Callan McCarthy
@cal-lan.bsky.social
Dramaturg-playwright-proofreader embracing The Void, previously at @methuendrama.bsky.social commissioning plays / London-based American storyteller & story lover / she/her, views my own
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Callan McCarthy
@cal-lan.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Callan McCarthy
callanplays.com
writers! looking for a dramaturg to assist you with the first/next draft of your script? I’m a former commissioning editor at Methuen Drama with 2+ years experience working on new writing (among other theatre things).
reach out for a free consultation to see if we’re a good fit: callanplays.com
reach out for a free consultation to see if we’re a good fit: callanplays.com
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ICYMI - LABWEEK APPLICATIONS OPEN!
Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop?
Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea.
Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/
Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop?
Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea.
Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ICYMI - LABWEEK APPLICATIONS OPEN!
Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop?
Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea.
Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/
Do you have a new idea that you want to explore and develop?
Then submit your application for our weeklong residency opportunity for theatre makers to play and experiment with a new idea.
Full guidance available here ➡️ www.tron.co.uk/creative/tronlab/
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🎩 Calling aspiring Theatre Makers 🎩
The Tara Young Company is and there's ONE WEEK left to apply!
This is a PAID opportunity for aspiring theatre makers aged 18 -25.
Apply by 10 November: taratheatre.com/tara-young-c...
The Tara Young Company is and there's ONE WEEK left to apply!
This is a PAID opportunity for aspiring theatre makers aged 18 -25.
Apply by 10 November: taratheatre.com/tara-young-c...
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🎩 Calling aspiring Theatre Makers 🎩
The Tara Young Company is and there's ONE WEEK left to apply!
This is a PAID opportunity for aspiring theatre makers aged 18 -25.
Apply by 10 November: taratheatre.com/tara-young-c...
The Tara Young Company is and there's ONE WEEK left to apply!
This is a PAID opportunity for aspiring theatre makers aged 18 -25.
Apply by 10 November: taratheatre.com/tara-young-c...
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Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
October 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
anybody have any tips/helpful advice for someone filing self-assessment taxes for the first time? trusted accountants etc? looking for some help here. let me know…
October 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
anybody have any tips/helpful advice for someone filing self-assessment taxes for the first time? trusted accountants etc? looking for some help here. let me know…
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Applications are now open for not one, not two, but THREE writers' groups in 2026. All are free to participate in and open to any resident with a HU postcode: bit.ly/3WMiIxL
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Applications are now open for not one, not two, but THREE writers' groups in 2026. All are free to participate in and open to any resident with a HU postcode: bit.ly/3WMiIxL
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I'm looking for an ASM who's available to work with us on our pantomime from 3 Nov to 18 Jan. Equity rates. If you are interested, please send a CV to artistic@theatreroyal.org.
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm looking for an ASM who's available to work with us on our pantomime from 3 Nov to 18 Jan. Equity rates. If you are interested, please send a CV to artistic@theatreroyal.org.
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Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
n.pr
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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Hivemind, anyone know any Leeds/Yorkshire based comic writers? It's for a fantastic project that the British Library has been working on with care experienced and looked after children in Leeds, making a comic about their experiences.
I would love to get some people down to support the launch.
I would love to get some people down to support the launch.
September 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hivemind, anyone know any Leeds/Yorkshire based comic writers? It's for a fantastic project that the British Library has been working on with care experienced and looked after children in Leeds, making a comic about their experiences.
I would love to get some people down to support the launch.
I would love to get some people down to support the launch.
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A minute of my paddle tonight. I though you all might appreciate the moment of peace.
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A minute of my paddle tonight. I though you all might appreciate the moment of peace.
