dearjohnbyrne.bsky.social
@dearjohnbyrne.bsky.social
Entertainment Industry Career Advisor. Columnist for The Stage, the world's longest established theatre & acting newspaper.
I'm sure there's a US & international equivalent seasonal earworm but this is ours in UK 🌲🙃...
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm sure there's a US & international equivalent seasonal earworm but this is ours in UK 🌲🙃...
I interviewed Maureen O'Hara and joked that 'we might be related because my Mom's family name is O'Hara'.
O'Hara was just her stage name. 😭🙈
O'Hara was just her stage name. 😭🙈
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I interviewed Maureen O'Hara and joked that 'we might be related because my Mom's family name is O'Hara'.
O'Hara was just her stage name. 😭🙈
O'Hara was just her stage name. 😭🙈
Saying it with my whole chest: #OnwardWithAvaDuVernay #Substack showcases one of the world’s great filmmakers & community leader's writing: powerful, potent & timely as her screen masterpieces. Grateful to @duvernay.bsky.social for the tee & your ongoing work for justice in art, activism & beyond.
September 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Saying it with my whole chest: #OnwardWithAvaDuVernay #Substack showcases one of the world’s great filmmakers & community leader's writing: powerful, potent & timely as her screen masterpieces. Grateful to @duvernay.bsky.social for the tee & your ongoing work for justice in art, activism & beyond.
Acting industry myths mess with actors’ heads.
“You’re only as good as your last job.” “Stage confidence = career confidence.” “Talent should be enough.”
My course starts there. Bust myths. Build a plan that works.
👉 tinyurl.com/ActorReboot
“You’re only as good as your last job.” “Stage confidence = career confidence.” “Talent should be enough.”
My course starts there. Bust myths. Build a plan that works.
👉 tinyurl.com/ActorReboot
August 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Acting industry myths mess with actors’ heads.
“You’re only as good as your last job.” “Stage confidence = career confidence.” “Talent should be enough.”
My course starts there. Bust myths. Build a plan that works.
👉 tinyurl.com/ActorReboot
“You’re only as good as your last job.” “Stage confidence = career confidence.” “Talent should be enough.”
My course starts there. Bust myths. Build a plan that works.
👉 tinyurl.com/ActorReboot
Back in the glory days of real Twitter I used to use my actual blue tick to amplify anyone who has a show at #EdFringe they'd like to promote. Happy to do the same here. Drop your show in this thread and I will shout out as many as I can.
August 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Back in the glory days of real Twitter I used to use my actual blue tick to amplify anyone who has a show at #EdFringe they'd like to promote. Happy to do the same here. Drop your show in this thread and I will shout out as many as I can.
#BerniceKing is one of my heroes. This is just one more reason why. 👑
July 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#BerniceKing is one of my heroes. This is just one more reason why. 👑
If you want to understand how we got to #AlligatorAlcatraz @duvernay.bsky.social & #arraynow were as usual way ahead of the game.
July 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If you want to understand how we got to #AlligatorAlcatraz @duvernay.bsky.social & #arraynow were as usual way ahead of the game.
Congrats to my talented client Leann Okasi who has won a #Cannes screenwriting award for her film #JustPassing 💫
May 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Congrats to my talented client Leann Okasi who has won a #Cannes screenwriting award for her film #JustPassing 💫
Sadly predictable to see usual queue of moaners & whitesplainers try to disparage the achievement of Ryan Coogler & cast/crew of #Sinners
PSA for young, marginalised independent filmaker who find Coogler's journey inspiring: begrudgers, like vampires, can only suck your energy if you invite them in.
PSA for young, marginalised independent filmaker who find Coogler's journey inspiring: begrudgers, like vampires, can only suck your energy if you invite them in.
April 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Sadly predictable to see usual queue of moaners & whitesplainers try to disparage the achievement of Ryan Coogler & cast/crew of #Sinners
PSA for young, marginalised independent filmaker who find Coogler's journey inspiring: begrudgers, like vampires, can only suck your energy if you invite them in.
PSA for young, marginalised independent filmaker who find Coogler's journey inspiring: begrudgers, like vampires, can only suck your energy if you invite them in.
