Joe Gilmour
@joegilmour.bsky.social
Theatre director
Resident Assistant Director at Curve 23-24
Previously Youth Theatre Director at Bolton Octagon
Resident Assistant Director at Curve 23-24
Previously Youth Theatre Director at Bolton Octagon
First day of rehearsals for Block the Block at Contact Theatre! Free tickets ➡️ contactmcr.com/events/block...
Block The Block | Contact, Manchester
‘Who are they for? The developers or the people of Manchester?’
‘Once we’ve been betrayed by the council, we’ve nothing to lose.’
One campaign reveals a un
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March 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
First day of rehearsals for Block the Block at Contact Theatre! Free tickets ➡️ contactmcr.com/events/block...
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Can someone make a BlueSky but for photos ?
January 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can someone make a BlueSky but for photos ?
Depressed by Zuckerberg firing 40 thousand moderators from Facebook and Instagram!
January 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Depressed by Zuckerberg firing 40 thousand moderators from Facebook and Instagram!
Top pop culture moment of 2025 so far #TheTraitors
January 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Top pop culture moment of 2025 so far #TheTraitors
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“I’m a diplomat. I deal with hostage situations and I’m able to be calm in a crisis.”
“Anyway I have decided to vote myself out of the train.” #TheTraitors
“Anyway I have decided to vote myself out of the train.” #TheTraitors
January 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“I’m a diplomat. I deal with hostage situations and I’m able to be calm in a crisis.”
“Anyway I have decided to vote myself out of the train.” #TheTraitors
“Anyway I have decided to vote myself out of the train.” #TheTraitors
Lots of laughs and creativity at this week's R&D with Unicorn Theatre & Told by an Idiot!
December 13, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Lots of laughs and creativity at this week's R&D with Unicorn Theatre & Told by an Idiot!
What the actual
December 12, 2024 at 4:22 PM
What the actual
December 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Since 2017, arts funding from national bodies, including for drama, has been cut by 16% in real terms across the UK.
In 2024, 41% of schools no longer enter any pupils for Drama GCSE.
In 2024, 41% of schools no longer enter any pupils for Drama GCSE.
Drama has a powerful positive impact on young people
As drama teaching faces cuts at school, it must be remembered the profound effect on society’s youth it has, and the force for good it is
centralbylines.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Since 2017, arts funding from national bodies, including for drama, has been cut by 16% in real terms across the UK.
In 2024, 41% of schools no longer enter any pupils for Drama GCSE.
In 2024, 41% of schools no longer enter any pupils for Drama GCSE.
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this is your annual reminder that The Lord of the Rings is a Christmas movie
December 1, 2024 at 3:10 PM
this is your annual reminder that The Lord of the Rings is a Christmas movie
Loved this story-driven exhibition @barbican.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Loved this story-driven exhibition @barbican.bsky.social
What has happened to the Bear series 3?!
November 29, 2024 at 10:19 AM
What has happened to the Bear series 3?!
Everybody is celebrating National Lottery 30th bday and all it has done for the Arts. But when it was launched, people worried it
1) promotes gambling
2) would take working class people's money to subsidise (generally) middle class pursuits
#theatre #arts #NationalLottery
1) promotes gambling
2) would take working class people's money to subsidise (generally) middle class pursuits
#theatre #arts #NationalLottery
November 19, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Everybody is celebrating National Lottery 30th bday and all it has done for the Arts. But when it was launched, people worried it
1) promotes gambling
2) would take working class people's money to subsidise (generally) middle class pursuits
#theatre #arts #NationalLottery
1) promotes gambling
2) would take working class people's money to subsidise (generally) middle class pursuits
#theatre #arts #NationalLottery
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All languages welcome! please share far and wide to get as many european theatre makers included.
go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE
go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE
November 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM
All languages welcome! please share far and wide to get as many european theatre makers included.
go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE
go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE
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go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE building this as we go so wave if you want to be on it. And hello.
November 15, 2024 at 3:07 PM
go.bsky.app/Cz4onhE building this as we go so wave if you want to be on it. And hello.
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Twitter is dead. Long live Blue Sky.
The exodus is real.
iandunt.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:04 PM
@seanlinnen.bsky.social great to connect x
November 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM
@seanlinnen.bsky.social great to connect x
Proud son watching my mum perform tonight!!
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Proud son watching my mum perform tonight!!
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Bruntwood Prize for playwrighting (it's a big one guys) is open for submissions til 9th January 2025.
www.writeaplay.co.uk/how-do-i-ent...
www.writeaplay.co.uk/how-do-i-ent...
How Do I Enter? - The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
Click here to apply! Submissions open 12pm BST Monday 9th September 2024 Submissions close 6pm GMT Thursday 9th January 2025 Click this link...
www.writeaplay.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Bruntwood Prize for playwrighting (it's a big one guys) is open for submissions til 9th January 2025.
www.writeaplay.co.uk/how-do-i-ent...
www.writeaplay.co.uk/how-do-i-ent...
Fully support theatre industry moving on from the other place! It's racist, extremist. For an industry with such strong morals (supposedly), I'm surprised it's taken so long for theatre to start to move away #TheatreSky
The bird app stinks and lots of people are joining BlueSky. We're not sure where that leaves us as a Hull theatre company looking for national connections, so we shared some thoughts on our website. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/2024/11/15/s...
Should we stay, or should we go? - Middle Child
Audience development manager, Jamie Potter, grapples with the future of theatre companies that use Twitter/X.
www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Fully support theatre industry moving on from the other place! It's racist, extremist. For an industry with such strong morals (supposedly), I'm surprised it's taken so long for theatre to start to move away #TheatreSky
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Great starter pack here for LBC presenters/News Agents 👇 go.bsky.app/VR6Dmme
November 14, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Great starter pack here for LBC presenters/News Agents 👇 go.bsky.app/VR6Dmme
Bluesky already seems so much more interesting than threads
November 12, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Bluesky already seems so much more interesting than threads
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Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
November 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion.
When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!
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Welcome new arrivals! Enjoy the M*sk free atmosphere…
November 6, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Welcome new arrivals! Enjoy the M*sk free atmosphere…
Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen on top form in A Very Royal Scandal on @amazonprime.bsky.social.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3010...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3010...
A Very Royal Scandal (TV Mini Series 2024) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama
A Very Royal Scandal: With Michael Sheen, Ruth Wilson, Ian Hughes, Éanna Hardwicke. Explores Emily Maitlis journey as a News night journalist and Prince Andrew's disastrous interview with her.
www.imdb.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Ruth Wilson and Michael Sheen on top form in A Very Royal Scandal on @amazonprime.bsky.social.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3010...
www.imdb.com/title/tt3010...