Tom Powell
@tomorrowpowell.bsky.social
Here for a long, bad time
Papatango Prize, Off West End Award, BBC Writers Academy, Pentabus associate etc
He/him
Papatango Prize, Off West End Award, BBC Writers Academy, Pentabus associate etc
He/him
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Tom Powell
@tomorrowpowell.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Hey Bluesky!
My West End reading is a week today, alongside work by Sarah Milton, and it's Succession meets an Enemy of the People.
Look at this fantastic cast!
DM and I'll put your name on the list.
Curated by @gregmosse.bsky.social and Felix Mosse.
My West End reading is a week today, alongside work by Sarah Milton, and it's Succession meets an Enemy of the People.
Look at this fantastic cast!
DM and I'll put your name on the list.
Curated by @gregmosse.bsky.social and Felix Mosse.
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Commodified fantasy takes no risks: it invents nothing, but imitates and trivializes. It proceeds by depriving the old stories of their intellectual and ethical complexity, turning their truth-telling to sentimental platitude.
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Commodified fantasy takes no risks: it invents nothing, but imitates and trivializes. It proceeds by depriving the old stories of their intellectual and ethical complexity, turning their truth-telling to sentimental platitude.
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Hadn't realised lots of trusts were no longer prescribing gluten-free food for coeliac kids.
My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS suggests coeliac children use food banks as doctors blast ‘cruel’ cuts
Clinicians warn of ‘shocking levels of ignorance’ over ‘cruel and risky’ decision to cut gluten-free prescriptions
www.independent.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hadn't realised lots of trusts were no longer prescribing gluten-free food for coeliac kids.
My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
My son is coeliac and his food is so much more expensive. We don't get on prescription because we can afford it but for a family in poverty that's a massive issue.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
I've watched this book emerge from the most painful experience of my friend Sam's life to become a moving and profound meditation on the human experience.
London launch Thursday 2nd October at Ink 84, 6.30pm.
Oxford, I'm in conversation with Sam at Caper Books on Mon 6th October, 7.30pm!
London launch Thursday 2nd October at Ink 84, 6.30pm.
Oxford, I'm in conversation with Sam at Caper Books on Mon 6th October, 7.30pm!
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I've watched this book emerge from the most painful experience of my friend Sam's life to become a moving and profound meditation on the human experience.
London launch Thursday 2nd October at Ink 84, 6.30pm.
Oxford, I'm in conversation with Sam at Caper Books on Mon 6th October, 7.30pm!
London launch Thursday 2nd October at Ink 84, 6.30pm.
Oxford, I'm in conversation with Sam at Caper Books on Mon 6th October, 7.30pm!
Writers, apply and you too can look moodily up into space!
Apps now open for Pentabus’ 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence! £12k bursary for early-career playwrights to write & develop in rural Shropshire. Deadline: 14 July, 10am. Info + apply: pentabus.co.uk/artists/jf-w... #Theatre #Playwright #Jerwood #Pentabus
May 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Writers, apply and you too can look moodily up into space!
If you have to subscribe to things, make sure you do it with names that make you smile:
May 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you have to subscribe to things, make sure you do it with names that make you smile:
May all your eggs be chocolate and your crucifixions reversible x
April 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
May all your eggs be chocolate and your crucifixions reversible x
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And how many of them are new prices of work?
It’s not just the reduction in drama, it’s the reduction in new drama at different scales.
Oh how I long for the days I could wander to the Exchange and see a play like Pomona or Yen in the Studio.
It’s not just the reduction in drama, it’s the reduction in new drama at different scales.
Oh how I long for the days I could wander to the Exchange and see a play like Pomona or Yen in the Studio.
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres is down by almost a third.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
And how many of them are new prices of work?
It’s not just the reduction in drama, it’s the reduction in new drama at different scales.
Oh how I long for the days I could wander to the Exchange and see a play like Pomona or Yen in the Studio.
