25 Jan at HOME Mcr
🎟️ Book Now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/bhsowviqrs
🗓️ Sat 25 Jan at HOME Mcr
🎟️ Book Now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/bhsowviqrs
December 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
📝 Join us for our PlayMakers Takeover: our regular drop-in Culture Café, a Blood Beats mixer for LGBTQ+ writers, a movement workshop and our Accelerate Showcase from writers aged 35+.
🗓️ Sat 25 Jan at HOME Mcr
🎟️ Book Now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/bhsowviqrs
🗓️ Sat 25 Jan at HOME Mcr
🎟️ Book Now >>> https://s.mtrbio.com/bhsowviqrs
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The Naomi Wilkinson Award for Stage Design 2025
Applications now open! Deadline 6th Jan.
www.toldbyanidiot.org
December 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM