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Bruce Adams
@iambruceadams.bsky.social
Theatre-maker, educator, writer.
Senior learning coordinator @nationaltheatre.org.uk.
Artistic director @thrusttheatre.bsky.social.
#EdFringe researcher, HEA Fellow.

www.bruceadams.co.uk | iambruceadams.substack.com
Who even are you
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
You mean you forgot? 😧
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If I don't laugh at my jokes, nobody does.
September 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
TOM ROSENTHAL: WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ME, THAT’S WHAT I AM
Rosenthal’s tribute to the Arctic Monkeys’ creative process might be a teeny bit tenuous as a theme but it’s an intelligent and playful hour of stand-up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
THE NOSE DIVE ASSEMBLY
Anarchic, joyful and full of surprises. Circus for everybody. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
SKYE: A THRILLER
Neat and compelling Scottish ghost story with simple and sophisticated production and a satisfying final turn. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
JORDAN GRAY: IS THAT A C*CK IN YOUR POCKET OR ARE YOU JUST HERE TO KILL ME?
A performer utterly in control of her craft and in generous service to an audience who loved every moment. Songs will be sung, tampons will be thrown, an excellent period joke will be told. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
PALESTINE: PEACE DE RESISTANCE
Weaving soulful storytelling with buoyant standup, Sami Abu Wardeh’s masterful performance is supported by a richly and subtly detailed production. Warm, generous, moving, hilarious. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I SEE YOU WATCHING
Sharp satire on the male gaze. Simply constructed but compellingly performed and tightly held. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ARTHUR HULL’S FLOP: THE BEST SONGS FROM THE WORST MUSICALS EVER WRITTEN
A heartfelt and rigorously studied love letter to musical theatre by an absolutely consummate performer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
ADA & BRON: THE ORIGIN OF LOVE
Totally fucking stupid, in a way that requires real fucking craft. Exactly what you should be seeing in an attic in Edinburgh at 11pm. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
NO APOLOGIES
Fizzing with visceral rage and yet rawly vulnerable and full of tenderness, elevates deep introspection to mythic proportions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
THESE MECHANISMS
A delicate and compelling meditation on ageing and physical limitation, weaving together warm compassion and the welcome possibility (and inevitability) of failure. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
BECAUSE YOU NEVER ASKED
Deeply moving meditation on the legacy of Nazi persecution but more broadly on family and the moving lens of personal history. Exquisite soundscapes. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
THE BUTTERFLY WHO FLEW INTO THE RAVE
A feat of physical endurance and utterly flawless in its visual and sonic execution. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM