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Pen Gwyn

@pengwynproductions.bsky.social

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NE England Co - created to tour Meggie Magicia to 6 theatres & 3 schools in 2022. Premiered at @alphabettitheatre.bsky.social in 2021. Writer/founder/producer: Wendy Errington (Assoc Artist @ Alphabetti) #theatre #playwright #producer

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · Nov 19

Memories of Meggie Magicia on tour. All about a girl, her penguin & magic tricks. A signed picture book version is available via: [email protected] for £7.99 inc p&p.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 1d

Happy "WTF do you mean it's already November???" to all who celebrate.

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David • 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discokidnap.bsky.social · 4d

“I’ve just had a lasagne!” will forever be my go-to excuse to get out of anything. #CelebrityTraitors

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · 5d

No fog on the Tyne today.

River Tyne. Looking upstream. Bridges & the Baltic art gallery in the distance. Fishing boat near the river bank. Blue sky. But bit chilly & windy.

Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · 16d

Well, this was a treat. Really enjoyed it. Rosie & Gemma were excellent. I got goose bumps at the end.

Live Theatre @livetheatre.bsky.social · 24d

We are delighted that Rosie Cavaliero (French and Saunders, Gentleman Jack, Friday Night Dinner, Alan Partridge) will be joining Gemma Whelan onstage for the SOLD OUT world premiere reading of Astell and Woolf next Fri 17 Oct as part of WOW North East
www.live.org.uk/whats-on/wow...

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · 21d

September highlights. #Acer #RokerPier #FaustoManifesto #FirstEverMedal for walking 30 miles for @cancerresearchuk.org

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 22d

Happy Bookshop Day, an annual celebration of bookshops, booksellers and the joy of shopping local. Where would we be without them?

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 22d

My wish for this/any platform, is that we might all attempt to see the best in each other (and life) & find enough commonality to get along together.
Contrary to some people’s opinion, the last thing I want is to create enemies & friction.
Less hate… more understanding. 👍

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 22d

‘Read as much as possible and while you’re reading, try to see why the writing works.’
— Arthur Kopit
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #books #reading

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 22d

Pete in a box, a portrait

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Ian Nicholson FRSA @idgnicholson.bsky.social · 22d

Same, Tom, same. #CelebrityTraitors

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All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.com · 22d

DIANE KEATON transformed American cinema with performances that redefined leading women on screen. From Annie Hall's Oscar-winning charm to The Godfather's quiet strength, she brought intelligence, vulnerability, and style to every role. A huge loss. #RIP

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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 21d

#FILM #REVIEW The Thing With Feathers
'keeps the audience on the outside of the father’s emotional collapse.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ #LFF thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

BFI London Film Festival 2025: The Thing with Feathers - The Reviews Hub

Writer and Director: Dylan Southern Max Porter’s 2015 novel about grief is given a big screen adaptation with Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. It follows a highly successful stage version with ...

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The Reviews Hub @thereviewshub.bsky.social · 21d

#FILM #REVIEW Hamnet
'this sensitive and well-paced movie will surprise and floor you' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ #LFF thereviewshub.com/bfi-london-f...

BFI London Film Festival 2025: Hamnet - The Reviews Hub

Writers: Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell Director: Chloé Zhao It would be quiet something to know that the greatest play ever written was written for you, and Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet captures ...

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · 21d

Yessss!
Sobbed through the film. Extra sobbed watching this…

Davey Nellist @nellidge.bsky.social · 21d

northernstage.co.uk/whats-on/i-d.... We are back

I, Daniel Blake | Northern Stage

I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stories of a generation. A glimpse behind the headlines and the stark reality of what happens when the political system is stacked against you. With 14.3 m...

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Dr Danny Penman @drdannypenman.bsky.social · 23d

"The little things? The little moments? They aren't little." Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 23d

‘You want to be a writer? A writer is someone who writes every day — so start writing.’
— Shonda Rhimes
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

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Tracey Sinclair @traceysinclair.bsky.social · Oct 2

6 reasons to love @peoplestheatre.bsky.social plus @livetheatre.bsky.social starts its new season strong: traceysinclair.substack.com/p/6-reasons-...

6 reasons to love The People's Theatre

Plus Live's new season kicks off with Bad Lads

traceysinclair.substack.com

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · Sep 30

Glorious walk along (the newly repaired) Roker Pier today. A tale of two halves. #Roker #Sunderland

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Chris Thomson @cbthomson.bsky.social · Sep 27

Good turnout for the anti-racism demo in Toon today.

Protesters with placards gather around Grey Monument in Newcastle to protest against the far right.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 26

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · Sep 24

Halve your broadband cost (& double speed?)

Broadband price war. Virgin, Vodafone & Sky launch hot deals. Can you get 100Mb for £20 a month, 500Mb for £25 a month or a cheap TV deal? Check what you pay. Stop the rip-off! Full info here... www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?a...

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Pen Gwyn @pengwynproductions.bsky.social · Sep 24

I’m defo late to the party. Only watching season 2 now. It is really good. Substance. Suspense. Twist & turns. Jack Lowden & Gary Oldman & Saskia Reeves are stupendous.

Slow Horses | AppleTV @slowhorsesappletv.bsky.social · Feb 4

Being late to the party is still being at the party. Always good to find new fans of the show.
📸 Giselle Schmidt on Instagram

Paul McCartney - I'm the last person in the world to see Slow Horses said the latest convert to the MI5 thriller on Apple TV +. Everyone had been saying have you seen it? It's great. Gary Oldman is fantastic. I just never got around to it, but I finally have, and they were right. It's totally addictive. And it's set in London. I know most of the locations, so it's like a nice little reminder of home while I'm away

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · Sep 24

They've lost the 9yos

JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 22

Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.

Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?

Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Sep 22

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.

This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Sep 22

Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"

"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"

-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats

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