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OTD, 40 years ago, the USWNT played their first-ever match. Cheers to everyone that made the last 40 years possible, and to many more to come 🫶 🇺🇸
📸 @uswnt.ussoccer.com
📸 @uswnt.ussoccer.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
OTD, 40 years ago, the USWNT played their first-ever match. Cheers to everyone that made the last 40 years possible, and to many more to come 🫶 🇺🇸
📸 @uswnt.ussoccer.com
📸 @uswnt.ussoccer.com
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my cat watchin me scoop the litter like she’s boutta tell me I missed a spot
August 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
my cat watchin me scoop the litter like she’s boutta tell me I missed a spot
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One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall
August 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall
hi writers! looking to strengthen a script 1-1 during the summer doldrums? I’m a former commissioning editor at Methuen Drama with 2+ years’ experience working on new writing (among other theatre things)
reach out for a free consultation!
callanplays.com
reach out for a free consultation!
callanplays.com
Callan McCarthy
callanplays.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
hi writers! looking to strengthen a script 1-1 during the summer doldrums? I’m a former commissioning editor at Methuen Drama with 2+ years’ experience working on new writing (among other theatre things)
reach out for a free consultation!
callanplays.com
reach out for a free consultation!
callanplays.com
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Fancy the chance of winning all 8 of our Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 plays?
Enter our competition by 31st August! bit.ly/3IR4wQE
Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl
Enter our competition by 31st August! bit.ly/3IR4wQE
Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl
August 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Fancy the chance of winning all 8 of our Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 plays?
Enter our competition by 31st August! bit.ly/3IR4wQE
Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl
Enter our competition by 31st August! bit.ly/3IR4wQE
Only open to UK residents, see full T&Cs: bit.ly/4oekrsl
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In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
July 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.
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New! ⚡ Applications are now open for seven paid commissions at Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2026, for any writer with a meaningful connection to Hull: freshinkhull.co.uk/apply
July 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
New! ⚡ Applications are now open for seven paid commissions at Fresh Ink: Hull Playwriting Festival 2026, for any writer with a meaningful connection to Hull: freshinkhull.co.uk/apply
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reading a memoir is so crazy to me. you remember stuff you did?
July 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
reading a memoir is so crazy to me. you remember stuff you did?
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if you missed it... i started Pocket theatre. here is first post
i wrote a little something abt plays. open.substack.com/pub/csvich/p...
I miss when plays were just plays
or not nostalgia but something else
open.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
if you missed it... i started Pocket theatre. here is first post
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Have you ever written for the stage, or always wanted to? The Script Window 2025 is open now!
Writers local to Sheffield can submit their writing, with our aim to read work from unrepresented writers and build relationships with the exceptional talent in our region.
✍️ How to submit bit.ly/3Ii4915
Writers local to Sheffield can submit their writing, with our aim to read work from unrepresented writers and build relationships with the exceptional talent in our region.
✍️ How to submit bit.ly/3Ii4915
July 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Have you ever written for the stage, or always wanted to? The Script Window 2025 is open now!
Writers local to Sheffield can submit their writing, with our aim to read work from unrepresented writers and build relationships with the exceptional talent in our region.
✍️ How to submit bit.ly/3Ii4915
Writers local to Sheffield can submit their writing, with our aim to read work from unrepresented writers and build relationships with the exceptional talent in our region.
✍️ How to submit bit.ly/3Ii4915
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Move slow and build things.
June 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Move slow and build things.
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MIT just pubbed a study on ChatGPT users.
“Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”
“Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
MIT just pubbed a study on ChatGPT users.
“Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”
“Brain scans revealed neural connection collapse... a 47% reduction in brain connectivity. When researchers forced ChatGPT users to write w/o AI, they performed worse than people who never used AI at all. It's not just dependency. It's cognitive atrophy.”
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this is it, this is the mood. every morning just ‘okay what now’ and I guess today is 2003 round 2
Alice was joking about how the UK time difference means every morning you wake up like “what did America do today while I was sleeping”
but I just woke up and apparently we are at war with Iran???????
but I just woke up and apparently we are at war with Iran???????
June 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
this is it, this is the mood. every morning just ‘okay what now’ and I guess today is 2003 round 2
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So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.