@ishydin - Bluesky Profile

Support Playwrights Summer Social Bringing together playwrights, screenwriters, their friends and supporters for an informal social at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. 24/07 - 7pm - 11pm.

Hello @londonwriterssalon.bsky.social - could you give this a share for us? We'd love you to join! A free informal social in east london for Playwrights, Screenwriters and their friends! #SupportPlaywrightsSummerSocial

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11.07.2025 16:03 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Champion: the fighters who pulled punches The famous event is just a backdrop for an observation of racism affecting a mixed-race family in the 1970s, served will by Ishy Din’s skills with characterisation.

New review: Champion at @livetheatre.bsky.social. The visit of Muhammed Ali actually cover story for a tale of a mixed-race family in South Shields, all trying to keep their heads down in different way @ishydin.bsky.social's characterision does well here. chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/c...

24.02.2025 12:26 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

A ticket and a copy of the playtext sit on a small round wooden table in the cabaret seating area, in front of the stage, at Live Theatre.

Great trip to @livetheatre.bsky.social this afternoon to see Champion by the brilliant @ishydin.bsky.social 👊

23.02.2025 19:27 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Brilliant show by @ishydin.bsky.social about family, mixed heritage, race, 1970s South Shields and Mohammed Ali. Also brilliantly performed by a great cast.
Packs a punch. 🥊
#Champion @livetheatre.bsky.social

19.02.2025 07:05 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

‘Bigger than the Queen’: the day Muhammad Ali blew Tyneside away One day after a royal visit, the boxing icon hit South Shields at his own expense, played darts, had his marriage blessed, and trounced Elizabeth II’s turnout. Our writer explains why he has written a...

Check out this insightful @theguardian.com article as playwright @ishydin.bsky.social explains why he has written about Muhammad Ali's iconic visit to Tyneside for his upcoming play #Champion having its #WorldPremiere here from this Thu 13 Feb - Sat 8 Mar.
Read it in full at tinyurl.com/49kxavpt

10.02.2025 12:07 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0