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Tom Morton-Smith
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My Neighbour Totoro @ Gillian Lynne Theatre, London.

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Udo Kier - always a delight to watch this man on screen.
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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This is such great news. Hooray for @naomialderman.bsky.social, Zombies, Run! and @djientan.bsky.social (Jody and Nadia)!
naomialderman.bsky.social Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 14h
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:

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observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Gavin from above. #caturday
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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You’ve still got time to listen to The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale on catch up. Follow the link.
BBC Radio 4 - Drama of the Week, The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale
Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Totoro snoring like he works a 9-5 - the forest spirit business is no joke! 😴🌱

#FindYourSpirit
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale is now available for streaming on the BBC Sounds app:
Drama on 4 - The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale - BBC Sounds
Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel’s Tale is now available for streaming on the BBC Sounds app:
Drama on 4 - The Wind in the Willows: A Weasel’s Tale - BBC Sounds
Kenneth Grahame's classic reimagined from the margins. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Some inventive marketing for my radio play. BBC Radio 4, this Sunday @ 3pm.
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ is not just a title of a famous album, it was originally a wonderful - if disconcerting - chapter in The Wind in the Willows.

And now Westminster Abbey are banning illustrations from beloved children’s books…

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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The friend who loves rainy weather

Winter fans reveal yourself in the comments below! ☔️💚

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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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My radio play, a variation on The Wind in the Willows, is a Pick of the Week in the current edition of @radiotimes.bsky.social. Listen at 3pm Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel's Tale Sun 3pm Radio 4 It's a brave move to reinterpret such a family classic and dramatist Tom Morton-Smith is to be congratulated for making this work so well. Told from the point of view of a young weasel, this honours the spirit of the novel while bringing prescient insight on what it means to be seen as an interloper from a lower class. With Penelope Wilton as the narrator, this is top notch.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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My radio play, a variation on The Wind in the Willows, is a Pick of the Week in the current edition of @radiotimes.bsky.social. Listen at 3pm Sunday on BBC Radio 4.
The Wind in the Willows: a Weasel's Tale Sun 3pm Radio 4 It's a brave move to reinterpret such a family classic and dramatist Tom Morton-Smith is to be congratulated for making this work so well. Told from the point of view of a young weasel, this honours the spirit of the novel while bringing prescient insight on what it means to be seen as an interloper from a lower class. With Penelope Wilton as the narrator, this is top notch.
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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My life would be greatly improved by a version of Marvel Snap that I can play on the London Underground.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Genuinely saddened to hear of the death of Tatsuya Nakadai - a remarkable actor with an incredible career. One of the finest screen actors of the 20th century with an incomparable filmography.
A still from Masaki Kobayashi’s masterpiece The Human Condition: No Greater Love (1959). When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1969), dir: Mikio Naruse. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970). Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (1985).
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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My five year old wanted me to draw him a vampire he could colour in, so I drew him this Nosferatu.
A badly drawn Nosferatu, coloured in by a child.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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‘The UK’s Twin Peaks’ just about sums it up. I didn’t realise how weird the place was until I left.
‘It seemed like quite a do’: why East Grinstead hosts one of Scientology’s glitziest evenings
Last week, 7,000 people – including Tom Cruise – descended on the West Sussex town for an event that divides local opinion
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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The WhatsOnStage #WOSAwards Nominations are open! 🤗 #MyNeighbourTotoro is eligible for:

🌱 Best West End Show
🌱 Best Takeover Performance:
✨ Victoria Chen
✨ Phyllis Ho
✨ Kumiko Mendl
✨ Deanna Myers
✨ Steven Nguyen
✨ Shaofan Wilson
✨ Jamie Zubairi

awards.whatsonstage.com ☂️
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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I love this man.
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1 year ago today, our #MyNeighbourTotoro creative team visited the Ghibli Museum in Japan. 🇯🇵

Our Puppetry Designer and Director Basil Twist had the honour of signing the wall at Ghibli Museum alongside other Ghibli legends, for his work bringing the spirits of the forest to life on stage! 🌱✨
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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dear playwright, why is your play six hours?
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Writing is often just trying to find motivation amongst the rejection.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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West End crossover! #theatresky 🎭👸🏻🌱🇯🇵
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The Japanese Queens of SIX 🤝The Chickens of My Neighbour Totoro

Wishing our new neighbours, the Japanese Queens of Six The Musical a magical first performance in the West End tonight! 👑🌱

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November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Happy Halloween from Gavin
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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writers, your spoooky costume has arrived
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM