Dr Andrew Higgins
@ashiggins.bsky.social
Director of Development at Imperial War Museums. Tolkien Scholar and author Live in Balham London 🏳️🌈
Was blown away by the new production of Janacek’s The Makropulos Case last night at @royalballetandopera with a stellar cast in a powerful (and I hope not last!) production by Katie Mitchell - packs a punch and a must see #opera #makropolouscase #janacek
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Was blown away by the new production of Janacek’s The Makropulos Case last night at @royalballetandopera with a stellar cast in a powerful (and I hope not last!) production by Katie Mitchell - packs a punch and a must see #opera #makropolouscase #janacek
Really moving #Remembrance Day service this morning on #IWM HMS Belfast - beautiful weather for!
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Really moving #Remembrance Day service this morning on #IWM HMS Belfast - beautiful weather for!
Was great to attend the UK Premiere of the new film Nuremberg last night from @skytv a fantastic powerful movie with excellent performances
no spoilers! #nuremberg
no spoilers! #nuremberg
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Was great to attend the UK Premiere of the new film Nuremberg last night from @skytv a fantastic powerful movie with excellent performances
no spoilers! #nuremberg
no spoilers! #nuremberg
Was at the World Premiere of this incredibly powerful opera by Jake Heggie at San Francisco Opera 25 years ago and now so looking forward to this new production at English National Opera with a stellar cast including the divine Sarah Connolly toi toi all @englishnationalopera #eno #opera
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My #Halloween tradition every year is to watch my fav horror movie (outside of the Dark Shadows story-world) which is known as The City of the Dead or Horror Hotel featuring Christopher Lee. Leave Whitewood now! Watch with lights off very spooky! Poor Lottie! 💀👻🎃
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My #Halloween tradition every year is to watch my fav horror movie (outside of the Dark Shadows story-world) which is known as The City of the Dead or Horror Hotel featuring Christopher Lee. Leave Whitewood now! Watch with lights off very spooky! Poor Lottie! 💀👻🎃
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
An amazing subterranean journey into the depths under Clapham South today in London with our fantastic Imperial War Museums
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
An amazing subterranean journey into the depths under Clapham South today in London with our fantastic Imperial War Museums
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
The end of an epic - starting the final journey with Lyra this weekend! @philippullman.bsky.social #TheRoseField #Philippullman #bookofdust
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The end of an epic - starting the final journey with Lyra this weekend! @philippullman.bsky.social #TheRoseField #Philippullman #bookofdust
Looking forward to returning to Western Michigan University for #Tolkien at Kalamzoo this May - your paper proposal, "Script and Story: Tolkien's Philological Imagination in "On Ælfwine's Spelling"," has been accepted for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies. #tolkien #kzoo2026
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Finally finished the audio book of Book 4 of @wheeloftimewiki.bsky.social onto Book 5! #wheeloftime #audible #audiobooks
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Finally finished the audio book of Book 4 of @wheeloftimewiki.bsky.social onto Book 5! #wheeloftime #audible #audiobooks
Eglerio the eagles have delivered a new #Tolkien book to my Kindle this morning and I get to start reading it in front of a castle (Leeds Castle in Kent) #tolkien @harpercollins.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Eglerio the eagles have delivered a new #Tolkien book to my Kindle this morning and I get to start reading it in front of a castle (Leeds Castle in Kent) #tolkien @harpercollins.bsky.social
Eglerio! My book review of Robert Tally’s new monograph The Mismeasure of Orcs has been posted to The Journal of Tolkien Research scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcont.... Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai! #tolkien #orcs
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Eglerio! My book review of Robert Tally’s new monograph The Mismeasure of Orcs has been posted to The Journal of Tolkien Research scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcont.... Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai! #tolkien #orcs
Really enjoyed the Chelsea #History Festival this weekend attended several excellent talks on The Viking Great Army and the Templars as well as seeing some great exhibitons in the Chelsea Heritage Quarter including at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social and Royal Hospital Chelsea. #Festival
September 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Really enjoyed the Chelsea #History Festival this weekend attended several excellent talks on The Viking Great Army and the Templars as well as seeing some great exhibitons in the Chelsea Heritage Quarter including at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social and Royal Hospital Chelsea. #Festival
