ellen hartley
@ellenhartley.bsky.social
She/Her
Voice, text, accent - freelance theatre practitioner and creative @ The RSC / Shakespeare's Globe / Birmingham Rep.
Proud Brummie.
Dyslexic word lover.
Dyspraxic mover.
ADHD organiser.
Cis Intersectional feminist and ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🌻🍉
Voice, text, accent - freelance theatre practitioner and creative @ The RSC / Shakespeare's Globe / Birmingham Rep.
Proud Brummie.
Dyslexic word lover.
Dyspraxic mover.
ADHD organiser.
Cis Intersectional feminist and ally. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🌻🍉
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PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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BREAKING | The universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything, quantum machine shows
Universe could undergo a 'catastrophic change' that could alter absolutely everything
The universe could undergo a catastrophe that would change absolutely everything, scientists have shown using a quantum machine.
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Find it very annoying that in light of the horrible shit that’s happening to trans people in the US, the narrative of cis progressives is still “he won’t stop at trans people!!” when it is actually bad even if he did stop there as trans people are, in fact, people
January 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Find it very annoying that in light of the horrible shit that’s happening to trans people in the US, the narrative of cis progressives is still “he won’t stop at trans people!!” when it is actually bad even if he did stop there as trans people are, in fact, people
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Amy Lever’s play ‘Lost Girl’ has been programmed at The Lowry in September - with me directing - and we’re on the lookout for a producer.
Deadline is this Friday
Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Deadline is this Friday
Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
LOST GIRL - The Lowry - PRODUCER CALL OUT
LOST GIRL - The Lowry - PRODUCER CALL OUT From award-winning playwright Amy Lever, Lost Girl is a solo play exploring girlhood and identity crisis through the lens of Jewish-Arab heritage. Performe...
docs.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Amy Lever’s play ‘Lost Girl’ has been programmed at The Lowry in September - with me directing - and we’re on the lookout for a producer.
Deadline is this Friday
Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Deadline is this Friday
Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
January 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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The thing that scares me the most about this whole situation, as someone who finds comedy in the most painful places for a living - this isn’t fucking funny. I can’t make it funny.
January 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The thing that scares me the most about this whole situation, as someone who finds comedy in the most painful places for a living - this isn’t fucking funny. I can’t make it funny.
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Keir Starmer’s searching for economic growth? Theatre and the arts are ready and willing to do their bit, writes
@lyngardnertheatre.bsky.social 👇
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/star...
@lyngardnertheatre.bsky.social 👇
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/star...
Lyn Gardner: Starmer’s searching for economic growth? The arts are a sure-fire bet
The Labour government will be missing a trick if they do not understand that the arts are ready and willing to make themselves useful and simultaneously bring joy and a return on investment, says Lyn ...
www.thestage.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Keir Starmer’s searching for economic growth? Theatre and the arts are ready and willing to do their bit, writes
@lyngardnertheatre.bsky.social 👇
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/star...
@lyngardnertheatre.bsky.social 👇
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/star...
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Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘crapulence’ (18th century): sickness or indisposition resulting from excessive drinking or eating.
January 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘crapulence’ (18th century): sickness or indisposition resulting from excessive drinking or eating.
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BREAKING NEWS: multiple sources have confirmed that the person reading this is worthy of love
December 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM
BREAKING NEWS: multiple sources have confirmed that the person reading this is worthy of love
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Adoring #DuvetKnowItsChristmas. For the little window on shared Christmas nonsense ofc but also because wow, everyone else's house is full of random shit just piled in a corner.
December 24, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Adoring #DuvetKnowItsChristmas. For the little window on shared Christmas nonsense ofc but also because wow, everyone else's house is full of random shit just piled in a corner.
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🚨 Consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and higher productivity. 🎭 = 💷
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
🚨 Consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and higher productivity. 🎭 = 💷
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
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We're all signing. Aren't we.
Petition: An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services
We believe that trans healthcare should be based on unbiased research that is peer reviewed. We think that the Cass review's findings have led to restrictive practices that are being directly felt by ...
petition.parliament.uk
December 13, 2024 at 9:57 AM
We're all signing. Aren't we.
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My insults were lackluster so I read some Shakespeare and now I see before me a cretinous, witless fool, hapless and ever prone to folly.
December 9, 2024 at 9:46 AM
My insults were lackluster so I read some Shakespeare and now I see before me a cretinous, witless fool, hapless and ever prone to folly.
Bursting with pride and joy that these two incredible productions and the extraordinary Anne Odeke have been nominated for What's On Stage awards. If you loved them as much as I did and do, please vote. Link below. I'm a very happy voice coach today.
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Bursting with pride and joy that these two incredible productions and the extraordinary Anne Odeke have been nominated for What's On Stage awards. If you loved them as much as I did and do, please vote. Link below. I'm a very happy voice coach today.
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I think about this tweet every time I post Nael’s poem
December 3, 2024 at 8:29 AM
I think about this tweet every time I post Nael’s poem
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The greatest poet of our, or any, generation
December 3, 2024 at 8:30 AM
The greatest poet of our, or any, generation
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I honestly - not even joking - will think less of you as a person if you do the Whamageddon thing. Have some respect for the voice of an angel, a true comrade, and a song whose proceeds all go to charity. It's a stone cold banger. Go get mad at Paul McCartney.
December 1, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I honestly - not even joking - will think less of you as a person if you do the Whamageddon thing. Have some respect for the voice of an angel, a true comrade, and a song whose proceeds all go to charity. It's a stone cold banger. Go get mad at Paul McCartney.
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I really like wordplay because sometimes words need to have fun too
December 2, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I really like wordplay because sometimes words need to have fun too