Delighted to see our brilliant #TeamNWM client Raksha Hoost in Season 3 of #WheelOfTime 💥💫🗡⚔️
April 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Delighted to see our brilliant #TeamNWM client Raksha Hoost in Season 3 of #WheelOfTime 💥💫🗡⚔️
For #WorldTheatreDay 5 guidelines for performers, theatremakers & creatives when Tyrants are in power.
March 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For #WorldTheatreDay 5 guidelines for performers, theatremakers & creatives when Tyrants are in power.
March 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A library of liberation from @duvernay.bsky.social & @arraynow.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A library of liberation from @duvernay.bsky.social & @arraynow.bsky.social
#RuthBrown & #LaVernBaker
Two women whose music kept Atlantic Records afloat in the 50s & established the Rock/RnB market...did they get their just credit & financial return while they were alive? You can guess the answer 🙃 #InternationalWomensDay2025
Two women whose music kept Atlantic Records afloat in the 50s & established the Rock/RnB market...did they get their just credit & financial return while they were alive? You can guess the answer 🙃 #InternationalWomensDay2025
March 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#RuthBrown & #LaVernBaker
Two women whose music kept Atlantic Records afloat in the 50s & established the Rock/RnB market...did they get their just credit & financial return while they were alive? You can guess the answer 🙃 #InternationalWomensDay2025
Two women whose music kept Atlantic Records afloat in the 50s & established the Rock/RnB market...did they get their just credit & financial return while they were alive? You can guess the answer 🙃 #InternationalWomensDay2025
Choose 20 pieces of theatre that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster.
Day 1 #TheatreSky
Day 1 #TheatreSky
February 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Choose 20 pieces of theatre that have stayed with you or influenced you. One piece per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just a cover or poster.
Day 1 #TheatreSky
Day 1 #TheatreSky
When tyrants take over, what can artists do.
Quite a lot as it happens👇
Quite a lot as it happens👇
January 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When tyrants take over, what can artists do.
Quite a lot as it happens👇
Quite a lot as it happens👇
January 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the most fabulous singers I have ever worked with is doing a live london show tomorrow. Don't miss #LornaMarshall
halibuts.com/events/event...
halibuts.com/events/event...
January 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
One of the most fabulous singers I have ever worked with is doing a live london show tomorrow. Don't miss #LornaMarshall
halibuts.com/events/event...
halibuts.com/events/event...
If you are making your #actingcareer plan for 2025, let's plan it together. My most popular actor resource is updated for the new year & now with video too. Get it at launch price this weekend: tinyurl.com/256hpmuu
January 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you are making your #actingcareer plan for 2025, let's plan it together. My most popular actor resource is updated for the new year & now with video too. Get it at launch price this weekend: tinyurl.com/256hpmuu
Mrs Byrne swapping City for Country at Christmas 🎄🌵💫
December 26, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Mrs Byrne swapping City for Country at Christmas 🎄🌵💫
#MerryChristmas & please keep up the support for #SesameStreet so it is still there when my amazing puppetmaking nephew graduates 🎄🙏🏼
December 25, 2024 at 8:39 AM
#MerryChristmas & please keep up the support for #SesameStreet so it is still there when my amazing puppetmaking nephew graduates 🎄🙏🏼
December 20, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Occasionally my cartooning and theatre sides intersect, as in this #Shakespearean cartoon for Private Eye a few years ago.
December 18, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Occasionally my cartooning and theatre sides intersect, as in this #Shakespearean cartoon for Private Eye a few years ago.
Congratulations to #TeamNWM #intimacycoordinators @lizzyhtalbot @joshua.okpala & @lucyfennellintimacycoordinator to @lolawilliamsbyrne Head of NWM Intimacy Dept & to the casts & crews of all this years #GoldenGlobes nominated films & shows 💫💥
December 9, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Congratulations to #TeamNWM #intimacycoordinators @lizzyhtalbot @joshua.okpala & @lucyfennellintimacycoordinator to @lolawilliamsbyrne Head of NWM Intimacy Dept & to the casts & crews of all this years #GoldenGlobes nominated films & shows 💫💥