Francesca Moody Productions and Shedinburgh have announced the return of the Shedload‑of‑Future Fund for 2026, offering increased financial support for early‑career artists bringing work to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
I think one of the biggest disconnects the Westminster class has with the normal person is that they see somebody like Darren Jones avoiding saying anything at all on the news and call that a great media performance, whereas everybody else hates it.
Ed Cole manages to write an excellent match report from TF without repeatedly writing ‘fucking shite’ - #NUFC
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Conceded at least two goals in six of our last eight PL home games. No authority on home turf. No ability to control matches. No leaders in the team.
A purple square with an image of books stacked up on top of each other. Text reads Alphabetti Theatre Presents Common Thread Share stories and write together! With Ilisha Thiru Purcell
A purple square background with an image of books stacked. On the left the text reads Alphabetti Theatre Presents Common Thread A free monthly writing workshop with Ilisha Thiru Purcell, 5.30 -7pm, 18th February, 'Love', 11th March, 'Sleep and Dreams', 22nd April, 'Writing the Body', Free to attend 16+, any skill level welcome - please contact the venue or Audrey at community@aplhabettitheatre.co.uk if you require step free access. On the right is an image of Ilisha Thiru Purcell, a Sri Lankan-Scottish poet with a big smile and gorgeous dark, curly, shoulder length hair.
Common Thread starts on Wednesday 18th February and this month's theme is Love. Common Thread facilitator, Ilisha Thiru Purcell will help writers generate ideas and uncover what connects the art they love to the art they make - finding the common thread. Spaces are free but be sure to book ✍️
I make it 13 defeats this season in all comps, with trippier starting 8
Pascal Chimbonda
Regulations working just as they were designed to
Bit of chicken and egg scenario now. Need the best players to break into the top bracket. Won’t be able to attract the best players until we’re in the top bracket…
Aye, but Finalists, Quarters, Winners, Semis in 4 consecutive seasons - I know it’s the least prestigious of the cups but persistently being as the business end of comps is entirely new territory for me as a fan, and I take that as a positive
(I’m nearly 40… does that count as being a young lad?)
We could theoretically still walk down Wembley way three times this year…
Sounds like mild 80’s crime drama repeated on weekday afternoons on channel 5.
what is it the AI people think they are trying to do? Every actor who tried to express something onscreen, every director, cinematographer and camera operator who ever tried to capture it - they are all engaged in an endevour that is in pursuit of the exact opposite of whatever this is
Cheers mick 👍
My uncle, an avowed and avid member of the LBSG, will be very pleased that passion for the postbox continues to proliferate.
lbsg.org
Man City have bought players from Burnley, Bournemouth, Palace and Wolves, all in the last 6 months. Would you say the same about Pep?
(Ps City spent £400million in the last 12 months and are also still short on players)
Classicsfest 2026 seeking treatments for 30min play about Greek/Roman cookery at @alphabettitheatre.bsky.social - see www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/a-tasty-ro... and www.cinziahardy.co.uk/classicsfest...
The end of a fruitful week of results ends in glorious, maddening chaos as #NUFC progress into R4 of the FAC - Ed Cole with the match report from the stands of SJP -
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At some point Luke Nukem and his Labour First coterie should come out and admit that it's not that they want to win over Reform voters, it's that they want to pursue Reform policies.
you can tell ai tech guys have no appreciation of art and culture cos in spite of every cautionary tale in all of literature and science fiction they're like "no, no, I can't be morally implicated in the heinous crimes of this robot, silly, I am merely its egomaniacal creator"
They had one (Isidor) but it remains a very good point
Perfect summary
Brilliant, thoroughly well deserved 👍
Not that anything matters anymore but just on a personal level that mid 2010s period where these people got to feel like staunch antiracists by opposing the only viable left wing alternative to the shitshow we’re facing now was some of the most galling stuff I’ve ever lived through
Hope you’re ok mate
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
Even the most dramatic displays of defiance can sometimes carry less impact than the humbler acts of protection and preparation, writes Georgia Coley.
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Filth