Congrats @royaloperahouse.bsky.social for an excellent opening night of #Verdi’s grandest of grand #operas The Sicilian Vespers (in the French version) with a stellar cast and powerful performance by maestro Speranza Scappucci - must see!! #opera
September 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Congrats @royaloperahouse.bsky.social for an excellent opening night of #Verdi’s grandest of grand #operas The Sicilian Vespers (in the French version) with a stellar cast and powerful performance by maestro Speranza Scappucci - must see!! #opera
Great ending to the first day of the Imperial War Museum #Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow - fly over of 15 Spitfires awesome! #iwm #iwmduxford
September 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great ending to the first day of the Imperial War Museum #Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow - fly over of 15 Spitfires awesome! #iwm #iwmduxford
Saw in the London Underground last night!Currently reading! #Katabasis @rebeccakuang.bsky.social #books
August 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Saw in the London Underground last night!Currently reading! #Katabasis @rebeccakuang.bsky.social #books
What a way to end an excellent @imc-leeds.bsky.social conference with demonstrations of knightly combat these guys were brilliant and it must have been hot in that armour! #imc2025 #knights #leeds
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What a way to end an excellent @imc-leeds.bsky.social conference with demonstrations of knightly combat these guys were brilliant and it must have been hot in that armour! #imc2025 #knights #leeds
Great second day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social Leeds with two excellent sessions and an evening talk by our Tolkien Astronomer @DrKristineLarsen on what was seen in the Medieval Night Sky #imc2025
July 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Great second day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social Leeds with two excellent sessions and an evening talk by our Tolkien Astronomer @DrKristineLarsen on what was seen in the Medieval Night Sky #imc2025
Great first day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2025 - 3 sessions one RT great debate and discussion - two more sessions tomorrow! #imc #imc2025
July 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Great first day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2025 - 3 sessions one RT great debate and discussion - two more sessions tomorrow! #imc #imc2025
Aurë entuluva! The first day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social has arrived with four sessions today including our annual #Tolkien at Leeds Roundtable and Business meeting much deem will be doomed! #imc #imc2025
July 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Aurë entuluva! The first day of #Tolkien at @imc-leeds.bsky.social has arrived with four sessions today including our annual #Tolkien at Leeds Roundtable and Business meeting much deem will be doomed! #imc #imc2025
@imc-leeds.bsky.social Medieval book purchasing has begun with two rare finds for my #OldIrish studies more to come this week! #imc2025
July 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
@imc-leeds.bsky.social Medieval book purchasing has begun with two rare finds for my #OldIrish studies more to come this week! #imc2025
Fantastic visit today in #Leeds before @imc-leeds.bsky.social begins to the @royalarmouries.bsky.social excellent collection and powerful exhibitions #LeedsRoyalArmouries #imc2025
July 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fantastic visit today in #Leeds before @imc-leeds.bsky.social begins to the @royalarmouries.bsky.social excellent collection and powerful exhibitions #LeedsRoyalArmouries #imc2025
Good morning #leeds! Arrived for @IMC Medieval Conference tomorrow marking 10years of #Tolkien at Leeds established by our founder Prof @dimitrafimi.bsky.social and my 5th year organising sponsored by @uofgfantasy.bsky.social #imc2025 #imc
July 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Good morning #leeds! Arrived for @IMC Medieval Conference tomorrow marking 10years of #Tolkien at Leeds established by our founder Prof @dimitrafimi.bsky.social and my 5th year organising sponsored by @uofgfantasy.bsky.social #imc2025 #imc
Eglerio! One week to go to @imc-leeds.bsky.social Conference with six #Tolkien focused sessions schedule here - celebrating our 10th year at Leeds www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/u... #Imc2025 #Leeds
June 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Eglerio! One week to go to @imc-leeds.bsky.social Conference with six #Tolkien focused sessions schedule here - celebrating our 10th year at Leeds www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/u... #Imc2025 #Leeds
@Glyndebourne’s new production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro is fantastic. Brilliant production directed by Mariame Clement and a stellar cast #HughMontagueRendall’s Count is pure comic and vocal perfection a must see #opera #glyndebourne #figaro
June 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@Glyndebourne’s new production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro is fantastic. Brilliant production directed by Mariame Clement and a stellar cast #HughMontagueRendall’s Count is pure comic and vocal perfection a must see #opera #glyndebourne #figaro