It’s not just the reduction in drama, it’s the reduction in new drama at different scales.
Oh how I long for the days I could wander to the Exchange and see a play like Pomona or Yen in the Studio.
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The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
Big drop in plays staged by theatres over past decade
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres is down by almost a third.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre
For sale: baby shoes, worn loads
April 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
For sale: baby shoes, worn loads
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So the ever-wonderful @pentabustheatre.bsky.social has released a very special 5-minute workout for your body and soul to mark the Spring Equinox. I recommend doing this on a walk home from the theatre - people will definitely stare. Love it, Love it, Love it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
Folklore and Fitness with Carole Vegan by Tim Foley
YouTube video by Pentabus Theatre Company
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
So the ever-wonderful @pentabustheatre.bsky.social has released a very special 5-minute workout for your body and soul to mark the Spring Equinox. I recommend doing this on a walk home from the theatre - people will definitely stare. Love it, Love it, Love it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
Celebrate Village Halls Week with us at Pentabus as renowned athlete & academic occultist Carole Vegan leads you through a high-energy workout..
Led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), celebrating stories in rural spaces.
Celebrate Village Halls Week with us at Pentabus as renowned athlete & academic occultist Carole Vegan leads you through a high-energy workout..
Led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), celebrating stories in rural spaces.
Folklore and Fitness with Carole Vegan by Tim Foley
YouTube video by Pentabus Theatre Company
www.youtube.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:48 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnUU...
Celebrate Village Halls Week with us at Pentabus as renowned athlete & academic occultist Carole Vegan leads you through a high-energy workout..
Led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), celebrating stories in rural spaces.
Celebrate Village Halls Week with us at Pentabus as renowned athlete & academic occultist Carole Vegan leads you through a high-energy workout..
Led by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), celebrating stories in rural spaces.
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Not to brag, but @tomorrowpowell.bsky.social says we embody the best values of new writing. We want to support & connect with even more of you! Membership of our Studio is free, so sign up today! https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#PapatangoStudio #theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
#PapatangoStudio #theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
March 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Not to brag, but @tomorrowpowell.bsky.social says we embody the best values of new writing. We want to support & connect with even more of you! Membership of our Studio is free, so sign up today! https://papatango.co.uk/studio/
#PapatangoStudio #theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
#PapatangoStudio #theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights #TheatreCommunity
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Are you 18-30 and interested in writing short digital plays for social media? 🎬✨ Applications for National Young Writers 2025 are now open!
📅 Deadline: 10 AM, 24 March 2025
📍 Online, free to join!
🔗 Apply now pentabus.co.uk/national-you...
📅 Deadline: 10 AM, 24 March 2025
📍 Online, free to join!
🔗 Apply now pentabus.co.uk/national-you...
February 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Are you 18-30 and interested in writing short digital plays for social media? 🎬✨ Applications for National Young Writers 2025 are now open!
📅 Deadline: 10 AM, 24 March 2025
📍 Online, free to join!
🔗 Apply now pentabus.co.uk/national-you...
📅 Deadline: 10 AM, 24 March 2025
📍 Online, free to join!
🔗 Apply now pentabus.co.uk/national-you...
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What is the Papatango Playwrights' Studio and why have we created it? Artistic Director George Turvey and Executive Director Chris Foxon introduce this exciting new project. Membership of the Studio is free! Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights
February 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What is the Papatango Playwrights' Studio and why have we created it? Artistic Director George Turvey and Executive Director Chris Foxon introduce this exciting new project. Membership of the Studio is free! Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Theatre #Playwriting #Playwrights
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The Papatango Playwrights’ Studio is now open! Create a profile, connect with creatives and producers, and enjoy digital workshops, networking, one-to-one advice and funding opportunities - all at no cost. Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Theatre #Playwriting
February 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Papatango Playwrights’ Studio is now open! Create a profile, connect with creatives and producers, and enjoy digital workshops, networking, one-to-one advice and funding opportunities - all at no cost. Sign up: https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #PapatangoStudio #Theatre #Playwriting
Productivity hack 343:
Save time by eating while brushing your teeth
Save time by eating while brushing your teeth
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Productivity hack 343:
Save time by eating while brushing your teeth
Save time by eating while brushing your teeth
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Carol Ann Duffy. Someone I was forced to study in school and only as an adult realise that she has the sauce.
