Bex Bowsher

Never believe that anti- Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will

When Musk denies that he did a big ol Nazi salute during the inauguration, remember this, from Jean-Paul Sartre, 1944.

BREAKING: The High Court has ruled the government's consultation into plans to slash billions of pounds from disability benefits claimants was unlawful

The case was brought by Ellen Clifford

Full report coming

I am once again begging you to understand that a man can be good at art AND a monster. Pretending once the truth comes out that the art was never actually that good only shelters the next monster.

Pals…. What accountancy software are you using? Especially looking for recommendations from ND folk who can convince me it’ll be better than my spreadsheet

You’re so welcome 🙌

OK #theatre #writing #scriptsky #youngfolks #community focused folks. Basically hi everyone who cares about #words &/or #youngwriters in the #north of #England. Please share the heck out of this opportunity from @thewritingsquad.bsky.social WE ROCK & we're looking for our next cohort. THANK YOU👇🏻👇🏻💯👇🏻👇🏻

Emily Brown and the Thing was my eldest favourite book from about 2 to 4

I love this. Think about access as part of a show’s dramaturgy to move away from ableist norms

Thanks to all you lovely people who’ve donated so far. There’s 24 hours left on our crowdfunder, helping Unfolding Theatre tour new family show ‘Here Be Dragons’ to North East communities in 2025. If you can spare a few quid it would be massively appreciated. ❤️ 🐉
www.spacehive.com/here-be-drag...

A thread worth reading

A young person wears a green hat, yellow scarf, black jumper and glasses. They have their arms outstretched, smiling. Interior shot, in the background is a red curtain and an accordion player

Help us to take new family show #HereBeDragons to event more North East communities in 2025, including a school performance as part of #WeSupportDeafAwarenessWeek. You can donate to our crowdfunding campaign here - THANK YOU! https://www.spacehive.com/here-be-dragons-north-east-adventures

That the legal system too often becomes a second round of violation, abuse, and bullying is well known and still worth repeating.

I really enjoyed A Christmas Carol at Northern Stage last night. Great show to end a day of family Christmas traditions

Private money is no different to public money.

Being privately owned simply means profit is the motive.

Being publically owned means optimal service is the motive.

Don't mistake underfunded for broken.

I’ve started responding to things on here. I know a few people have said but I just hadn’t realised how much the toxic environment in the other place was leading to me saying very little

For me, recognising that a show is part of the argument not the whole argument is reduce the pressure on yourself and it to explain & change hearts and minds - is it something like 14 interactions before a new thing even registers for people? Story and arc is what carries audience through

I’ve been working in disability justice alongside my creative practice for a few years happy to chat if it’s useful

Hello. I designed some stickers in collaboration with my kids (can you tell?)

Available to buy in a 5-pack of #aura #brat #bruh #slay and #rizz 🔥

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I like these! I’d also add just to communicate in contract negotiations. If you need to run a point up the management line to get approval so it’s taking longer let me know, don’t just go ten days without responding

Please, please, pleeeeassse stop buying train tickets on Trainline. They add a booking fee. Booking direct saves you money as none of the train companies add booking fees.

(From a disgruntled producer paying travel expenses to crew and cast)

Here Be Dragons | Unfolding Theatre Here Be Dragons is a captivating new show for families, packed with music, fun, and adventure. Brought to life on The Unfolding Theatre—a unique pop-up stage crafted from reclaimed wood—the show is ...

🐉✨ Announcing #HereBeDragons, a magical family theatre adventure touring Sunderland & South Tyneside in 2025! 🎭 Blending music, storytelling & local creativity, it celebrates the magic hidden in our communities.

📍 Tour info: unfoldingtheatre.co.uk/here-be-dragons
The Cultural Spring, Bitesize Tour

In other news millions of people in the UK are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks

HOW DO I GET MY PLAY ON? Twelve Playwrights answer. We chatted to some brilliant playwrights, asking them to share their experiences of getting plays to production, and what advice they would give to others. Here's what they said!

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social .....

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As a neurodivergent person who struggles with remembering things that aren’t right in front of me, all of these new follows on this new platform are full of the joy of “oh my god and YOU! I love you” … basically I’m DELIGHTED to remake your acquaintance

We are not playing the "health is morality" game anymore. We should never have played it to begin with. The whole idea that if you have a pre-existing condition you have somehow earned severe illness and waved your right to compassion was pushed during lockdowns to make people spend again.

Intro yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

1. Waitress
2. Outdoor Shop Assistant
3. Library Assistant
4. Teacher
5. Student Support Tutor

image shows the accessibility settings menu for bluesky, where one can toggle on or off different settings, including to make it mandatory to add alt text to images.

As a person who can be forgetful but who also wants to uphold disability justice whenever I can, I wanted to share how you can change your settings so that Bluesky won’t allow you to post until all your images have alt text. Alt text doesn’t have to be a big ordeal!

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