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Martin Foreman
@actserious.bsky.social
playwright / theatre director
Child's Play: is Stranger Things child abuse?

My latest substack post: actserious.substack.com/p/childs-play
Child's play
Is Stranger Things child abuse?
actserious.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Reposted by Martin Foreman
Welcome to Paradise.

Even on a rainy day .

#EastCoastKin
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Looking back on a 1970s/80s/90s phenomenon

actserious.substack.com/p/isnt-that-...
Isn't that queer?
Remembering Gay Sweatshop
actserious.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What do you have in mind?
Olwen Wymark and "The Inhabitants"
actserious.substack.com/p/what-do-yo...
What do you have in mind?
Owen Wymark and "The Inhabitants"
actserious.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Are you ghosting me?

Just what you always wanted to read - a post on personal pronouns in the Thai language . . .

actserious.substack.com/p/are-you-gh...
Are you ghosting me?
Big brother wants to know
actserious.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Whence came my hatred?"

My last in a series of substack posts about The Merchant of Venice

actserious.substack.com/p/whence-cam...
"Whence came my hatred?"
Antonio, Shylock and a pound of flesh
actserious.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"That sucks. Sod off!"
What exactly do you mean?
actserious.substack.com/p/that-sucks...
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The latest in my series of analyses of characters and plot in The Merchant of Venice
actserious.substack.com/p/i-should-q...
"I should questionless be fortunate"
How deep is Bassanio's love for Portia?
actserious.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I have a theatrical blog on substack, currently looking at the characters and plot of #themerchantofvenice. The latest post is actserious.substack.com/p/in-belmont...
"In Belmont is a lady richly left"
What does Bassanio want?
actserious.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM