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Early stroll. My shadow on a garage door. A half-full bottle of vodka near the cemetery. First time I’ve seen the stars for weeks. I gaze down the Closed Road. Birds briefly sing half a page of music manuscript paper.
February 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Early stroll. My shadow on a garage door. A half-full bottle of vodka near the cemetery. First time I’ve seen the stars for weeks. I gaze down the Closed Road. Birds briefly sing half a page of music manuscript paper.
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Early stroll. A wet blackbird sings from a tree’s bare wooden stage. That house has a bright window like a brooch. A man pushes a bike up the hill, lightbeam first. Today is the feast day of St. Earlystroll. Rain’s touching story.
February 6, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Early stroll. A wet blackbird sings from a tree’s bare wooden stage. That house has a bright window like a brooch. A man pushes a bike up the hill, lightbeam first. Today is the feast day of St. Earlystroll. Rain’s touching story.
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What we all need right now is a hero. Enter Sherlock Holmes on the trail of a criminal mastermind manipulating governments from the shadows. But who's pulling the strings? And can he be caught with his trousers down? The Hunt for Moriarty is on:
blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/show...
blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/show...
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
What we all need right now is a hero. Enter Sherlock Holmes on the trail of a criminal mastermind manipulating governments from the shadows. But who's pulling the strings? And can he be caught with his trousers down? The Hunt for Moriarty is on:
blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/show...
blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/show...
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Early stroll. The breeze’s deep breathing. Grey bins, full of the reforgotten. I pause to briefly become Rodin’s The Shoelace Tier. Old footprints in old concrete. The tiny poem of a ROAD CLOSED AHEAD sign.
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Early stroll. The breeze’s deep breathing. Grey bins, full of the reforgotten. I pause to briefly become Rodin’s The Shoelace Tier. Old footprints in old concrete. The tiny poem of a ROAD CLOSED AHEAD sign.
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First cup of tea:
Right tea
Right now
Right heat
Right flow
No sugar
No milk
As smooth
As silk
Right tea
Right now
Right heat
Right flow
No sugar
No milk
As smooth
As silk
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM
First cup of tea:
Right tea
Right now
Right heat
Right flow
No sugar
No milk
As smooth
As silk
Right tea
Right now
Right heat
Right flow
No sugar
No milk
As smooth
As silk
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Early stroll. Mist’s mistiness. That tree is almost all shadow. I imagine a harpist playing that metal fence. The hill/bike interface. An upturned bucket of birdsong.
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Early stroll. Mist’s mistiness. That tree is almost all shadow. I imagine a harpist playing that metal fence. The hill/bike interface. An upturned bucket of birdsong.
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Theatre news: Lester to play Cyrano in West End and Gatiss makes RSC debut
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding will reprise their Stratford roles when the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac transfers to the West End.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/lester-...
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding will reprise their Stratford roles when the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac transfers to the West End.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/lester-...
Theatre news: Lester to play Cyrano in West End and Gatiss makes RSC debut
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding will reprise their Stratford roles when the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac transfers to the West End.
www.britishtheatreguide.info
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Theatre news: Lester to play Cyrano in West End and Gatiss makes RSC debut
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding will reprise their Stratford roles when the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac transfers to the West End.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/lester-...
Adrian Lester and Susannah Fielding will reprise their Stratford roles when the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Cyrano de Bergerac transfers to the West End.
www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/lester-...
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First cup of tea: ah, First Cup of Tea, we meet again. No, don’t go. Please stay… too late.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
First cup of tea: ah, First Cup of Tea, we meet again. No, don’t go. Please stay… too late.
What is the meaning of the nightmare that haunts the young bride! Find out in #TheHauntedBride @NTRLincoln Wed 18 & Thu 19 Feb, @Blackfriarsbox Fri 20, @TheQuayTheatre Wed 25, @AnvilArts Thu 26-28, @SwindonArtsCent 1 March, & on #Dickens #ghosts tickets at www.rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk/current.html
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
What is the meaning of the nightmare that haunts the young bride! Find out in #TheHauntedBride @NTRLincoln Wed 18 & Thu 19 Feb, @Blackfriarsbox Fri 20, @TheQuayTheatre Wed 25, @AnvilArts Thu 26-28, @SwindonArtsCent 1 March, & on #Dickens #ghosts tickets at www.rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk/current.html
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Early stroll. The cold breeze tries to infiltrate my hair. A leafless tree ponders on the idea of spring. A man runs by, hoping the bus is late. I wear the morning like a coat. That motorbike speaks fluent roar.
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Early stroll. The cold breeze tries to infiltrate my hair. A leafless tree ponders on the idea of spring. A man runs by, hoping the bus is late. I wear the morning like a coat. That motorbike speaks fluent roar.
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First cup of tea: time’s knot is untied.
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
First cup of tea: time’s knot is untied.
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Early stroll. Across the valley, scattered lights. The confident bulk of a parked van. A slice of bread near the hairdresser’s. The low hum from that metal box on the street corner. A stick like a mutating stick insect.
