Caitlin Skinner

A Career-Ending Decision? Fifteen years ago, I co-founded Touretteshero as a creative response to the increasing impact that my tics were having on my life. I also started writing this blog. Over the years I’ve tackled some tr...

The start of my 3rd week not being able to work because of a decision by the DWP under Keir Starmer to cut my #AccessToWork support by 61%. With support I can work, without it I can't. The shock & sadness is still overwhelming: www.touretteshero.com/safe/2025/05... @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social

Our brilliant programme M*class is back, this time for lighting design and curated by the wonderful Emma Jones. Please share x

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Is it just me or are all the cafe Nero's looking really rough these days?

Thanks so much for your support Jack!

Congratulations to Stellar Quines for a fantastic opening night! Brilliant to get through to Lochgelly and catch this ambitious, funny, and original Scottish musical in the heart of Fife. An example of de-centralising theatre, bringing big shows to people at affordable prices, just brill to see!

Stellar Quines stands with trans women and with the trans community. For decades feminists have fought to liberate women from being defined by our bodies and reproductive function. The ruling by the UK Supreme Court on the Equality Act is a regressive step that should be of great concern to anyone who cares about justice. As intersectional feminists we understand that the fight for trans rights is integral to and not in contradiction with the rights of cis women. We will continue to advocate for this in our own work and across our spheres of influence. In the meantime, the court ruling cannot take away the joy we have working with our amazing Frankie cast which includes trans and non binary people who are absolutely smashing it. What’s happening in the courts doesn’t stop us finding community, loving each other and creating together. Trans women are women, trans men are men, non-binary people have always existed.

Stellar Quines stands with trans women and with the trans community.

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Update: the photo was AI! Not even a human. No amount of water would make me look like that.

I showed my partner a Pinterest image of the haircut I want.

Me: I wanna look like this.

JJ: I think you'll need to drink a lot of water.

A hand holds a pile of flyers, with the Frankie Stein poster on them.

The posters and flyers are here! 🤖

If you’re in the mood for a sci-fi dark comedy feminist adaptation then we’ve got the show for you - coming to the Lochgelly centre this April 🎶

If you see one of our posters out and about take a photo and tag us - we’d love to share 💚

We're doing Pay What You Choose tickets for our show in Lochgelly. One weekend only and it's going to be dead good.

Coming soon 👀

Was nice to talk to Brian and Fergus about where we are in Scottish Theatreland. Very happy that Exeunt is back and really appreciating the way Fergus Morgan is writing about Scottish theatre these days.

I'm in Denmark during Fastelavn, a festival which involves some tasty buns. I've eaten several but disappointingly haven't heard anyone sing this awesome bun song;

Yay!!! Brilliant news!!

Oh no!! I didn't realise. That's annoying. There will be more later in 2025 tho Corinne x

We're sharing a scratch of a new Jordan & Skinner coproduction with the amazing Disaster Plan on Wednesday. It's ridiculous.

Anyone recommend great theatre podcasts? More practice based if possible. Ta x

Finally!!!! ☺️

Sending love to all Scottish theatre colleagues waiting on news this am. You are great.

Do you go to the theatre? Do you care about Palestinian art and culture? Do you want the Edinburgh Fringe to be an internationalist platform where Palestinan artists can be seen and celebrated? Then give these people your money, they need it!

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Folks I basically live on a wind farm!?!?! What's gonna happen? Should I be trying to tie my car down or something?

More “masculine energy”? You mean “more sexism”?

We're here!

Day 5 of development: complete unravelling in the morning. Putting ourselves back together in the afternoon.

Quotes from day 4 of development:
"What if we do it like this with our heads in?"
"Sorry. What is floor arms?"
"This is not what I thought we were going to be doing today."

Day three of development: fighting intrusive thoughts of wtf we gonna do for the sharing?

Day two of development. In love with everyone already.

And we’re off. The Women’s Prize for Playwriting is now open for submissions 🏆

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I'm just a girl, walking roon a loch, thinking aboot plays.