Tom Smith

Seriously? Priorities a bit fucked there...

Fuck being a canary, I identify as a red-tailed hawk and I will eviscerate AI with my mighty talons.

Depending on the damage might be worth seeing if a data recovery service can help? Could be worth the cost for the time it'd take to put your collection back together.

No thoughts only Upbeat Warbler.

Our message to London 👇🏻

Nick Clegg being a shit over artists rights

The latest in a long line of terrible humans seeing if they can destroy people lives before asking if they should. If only sociopaths were seen as bad instead of rewarded.

Biting Point review at Fruit Market Multi-Storey Car Park Read our review of Biting Point at Fruit Market Multi-Storey Car Park: Middle Child's site-specific play about road rage

Lovely mention from The Stage for my most recent project with Middle Child.

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Being a freelancer is really hard right now. Take care of yourselves, friends.

A group of people stood in a circle on top of an outdoor car park. In the background is The Deep aquarium.

Post-dress huddle. We open tomorrow.

Sometimes sound design is a carefully crafted atmosphere, and sometimes it's parking a van in front of the generators to block the noise.

A split screen image of the National Theatre in London and a wedding play by Middle Child. Text says Middle Child, resident company of the National Theatre.

T'is official. We can now call ourselves a resident company of @nationaltheatre.org.uk 😀 www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/news/middle-...

A screenshot from Reaper, a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) application. There are hundreds of blocks in a rainbow of different colours, each representing a different audio clip. There red and blue vertical lines dividing the screen into the different scenes of the play and lines that have been recorded.

For Biting Point we have two actors, but closer to two dozen characters. We've recorded about 260 lines of dialogue for all the other people in John and Anita's lives. If you're a @middlechildhull.bsky.social fan some of the voices might feel strangely familiar. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk

Biting Point by Sid Sagar — Middle Child Biting Point is a new play by Sid Sagar, coming to Hull and touring Yorkshire and north-east England in summer 2025.

If you've seen Krapp's Last Tape and want to see more shows that sound good and do other stuff good too, come and see Biting Point. In Hull 10th to 18th May then on tour. www.middlechildtheatre.co.uk/biting-point

An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can

Review: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, York Theatre Royal | West End Best Friend Gary Oldman returns to the stage in Beckett’s one-act play, Krapp's Last Tape, at York Theatre Royal.

"Tom Smith's sound design must receive praise [...] It sounds entirely authentic throughout."
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Reminded me of the first time hearing the music at a Sea Fort, fab stuff.

Krapp’s Last Tape review – Gary Oldman’s arresting one-man Beckett is a startling piece of theatre Oldman gives an emotional encounter with his past selves as he single-handedly directs, set-designs and performs Samuel Beckett’s existential monologue

"It is remarkable to build such intimacy in a space as big as this auditorium [...] with crisp sound design by Tom Smith." www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/a...

★★★★ Review: Krapp’s Last Tape – Gary Oldman is a devastatingly stoic Krapp in his own production of the Beckett classic

Read more 👉 www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/...

If "Knock the block off a Nazi" isn't on a slogan tee it probably should be.

Time Travel Radio - History is about to misbehave From 1680s livestock disputes to 1980s radio ads, this playful journey through time reveals the timeless quirks of local life...Time Travel Radio is part of the History Misbehaves series of dramas and...

Earlier this year I worked on a project with Acomb Library here in York, telling stories from local history with folks from the community. I'd missed the memo, but it's now been uploaded and you can listen to it. It's called History Misbehaves: Time Travel Radio, and it's about 30 minutes long.

An image of two audio waveforms; one at the top on a green background, and one below on a red background. The top waveform has a very noticeable peak where the microphone has been knocked during recording. In the lower waveform this peak has been completely removed leaving the audio clean.

iZotope RX really does still feel like magic sometimes. I was recently sent a voice recording, just the one take, with a pretty hefty mic bump partway through. Little bit of polishing and spectral repair and as good as new. Anyway the short version is I'm a wizard.

The trans flag with a black Middle Child logo on top.

Middle Child wish to reaffirm our love and solidarity with the trans community. You will always be welcome in our spaces and the stories we tell.

A screenshot from the New York Times puzzles app, reading: "Congratulations! You finished a Monday puzzle in 9 minutes and 25 seconds. 100 day streak. 20 seconds faster than your average."

In other news I also just crossed a milestone with the NYT crossword. Going much better than my last Duolingo streak.

York Theatre Royal

Yesterday we opened Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal. To say it's been a little surreal is an understatement, but also a joy and a privelege. Here's to many bananas more. 🍌 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/krapps-...

Sid Sagar, a British-Indian man in his 30s with short black hair and stubble on his face, wearing a dark blue shirt open at the collar.

Marc Graham, a white man in his 30s with short dark hair and green eyes, wearing a blue waffle knit jumper, in front of a green background.

Katie Singh, a British-South Asian woman in her 30s with long, brown wavy hair down past her shoulders.

Director - Paul Smith Assistant Director - Grace Waga Glevey Composer - Kobby Taylor Dramaturg - Matthew May Designer - Bethany Wells Sound Designer - Tom Smith Lighting Designer - Caitlin Clarke Movement Director - Danielle Clements Sensitivity Reader - Jay Mitra Company Stage Manager - Shona Wright Deputy Stage Manager - Olivia Dudley Technical Stage Manager - Caitlin Clarke Sound Engineer - Jack Pellatt Artist Wellbeing Support - Artist Wellbeing Company Audience Experience Director - Rachael Abbey Artistic Contributors - Jay Mitra; Grace Waga Glevey Local Ambassador (Selby) - Louise Record

Meet the company of Biting Point, our next big show, written by Sid Sagar and premiering on top of a car park in Hull, 10-18 May 🚗 bit.ly/3Dl592z

Back in Hull with this soon and looking forward to it. A wonderful team as ever with MC and so much to explore with sound and music. 💙

Currently editing this mini podcast series, Episode 2 out in a couple of days.

It'd be a very different vibe but I reckon Ralph Fiennes would make an excellent Traitors host.

Here’s the Channel 4 report on this absolutely disgusting decision by the government. £250k is peanuts! youtu.be/kMF_HMGXK3Y?...

I suppose the true model railway fantasy is efficient, well managed public transport.