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Playwright, theatre director, prof and mum.
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Celebrate International Women's Day by interrupting men with your unsolicited opinions and taking credit for their work. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.

Gisèle Pelicot has been named as The Independent’s most influential woman of 2025 – topping the Influence List to mark International Women’s Day. Full story: trib.al/Sk7g2ag

‘For women especially, prison is a place of chaos and trauma where vulnerable people struggle to maintain their dignity, let alone sanity… into these containers of suffering are dropped women whose only crime is mental illness’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Birthday walk with two of my favourite humans.

UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Remembering my dear friend Olly Emmanuel today. Much missed. 💔

Short Attention Span Theatre are looking for writers for their April tour shows.

🎭Returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade, Jodie Whittaker takes on the role of a lifetime in Zinnie Harris’ acclaimed contemporary adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi, playing at the Trafalgar Theatre. Book now before it ends on 20th Dec www.lovemytheatre.com/post/the-duc...

Theatre archivists / hive minds quick question - I'm trying to put together a list female playwright/ directors that have been on in the west end?

So so so good. Odd to experience a drop of good news for once!

Tip for my male friends and colleagues, there's no point calling out misogyny in private. 🤷‍♀️

One of my best friends just sent me a text that said she's ok but her 'chest has been encrusted with an extra layer of heavy these past few weeks' I think that is the most perfect description of this november I have heard. I told her the good news is she's a fucking poet.

And while I’m at it please can only brilliant people (yes that’s you) apply for this - we need a fantastic new plays associate at the Royal Court Theatre (RT we want all the best people to see and apply) royalcourttheatre.com/new-plays-as...

Yes. Yes! Hopefully this is the start of arts being seen and valued again. Its so vital for young people.

Anyone else feeling reluctant to post anything of any substance - still traumatised by experience on X? (I'll get there, very much taking babysteps here.... )

@louisbarabbas.bsky.social Good to see you here! ❤️

My new coaching programme for socially engaged cultural workers is LIVE. Please share far and wide, in this much paired down network I need all the help I can get. www.lilyeinhorn.com/re-inspire

For early and mid career theatre companies - an incredible package of support to take a show to Edinburgh: £10k cash Underbelly slot 65/35 split PR / marketing support Publishing and licensing deal Support with audience access Previews at New Diorama Mentoring & more newdiorama.com/for-artists/...