January 31, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Early stroll. Across the valley, scattered lights. The confident bulk of a parked van. A slice of bread near the hairdresser’s. The low hum from that metal box on the street corner. A stick like a mutating stick insect.
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For the 💛 of our seaside architecture;
With the weather, it creates a new experience in every moment 🕰️
Hastings
With the weather, it creates a new experience in every moment 🕰️
Hastings
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 AM
For the 💛 of our seaside architecture;
With the weather, it creates a new experience in every moment 🕰️
Hastings
With the weather, it creates a new experience in every moment 🕰️
Hastings
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First cup of tea: the pre-tea era becomes the era of tea. The teara, if you will.
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 AM
First cup of tea: the pre-tea era becomes the era of tea. The teara, if you will.
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Theatre review: Single White Female from JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions at Wales Millennium Centre
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sing...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sing...
Theatre review: Single White Female from JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions at Wales Millennium Centre
Theatre review of Single White Female (Rebecca Reid) from JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions at Wales Millennium Centre - reviewer: Jonathan Marshall
www.britishtheatreguide.info
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Theatre review: Single White Female from JAS Theatricals, ATG Productions, Gavin Kalin Productions at Wales Millennium Centre
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sing...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/sing...
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Early stroll. That puddle has grown from a sentence to a paragraph. The swirling wind chases its tail. The soft geometry of a fallen leaf. Rain chucks its weight around. Passing cars splash performatively.
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Early stroll. That puddle has grown from a sentence to a paragraph. The swirling wind chases its tail. The soft geometry of a fallen leaf. Rain chucks its weight around. Passing cars splash performatively.
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First cup of tea:
Civilisation’s
Momentary
Pinnacle
Civilisation’s
Momentary
Pinnacle
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 AM
First cup of tea:
Civilisation’s
Momentary
Pinnacle
Civilisation’s
Momentary
Pinnacle
The haunting creeps ever closer! Spine-chilling #TheHauntedBride based on #Dickens opens Feb @NTRLincoln Wed 18 & Thu 19, then @Blackfriarsbox Fri 20, @TheQuayTheatre Wed 25, @AnvilArtsThu 26-28, & on "fantastic" (The Public Reviews) “brilliant" (D Times) www.rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk/current.html
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The haunting creeps ever closer! Spine-chilling #TheHauntedBride based on #Dickens opens Feb @NTRLincoln Wed 18 & Thu 19, then @Blackfriarsbox Fri 20, @TheQuayTheatre Wed 25, @AnvilArtsThu 26-28, & on "fantastic" (The Public Reviews) “brilliant" (D Times) www.rumpustheatrecompany.co.uk/current.html
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British Theatre Guide Newsletter no. 1248
£1.5 billion for cultural sector; environmental impact of e-tickets and a presumption of theatregoers' tech share.sender.net/campaigns/ew...
£1.5 billion for cultural sector; environmental impact of e-tickets and a presumption of theatregoers' tech share.sender.net/campaigns/ew...
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£1.5 billion for cultural sector; environmental impact of e-tickets and a presumption of theatregoers' tech
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January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
British Theatre Guide Newsletter no. 1248
£1.5 billion for cultural sector; environmental impact of e-tickets and a presumption of theatregoers' tech share.sender.net/campaigns/ew...
£1.5 billion for cultural sector; environmental impact of e-tickets and a presumption of theatregoers' tech share.sender.net/campaigns/ew...
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Early stroll. I try to eat a pear artistically. The white line meanders down the road. A takeaway coffee lid like a plastic moon. Two men carry trays of bread to a door. The betting shop is in darkness.
January 26, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Early stroll. I try to eat a pear artistically. The white line meanders down the road. A takeaway coffee lid like a plastic moon. Two men carry trays of bread to a door. The betting shop is in darkness.
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The late great Tony Husband. I miss him so much. Our endless tours around the village halls of England.
"Nothing personal, Mr. Knight, but I was hoping to speak to one of the others." Us, too... PUNCH cartoon by the inimitable Tony Husband 1989 #names #lawyers #solicitors #law #legal
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The late great Tony Husband. I miss him so much. Our endless tours around the village halls of England.
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First cup of tea: quick, put that Tea Drinking sound effects CD ON! Turn it up!
January 23, 2026 at 7:14 AM
First cup of tea: quick, put that Tea Drinking sound effects CD ON! Turn it up!
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First cup of tea:
From a steaming pot
or a steaming kettle
just the one first cup
and the day can settle. ☕
From a steaming pot
or a steaming kettle
just the one first cup
and the day can settle. ☕
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 AM
First cup of tea:
From a steaming pot
or a steaming kettle
just the one first cup
and the day can settle. ☕
From a steaming pot
or a steaming kettle
just the one first cup
and the day can settle. ☕
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Looking forward to a day in Cleethorpes today, strolling under the endless skies.
January 23, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Looking forward to a day in Cleethorpes today, strolling under the endless skies.
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A few backstage moments from our week at Everyman Theatre - Cheltenham which is lovely by the way! #sherlockholmes
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A few backstage moments from our week at Everyman Theatre - Cheltenham which is lovely by the way! #sherlockholmes