Valerian Forrest
@valerianforrest.bsky.social
Loves theatre, Eurovision, World Expos, Studio Ghibli, travel, and biathlon. Left-wing, asexual, Northamptonian, European. He/him
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Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
OK, that was a really interesting production. Katie Mitchell's interventions, as well as exploring the work from a feminist perspective, actually added a lot of humour to the original material.
#Opera #Operasky
#Opera #Operasky
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Just popped into @c20thposters.bsky.social for a browse but I'm actually kinda tempted by an original poster for the 1958 West End run of West Side Story for £75. 😅
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just popped into @c20thposters.bsky.social for a browse but I'm actually kinda tempted by an original poster for the 1958 West End run of West Side Story for £75. 😅
I'd never seen the regular series but I couldn't resist giving #CelebrityTraitors a go, thanks mainly to the luxury casting, and I have been enthralled throughout. That ending was a thriller! I honestly got a bit teary at "It's been tearing me apart". The pride of Northampton right there.
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I'd never seen the regular series but I couldn't resist giving #CelebrityTraitors a go, thanks mainly to the luxury casting, and I have been enthralled throughout. That ending was a thriller! I honestly got a bit teary at "It's been tearing me apart". The pride of Northampton right there.
Tickets are booked! It's always to have a show to look forward to.
I read Arcadia with my play reading group a couple of years ago and I've been aching to see it ever since.
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
ooh Arcadia at the Old Vic! Feels like one of those plays that should be done every five years with wearing inevitability but in fact is really very much not
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tickets are booked! It's always to have a show to look forward to.
Number 883 in the queue for Arcadia tickets. Not bad, that's less than a theatre's worth of people.
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Number 883 in the queue for Arcadia tickets. Not bad, that's less than a theatre's worth of people.
"Sweep, you never seem to bring much to the roundtable."
BREAKING: BBC announces CELEBRITY PUPPET TRAITORS for 2026. Claudia Winkleman will host but never acknowledge that everyone else is a puppet. #celebritytraitors
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"Sweep, you never seem to bring much to the roundtable."
I read Arcadia with my play reading group a couple of years ago and I've been aching to see it ever since.
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
ooh Arcadia at the Old Vic! Feels like one of those plays that should be done every five years with wearing inevitability but in fact is really very much not
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I read Arcadia with my play reading group a couple of years ago and I've been aching to see it ever since.
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
I've also never been to the Old Vic before. Two birds, one stone!
#Theatre #TheatreSky
I'm not a Christmassy person and, yet, here I am, having picked up an advent calendar and it's not even November yet. These do sell out, though, so I have to move fast.
October 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm not a Christmassy person and, yet, here I am, having picked up an advent calendar and it's not even November yet. These do sell out, though, so I have to move fast.
I still miss the version of TLC that used to show Two's Country.
Mock The Week has been revived... by TLC?!
The reality channel is turning into an entertainment channel, with the BBC Two series making a return next year
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters...
The reality channel is turning into an entertainment channel, with the BBC Two series making a return next year
www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters...
WBD revamps TLC UK with splashy Mock the Week order
Channel will become free-to-air with ents focus in shake-up of linear portfolio
www.broadcastnow.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I still miss the version of TLC that used to show Two's Country.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The last time I voted in this poll, I decided to gather some ideas together to help me allocate my points. My shortlist ended up with over a hundred songs on it and didn't help at all. On the plus side, I now have this playlist as a result... open.spotify.com/playlist/0uM...
#Eurovision
#Eurovision
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The last time I voted in this poll, I decided to gather some ideas together to help me allocate my points. My shortlist ended up with over a hundred songs on it and didn't help at all. On the plus side, I now have this playlist as a result... open.spotify.com/playlist/0uM...
#Eurovision
#Eurovision
As previously noted, I'm only truly happy when I've got a holiday to plan. Having said that, reserving a hotel room in Valletta for dates that are still 13 months away is probably taking the piss a bit. What can I say, it was a moment of weakness.
#Travel
#Travel
October 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As previously noted, I'm only truly happy when I've got a holiday to plan. Having said that, reserving a hotel room in Valletta for dates that are still 13 months away is probably taking the piss a bit. What can I say, it was a moment of weakness.
#Travel
#Travel
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GENFEST 2025: Student Takeover
Four new 30-minute plays from the final year students on the University of Northampton’s BA Acting Programme.