February 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Carol Ann Duffy. Someone I was forced to study in school and only as an adult realise that she has the sauce.
Delighted for the whole team that we're Offies finalists with Surfacing
🌊🌊
🐁🐁
💀💀
(And personally v happy to be a finalist two years in a row)
🌊🌊
🐁🐁
💀💀
(And personally v happy to be a finalist two years in a row)
Asylum / Surfacing (@Omnibus_Clapham)
Hugo Pilcher / The Tailor-Made Man (Stage Door Theatre)
Alex Hill / Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England (@swkplay)
Hugo Pilcher / The Tailor-Made Man (Stage Door Theatre)
Alex Hill / Why I Stuck a Flare Up My Arse for England (@swkplay)
January 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Delighted for the whole team that we're Offies finalists with Surfacing
🌊🌊
🐁🐁
💀💀
(And personally v happy to be a finalist two years in a row)
🌊🌊
🐁🐁
💀💀
(And personally v happy to be a finalist two years in a row)
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“I love plays where… something otherworldly unexpectedly crashes into an otherwise naturalistic drama, and from the sounds of it, we can expect more of that alchemy here.”
You CAN, you CAN expect that!
Opening a week this Friday! Is it touring near you? www.thickskintheatre.co.uk/driftwood/
You CAN, you CAN expect that!
Opening a week this Friday! Is it touring near you? www.thickskintheatre.co.uk/driftwood/
January 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“I love plays where… something otherworldly unexpectedly crashes into an otherwise naturalistic drama, and from the sounds of it, we can expect more of that alchemy here.”
You CAN, you CAN expect that!
Opening a week this Friday! Is it touring near you? www.thickskintheatre.co.uk/driftwood/
You CAN, you CAN expect that!
Opening a week this Friday! Is it touring near you? www.thickskintheatre.co.uk/driftwood/
Some news involving me x
Pentabus today announces their Associate Artists for 2025 joining writer Anoushka Warden, who returns for a third year as an Associate Artist
Pentabus Announce New Associate Artists
Pentabus today announces their Associate Artists for 2025 joining writer Anoushka Warden, who returns for a third year as an Associate Artist
theatreweekly.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Some news involving me x
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Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a creative new year of exciting new plays!
Don't forget that we're here to support your writing journey - check out our Creative Resources Hub here: https://buff.ly/4iLlBJ6
#NewYearNewWriting #playwriting #theatre #stage #drama
Don't forget that we're here to support your writing journey - check out our Creative Resources Hub here: https://buff.ly/4iLlBJ6
#NewYearNewWriting #playwriting #theatre #stage #drama
January 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a creative new year of exciting new plays!
Don't forget that we're here to support your writing journey - check out our Creative Resources Hub here: https://buff.ly/4iLlBJ6
#NewYearNewWriting #playwriting #theatre #stage #drama
Don't forget that we're here to support your writing journey - check out our Creative Resources Hub here: https://buff.ly/4iLlBJ6
#NewYearNewWriting #playwriting #theatre #stage #drama
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Wild that the burden should fall on creatives to opt out of AI scraping.
@katemossewriter.bsky.social in the FT: This is theft.
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped on.ft.com/3VN91PG
@katemossewriter.bsky.social in the FT: This is theft.
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped on.ft.com/3VN91PG
December 21, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Wild that the burden should fall on creatives to opt out of AI scraping.
@katemossewriter.bsky.social in the FT: This is theft.
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped on.ft.com/3VN91PG
@katemossewriter.bsky.social in the FT: This is theft.
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped on.ft.com/3VN91PG