Benji W 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧

Good morning! Happy Monday.

Sondheim's Company, with Adrian Lester, to be broadcast on BBC this month Sondheim and Furth’s iconic musical will be shown next weekend

Oh my goodness. My favourite Sondheim performed back back in the day is getting rescreened.
How amazing!

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Hello hello Bluesky followers.
Think of this as a safe rest point. A checkpoint you can stay for a while. You won’t lose any progress by being here.
Just think to yourself
“May I feel safe. May I feel content. May I feel strong. May I live with ease.”

Invisible Made Visible - This American Life David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff, in his final performance on the show.

On the radio this weekend: David Sedaris, Tig Notaro, Ryan Knighton, and the late David Rakoff in his final performance on the show.

Nice try smart guy.

Joe. Joe. Just saying discuss doesn’t an engaging debate make.

@overstatedpathos.bsky.social thanks for sharing the post

@noshayminthat.bsky.social Thanks for sharing. 💙

Donate to Benji’s Big Brummie (Blue)Print, organised by Liz Garlinge Hello, we are Ruth Harvey and Liz Garlinge, two admirers of the man, the legend, la gran… Liz Garlinge needs your support for Benji’s Big Brummie (Blue)Print

Absolutely bowled over. My cancer portrait has raised over £3,000! 😭 Words can't express my gratitude. To everyone who donated, shared, or simply offered kind words, thank you from the bottom of my heart. This means the world.
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Anal Cancer Awareness Day. March 21st 2025.

It's time to Talk, Share and Raise Awareness

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Buenos Aires (Original Broadway Cast) by Patti LuPone, Mark Syers & Various Artists on Apple Music Song · 1979 · Duration 4:52

#nowplaying Buenos Aires - Patti LuPone

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That’s a real no nonsense approach that I’ve come to expect from you. ❤️

GUINNESS RECORD!
Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap celebrates its 30,000th performance in the West End today. The genre-defining murder mystery opened in 1952 and continues to enthral audiences more than 70 years on.
Congratulations!

Post: International Agatha Christie Festival

I laughed when I saw a restaurant serving watermelon as a tuna steak.

Cheeky. ;)

Good morning. Hope you have a great day!

And it’s the only one left. It’s a piece of queer history. They’ll appreciate it, care for it and enable other people to enjoy it too.

Thanks. Hugs always appreciated. Hope you have a good day.

👋🏻 Hope you have a good day!

Good morning! Hope you have a great day.

On the Gay Agenda today: chatting with my oncologist about blood test results from Monday which may mean some treatment tomorrow; moisturise; trim nails; possibly taking delivery of a high backed chair & foot rest.

Good morning. I was hoping for something of a lie in… body clearly has something else in mind. Slept well but shifted due to meds yesterday. Yesterday was good but anyone that saw me said how tired I looked.

A Kiss At the End of the Rainbow by Mitch & Mickey on Apple Music Song · 2003 · Duration 2:31

#NowPlaying A Kiss At The End of the Rainbow - Mitch & Mickey. (Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara)

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I know I’m linking to Amazon and they’re a Big Bad..
They have a clutch of Octavia E Butler novels as part of their Kindle Daily Deal offers.
Having to resist but it’s making my fingers itch.

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Emoji.

At Uni we performed Funeral Games and I played Pringle. Orton’s plays have some pin sharp satires and delightful humour.
Teenage me would marvel at how things have turned out. He was so ashamed & scared. Where’s that fear now?

For my A Level theatre studies course my friend Katie and I performed the opening scene from What The Butler Saw. Then I saw there was a touring youth theatre production of The Erpingham Camp (I played Mr Erpingham) with Theatre In Downs who were based in Chippenham.

Both of the archivists remember me practically skipping with joy as I explored the items and it was such a special experience for me. It reminded them what a privilege it is to have the collection.

The special collections team at Leicester University have been amazing at helping me arrange this.
They said being named as a donor in the library catalogue would mean I’d be linked with Joe Orton.

A few years ago I participated in an auction & bought a unique poster for The Erpingham Camp by Joe Orton from Leonie Orton (Joe's sister). It’s a priceless piece of queer history that I get to enjoy.
Arranging with the Orton Archive to pass the poster over on a long term/permanent loan.