Katherine Mendelsohn
@katherinemend.bsky.social
Theatre dramaturg and stage-play translator (french-english). Mum. Word-lover. Reader.
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Thank you Artcena, Institut Francais London, & @sacdparis.bsky.social - for making over 20 years of theatre translations of contemporary Francophone plays into English possible. So proud to see extracts of 2 of my recent translations, LUNE and LEVIATHAN, in there.
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Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
A stunning piece of writing to mark a stunning writer. Works of heart and brains And art. Thank you @pmarber.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked ...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A stunning piece of writing to mark a stunning writer. Works of heart and brains And art. Thank you @pmarber.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
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Important #AI news about management in news/journalism implementing these tools with no heads up or standards.
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Important #AI news about management in news/journalism implementing these tools with no heads up or standards.
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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★★★★ Review: The Little Mermaid – Panto performed with care and attention to detail 👇
The Little Mermaid review at King’s Theatre: Elaine C Smith is queen of Glasgow
Read our review of The Little Mermaid at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow: Elaine C Smith and Johnny Mac star in a panto performed with care and attention to detail
www.thestage.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
★★★★ Review: The Little Mermaid – Panto performed with care and attention to detail 👇
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Quite wonderful. Take a minute.
Woke up to a new De La Soul album and a David Byrne Tiny Desk (including "Nothing but Flowers"). All right.
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Quite wonderful. Take a minute.
@royalmailhelplinel.bsky.social @royalmailofficial.bsky.social
3 cards posted FIRST CLASS to our son for his birthday just arrived 3+ days late. 1st class stamp no guarantee of any speed. One had even been opened
Phoning yr customer service line, got told it'd be a 40 minute wait till answer.
3 cards posted FIRST CLASS to our son for his birthday just arrived 3+ days late. 1st class stamp no guarantee of any speed. One had even been opened
Phoning yr customer service line, got told it'd be a 40 minute wait till answer.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
@royalmailhelplinel.bsky.social @royalmailofficial.bsky.social
3 cards posted FIRST CLASS to our son for his birthday just arrived 3+ days late. 1st class stamp no guarantee of any speed. One had even been opened
Phoning yr customer service line, got told it'd be a 40 minute wait till answer.
3 cards posted FIRST CLASS to our son for his birthday just arrived 3+ days late. 1st class stamp no guarantee of any speed. One had even been opened
Phoning yr customer service line, got told it'd be a 40 minute wait till answer.
A short term saving, and you can do fine for 5 years, but getting rid of literary departments has concrete consequences…
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/lets...
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/lets...
Lyn Gardner on the British Theatre Consortium report
The British Theatre Consortium report shows that not everything we 'know' is true and we should pay heed to its warning on the decline of new plays, says Lyn Gardner
www.thestage.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A short term saving, and you can do fine for 5 years, but getting rid of literary departments has concrete consequences…
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/lets...
www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/lets...
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This is a breaking news story.
Netanyahu writes to Israeli president requesting pardon in corruption cases
This is a breaking news story.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is a breaking news story.
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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“… if look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else” RIP Tom Stoppard. Some writers just matter to you eh
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“… if look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else” RIP Tom Stoppard. Some writers just matter to you eh
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I remember saving my pocket money aged 15 to go and see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Opera House in Belfast. For a working-class boy madly in love with great literature it was life changing www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
Playwright Tom Stoppard has died aged 88
Tom Stoppard, the award-winning writer of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcadia, Leopoldstadt and Shakespeare in Love, has died aged 88
www.thestage.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I remember saving my pocket money aged 15 to go and see Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Opera House in Belfast. For a working-class boy madly in love with great literature it was life changing www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
The writer whose plays wove my life, from staging The Real Inspector Hound at school, to being stunned by Rosencrantz & Guildernstern, and blown away by Arcadia (a favourite ever play), and shook by the personal truth of Leopoldstadt.
Theatre maker non pareil. ✨🕯
www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
Theatre maker non pareil. ✨🕯
www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
Playwright Tom Stoppard has died aged 88
Tom Stoppard, the award-winning writer of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Arcadia, Leopoldstadt and Shakespeare in Love, has died aged 88
www.thestage.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The writer whose plays wove my life, from staging The Real Inspector Hound at school, to being stunned by Rosencrantz & Guildernstern, and blown away by Arcadia (a favourite ever play), and shook by the personal truth of Leopoldstadt.
Theatre maker non pareil. ✨🕯
www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
Theatre maker non pareil. ✨🕯
www.thestage.co.uk/news/playwri...
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oh god oh fuck it's happening again, two Instagram Stories Of Boyfriends Carrying Christmas Trees back to back today, they're coming, THEY'RE COMING
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh god oh fuck it's happening again, two Instagram Stories Of Boyfriends Carrying Christmas Trees back to back today, they're coming, THEY'RE COMING
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I am speechless
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I am speechless
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If irony killed we’d be looking at a dead bare faced bald headed racist.
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If irony killed we’d be looking at a dead bare faced bald headed racist.
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Our response in @TheStage to the new levy on overnight trips announced earlier this week and the additional financial burden that could be passed on to freelancers.
Read the full article here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/freelan...
#TouristTax #OvernightLevy #UKBudget #Budget #Budget2025 #Theatre
Read the full article here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/freelan...
#TouristTax #OvernightLevy #UKBudget #Budget #Budget2025 #Theatre
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our response in @TheStage to the new levy on overnight trips announced earlier this week and the additional financial burden that could be passed on to freelancers.
Read the full article here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/freelan...
#TouristTax #OvernightLevy #UKBudget #Budget #Budget2025 #Theatre
Read the full article here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/freelan...
#TouristTax #OvernightLevy #UKBudget #Budget #Budget2025 #Theatre
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Summerhall Arts has announced three awards for next year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including the return of the Mary Dick Award for d/Deaf and disabled artists.
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Summerhall Arts launches three awards for 2026 EdFringe
The awards offer funding and in-kind support worth a combined £25,000, plus performance slots at the venue, and are open for applications until January 23
www.thestage.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Summerhall Arts has announced three awards for next year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including the return of the Mary Dick Award for d/Deaf and disabled artists.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
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So my part-time day job ie my stable income made me redundant this week (rude). If you'd like to support me as I attempt to go full time non stop comedy, you can buy me a coffee here: ko-fi.com/eleanormorton
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November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So my part-time day job ie my stable income made me redundant this week (rude). If you'd like to support me as I attempt to go full time non stop comedy, you can buy me a coffee here: ko-fi.com/eleanormorton