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Author Sharon E. Cathcart
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Your next favorite escape starts here! Indie author. Happily married. Animal lover. Unabashed Disneyphile. Proud social justice warrior. She/her. https://books2read.com/ap/RJo3MO/Sharon-E-Cathcart
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 1d
A palace of mirrors. A tree with a noose. And a disfigured man fleeing one ghost-haunted life for another.

Today’s Sample Saturday features a microfiction tale from "Through the Opera Glass."

#HistoricalFiction #PhantomOfTheOpera #IndieAuthor

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Sample Saturday: “Through the Opera Glass”
Theatre has always been about transformation: of story, of space, of self. As I reflect on an October filled with velvet curtains, candlelit stages, and unforgettable performances (Macbeth still ha…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 2d
He said it wouldn’t be touched. Days later, it was rubble.

#EastWing #HistoricPreservation #BonwitTeller #NoKingsDay

The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/t...
The East Wing Is Gone — And So Is the Lie That It Wouldn’t Be
I write historical fiction. But what’s happening here isn’t fiction—it’s the deliberate destruction of history in real time. As a writer, I believe in preserving stories. This is one we cannot affo…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 4d
I went to tick two things off my bucket list: see a show at the RSC, and maybe meet Sam Heughan.

Instead, Macbeth lit the fire in my chest again. I walked out wanting to audition.

#theatre #TheRSC #SamHeughan

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What I Saw at The Other Place: Yet Another Reflection on Macbeth
🎭 Not a fangirl’s gush. A former actor’s awakening.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 4d
#samheughan #macbeth #theatre #review

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Macbeth review – a terrifying lock-in with bloodied, boozed-up gangsters
Daniel Raggett’s audacious RSC production sets the play in a Glaswegian pub full of thugs and has a Landlady Macbeth running the show
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
#samheughan #macbeth #theatre #review

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RSC Macbeth review: Boozy, brutal and brilliant
Peter Ormerod reviews Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, presented by the RSC at The Other Place, Stratford
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
#samheughan #macbeth #theatre #review

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Macbeth review at the Other Place: Sam Heughan is a towering physical presence
Read our review ofthe RSC's Macbeth at the Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon: Sam Heughan stars in an uneven, atmospheric take on the Scottish tragedy
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
The reviews are coming in #samheughan #macbeth

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Macbeth at the RSC review — Sam Heughan smoulders in intimate play
The ‘Outlander effect’ comes to Stratford as the Scottish actor takes on Shakespeare’s overambitious Scottish warrior. But will it live up to legend?
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
Also ... I would give my eye teeth to play Lady M. 3/3
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
I am also reluctant to watch any other productions right now, despite having watched two (Eccleston and McKellen) before I left and having planned to watch two more (Fiennes and Tennant) after I got home. I’m not ready for anything to spoil (or fall short of) what I experienced in Stratford. 2/
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 5d
Yes, I came home from Stratford-upon-Avon *obsessed with Macbeth.
#samheughan
was amazing in the title role.

I am reading re-tellings. I am mulling over everything about the show. 1/
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 6d
#savecumbernauldtheatre

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Is cultural snobbery behind the death sentence of this Scots arts organisation?
With Cumbernauld Theatre's future on the line, we should act or risk losing a vital part of Scottish Theatre.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 6d
Some Thoughts About Community Theatre sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/s... #livetheatre #samheughan #alancumming
Some Thoughts About Community Theatre
I find it fascinating that, here in the US, community theatre is not viewed with the same importance it is abroad. For example, numerous Scottish stars (e.g., Alan Cumming) are fighting to save the…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 6d
#SamHeughan giving back to the #theatre where it all began ...

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Outlander star Sam Heughan to stage intimate fundraiser for Scottish theatre
Actor returns to his roots to help support the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 7d
Sample Saturday on a Sunday: Pompeii Fire sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s... #booksky #historicalfiction #awardwinning #novella #indieauthor
Sample Saturday on a Sunday: Pompeii Fire
Hi, everyone. This week’s sample comes from my multi-award winning historical fiction novella, Pompeii Fire. Enjoy! The road to Herculaneum wasn’t long; with a cart full of Drusus’ belongings…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 8d
Reblogging: Outlander’s Sam Heughan inundated with praise from co-stars and fans following major post sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/r...

It's a little surreal to see your own words in a major newspaper.
Reblogging: Outlander’s Sam Heughan inundated with praise from co-stars and fans following major post
I was quoted in the Scottish Daily Express!
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 9d
Weekend Reads: "Foul is Fair" sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/w... #booksky #bookreview
Weekend Reads: “Foul is Fair”
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I admit, I came back from Stratford-upon-Avon a little obsessed with Macbeth. Sam Heughan was amazing in the title role, and the rest of the cas…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 10d
When the Spotlight Isn’t Yours: Going Viral by Accident (and How It Feels) sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/w... #livetheatre #samheughan #theatreetiquette #thescottishplay #thersc
When the Spotlight Isn’t Yours: Going Viral by Accident (and How It Feels)
In 72 hours, my blog saw more engagement than any other time in the past several years. But the posts that went viral weren’t about my books or my fiction: they were about witnessing someone else’s…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 10d
This show was an absolute tour de force, and #SamHeughan deserves every accolade he receives for it. #livetheatre #thescottishplay

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‘Outlander’ Star Sam Heughan Returns to Stage in First-Look Images From Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1990s Glasgow-Set ‘Macbeth’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Royal Shakespeare Company has released images from 'Macbeth,' marking 'Outlander' star Sam Heughan's first performance with the company.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 11d
You're most welcome. Honestly, I think that people may not know basic theatre etiquette, so I try to be generous with my thoughts. I'm sure that person was just excited to see Sam (god knows I was; my stage door photos are all blurry from my hands shaking). But it really was a breach. :-(
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 11d
Thank you for the shout-out!
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 11d
📸 On Respecting the Moment: Why Theatre Deserves Our Presence, Not Our Phones sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/%... #livetheatre
📸 On Respecting the Moment: Why Theatre Deserves Our Presence, Not Our Phones
What we owe to theatre isn’t our cameras; it’s our presence.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 12d
#livetheatre #blog

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Welcome to “Thespian Thoughts”
With my thanks to new readers who showed up because of Sam Heughan’s “Macbeth.”
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 12d
Trump supporters, you *own this. #youngrepublicans #politics #hatespeech

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 13d
#livetheatre #SamHeughan #thescottishplay @the-rsc.bsky.social #theotherplace #shakespeare

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“By the Pricking of My Thumbs”: A Heart Claimed by Macbeth at The Other Place
Last week, I had the rare privilege of seeing something that changed me. I’ve been to many plays in my lifetime. It’s a joy I’ve carried with me since childhood, and I’ve seldom left the theatre wi…
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Author Sharon E. Cathcart @sharonecathcart.bsky.social · 15d
Just back from an amazing week of #livetheatre in England. Sometimes dreams come true. I was there for opening night of Macbeth at the RSC; #SamHeughan was amazing in the lead role.
Macbeth program and autographed script
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