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Phelim McDermott

@openspacer.bsky.social

I improvise. I open space, I facilitate. I make unforgettable theatre, amongst others. Director My Neighbour Totoro. Artistic Director @ www.improbable.co.uk www.devotedanddisgruntled.com

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Will do!

04.08.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Jackie so pleased you enjoyed it.

04.08.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks :)

03.08.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you and I hope you get a chance to see it again. Having seen it a fair few times.. It does bear fruit ;)

03.08.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you I’m so pleased you enjoyed it :)

02.08.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! So pleased you enjoyed the show πŸ’š

02.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much :) Glad you and they enjoyed the show :)

02.08.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
My Neighbour Totoro Enter a world of magic and wonder with My Neighbour Totoro - a perfect enchanted adventure! Book your tickets for My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO: Buy band A and B seats at special price of Β£65 at all performances (except Saturday Afternoons) from 19th August until 30th September 2025. BOOK BY 14th AUGUST 2025 at: theatremonkey.londontheatredirect.com/play/my-neig...

31.07.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a Pru frock coat.

27.07.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œEven better than wearing purple and a red hat that doesn’t suit you” says Jenny Joseph

27.07.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

..or until you wear the bottom of your trousers rolled.

26.07.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image Description: Text card - β€œThe future looks bleak for our creative industries unless we act now. Unless we let our government know the situation we’re in. Unless we get them to recognise that theatre doesn’t make sense in pockets of Britain but rather needs to be present in the entirety of Britain.” - The quote is credited to freelance writer, Jack Thorne

Image Description: Text card - β€œThe future looks bleak for our creative industries unless we act now. Unless we let our government know the situation we’re in. Unless we get them to recognise that theatre doesn’t make sense in pockets of Britain but rather needs to be present in the entirety of Britain.” - The quote is credited to freelance writer, Jack Thorne

Playwright and screenwriter Jack Thorne, creator of Netflix’s Adolescence, urges political leaders to recognise the scale of challenge facing the British theatre sector and to act before it’s too late.

uktheatre.org/jack-thorne-...

FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKArts #SaveTheArts

23.07.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Upcoming Performances

Warwick Art Centre, 7 - 8 October 2025

Contact Theatre Manchester with S!ck Festival, 19 – 22 November 2025

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, 5 – 7 February 2026

20.07.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a total joy and different every time.. just as Rachel would want it.

20.07.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
A 'note from the Artistic Director' on Perfect Show For Rachel An audio version of this blog read by Flo is available, please click here.Hello, Flo here. I’ll start this by saying I find it incredibly hard to be succinct or clever when I’m writing about this show...

This writing from Flo about how the show came about is very touching. www.wearezooco.co.uk/post/a-note-...

20.07.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Perfect Show For Rachel β€” Improbable

@stephenunwin.bsky.social The new tour of Perfect Show for Rachel made with Zoo Co joyously celebrates what happens when Rachel gets to direct the show that she wants to see! www.improbable.co.uk/current-proj...

20.07.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve just seen a bit in a British-made Netflix series in which an English character said β€˜I could give a shit’ instead of β€˜couldn’t’ and I am once again calling for the severing of all economic and diplomatic ties with the United States of America.

19.07.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 961    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 10

Things get crispy in the desert.

18.07.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Settlers perform The Lightning Tree (the theme tune to Follyfoot).

17.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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My FOURTH ACT Podcast If life is a 5-act play, what will you do in your FOURTH ACT?

A podcast that i had the privilege to do with the wonderful Achim Nowak myfourthact.com?fbclid=IwQ0x...

17.07.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got out of the totoro play. It really is an utter masterpiece. So much so that I can't really articulate my feelings towards it. If you haven't seen it yet, do.

10.07.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Ben so pleased you were touched by it.

11.07.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks and Glad you enjoyed it Adam :)

11.07.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The poetry machine [written by claude.] Here’s the thing about ChatGPT that nobody wants to admit: It’s not intelligent. It’s something far more interesting. Back in the 1950s, a Russian linguist na…

Seth Godin on point as ever about Ai seths.blog/2025/07/the-...

11.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Totoro Stage Show Reveals New Trailer | Screen One Screen One | A brand new trailer for the stage version of My Neighbour Totoro reveals a rare glimpse of the beloved spirit himself. Watch it here.

✨ The forest spirit awakens!
My Neighbour Totoro drops a brand-new trailer with a rare look at Totoro himself.
πŸŽ₯ Watch here β†’ screen-one.net/my-neighbour...
#Totoro #StudioGhibli #WestEnd #StageMagic #ScreenOne #RSC #TheatreSky

09.07.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If in London...GO SEE THIS! I loved the staging and puppet work...amazingly fun!

09.07.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
RSC's My Neighbour Totoro | 2025 West End trailer
YouTube video by OfficialLondonTheatre RSC's My Neighbour Totoro | 2025 West End trailer

The latest trailer for the RSC My Neighbour Totoro show reveals a bit of the big fella himself and even a glimpse of Catbus action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDG4...

09.07.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Jonas I am so pleased you appreciated our show and the care we took :)

10.07.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The official trailer for My Neighbour Totoro, now playing in London's West End πŸ’šπŸŒ±

#FindYourSpirit

09.07.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Si este verano viajas a Londres debes ver MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (Mi vecino Toroto), adaptaciΓ³n teatral producida por la Royal Shakespeare Company de la pelΓ­cula de Hayao Miyazaki.πŸ“—πŸπŸ’šπŸŸ’πŸŸ©πŸ«‘
totoroshow.com

09.07.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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