Mon 17 November 7pm | Royal
https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/genfest-2025-student-takeover/
Four new 30-minute plays from the final year students on the University of Northampton’s BA Acting Programme.
Mon 17 November 7pm | Royal
https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/genfest-2025-student-takeover/
October 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
GENFEST 2025: Student Takeover
Four new 30-minute plays from the final year students on the University of Northampton’s BA Acting Programme.
Mon 17 November 7pm | Royal
https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/genfest-2025-student-takeover/
Four new 30-minute plays from the final year students on the University of Northampton’s BA Acting Programme.
Mon 17 November 7pm | Royal
https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/genfest-2025-student-takeover/
I've been catsitting for my parents all week and it's been a real treat to spend time with this beautiful boy (even when he wakes me up during the night because he wants a cuddle).
I tried to get a nice picture of Monty but, instead, he decided to give my phone a close inspection...
#Caturday
I tried to get a nice picture of Monty but, instead, he decided to give my phone a close inspection...
#Caturday
September 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I've been catsitting for my parents all week and it's been a real treat to spend time with this beautiful boy (even when he wakes me up during the night because he wants a cuddle).
I tried to get a nice picture of Monty but, instead, he decided to give my phone a close inspection...
#Caturday
I tried to get a nice picture of Monty but, instead, he decided to give my phone a close inspection...
#Caturday
Well, that season went badly for me. It was unfortunate that I got such a poor TCA score in one of my rare trips to B rundle and in a season where more than 2/3 of players in my rundle scored a QvH over 100. I only picked up 6 wins all season (and two of those were forfeits).
#LearnedLeague #LL106
#LearnedLeague #LL106
September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Well, that season went badly for me. It was unfortunate that I got such a poor TCA score in one of my rare trips to B rundle and in a season where more than 2/3 of players in my rundle scored a QvH over 100. I only picked up 6 wins all season (and two of those were forfeits).
#LearnedLeague #LL106
#LearnedLeague #LL106
There's an absolutely gorgeous projection show, commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire Of Northampton, going on at All Saints' Church right now.
#Northampton
#Northampton
September 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There's an absolutely gorgeous projection show, commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire Of Northampton, going on at All Saints' Church right now.
#Northampton
#Northampton
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VINCERÓ!!!!….. VINCERÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓ
September 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
VINCERÓ!!!!….. VINCERÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓÓ
My recent silly eBay purchase has arrived. I like seeing this little glimpse into the recent past of my town, particularly because this view is no longer available. There's now a lift shaft where the poster board is stood and the upper floor was extended out from behind the photo was taken.
September 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
My recent silly eBay purchase has arrived. I like seeing this little glimpse into the recent past of my town, particularly because this view is no longer available. There's now a lift shaft where the poster board is stood and the upper floor was extended out from behind the photo was taken.
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Thanks to enshittification, FB is now awful for sharing albums (despite being set to public, you can only see part of the album without a login). Google still does the job (for now)...
photos.app.goo.gl/orqaT6pR4eMj...
#TravelSky #Travel #Japan #WorldsFair #WorldExpo #Expo2025 #Osaka #Kyoto #Nara
photos.app.goo.gl/orqaT6pR4eMj...
#TravelSky #Travel #Japan #WorldsFair #WorldExpo #Expo2025 #Osaka #Kyoto #Nara
September 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Thanks to enshittification, FB is now awful for sharing albums (despite being set to public, you can only see part of the album without a login). Google still does the job (for now)...
photos.app.goo.gl/orqaT6pR4eMj...
#TravelSky #Travel #Japan #WorldsFair #WorldExpo #Expo2025 #Osaka #Kyoto #Nara
photos.app.goo.gl/orqaT6pR4eMj...
#TravelSky #Travel #Japan #WorldsFair #WorldExpo #Expo2025 #Osaka #Kyoto #Nara
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Breaking: Irish broadcaster RTE says that Ireland will not participate in Eurovision next year if Israel does.
"RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza."
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
"RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza."
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest – About RTÉ
RTÉ Statement: 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “At the General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) in July, a number of EBU members raised concerns about the participation of Israel in the ...
about.rte.ie
September 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Breaking: Irish broadcaster RTE says that Ireland will not participate in Eurovision next year if Israel does.
"RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza."
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...
"RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza."
about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...