Michael Smith

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Not a lot of theatre news today.

At the theatre. The man next to me spent the first 10 minutes looking up the price of the furniture on the stage. Then fell asleep.

Within Touching Distance is an exceptional experience. A 25 minute, unsetelling, comforting, emotional, disturbing, one-to-one experience from childhood to care-home via VR, sensitive touch and a bit of dressing up. It's at University of Greenwich until 17 Dec @iamzuuk

#50onedollarbills Dear @circa__art and @nadyariot Of course I'd love to win one of these prints. Please do consider compressing the images you use in these competitions. I've got this one down from 5MB to 200K which is saving a lot of energy use. @circa.art

... and you'd get to work with me....

"Turning a moment we never asked for into the opportunity of a lifetime" Thanks to @rossmccall75, our brilliant Breakfast Briefing speaker, talking us through the huge undertaking of renaming and rebranding an arts venue.

Went to a magic show... Almost every man in the audience felt the need to explain how (they thought) each trick was done, in a stage whisper, to their partner. And several wanted us all to know that they knew the Santana track playing in the interval. #unbelievableshow

I saw 2 brilliantly crafted shows, upstairs @sohotheatre last night. @BenTarget's Lorenzo was hugely moving and tender (and he serves coffee on the way in). @liv_ello and @FrankieThomp1's Body Show is far from subtle but ever clever in all the right ways.

So unsettling to hear that we share a world with people who would plan and take a deliberate trip to destroy something so beautiful. This photo is of me and our youngest, Flying the Flag (by Ai Weiwei) for Human Rights. flytheflag.org.uk @FuelTheatre #FlyTheFlag

@RobinComms It's just devastating to think that we share a world with people who would do that, isn't it?

The level of vandalism here, the sheer malevolence to take a (chain?)saw, hike to a much loved centuries-old tree in the dead of night (it's not that easy to access), and chop down something enjoyed by so many is beyond sickening. Selfish. Heartbreaking. Evil.

Tomorrow, for @cog_design's Breakfast Briefing, I'll be interviewing Alistair Smith, editor of The Stage. What should I be asking him?

Closing Time is a fittingly brilliant ending to the Death of England series from @Clint_Dyer_ and @royboywilliams. I've loved every episodic installment of this balanced, thought provoking, realistic drama series. @NationalTheatre

A big hello to Nazma Noor @cog_design, who will join us at Digital Marketing Day 2023 to discuss Search Engine Optimisation. We can’t wait to see you in London. Find out more about Digital Marketing Day here: a-m-a.co.uk/digital-market…

We launched a new website and brand identity for @lsqtheatre ✨ … complete with a bespoke ticketing system integration, playful visuals throughout and a snappy instant search Big thanks to the @cog_design, LST & @ticketsolvers teams 🙌 Take a look 👉 leicestersquaretheatre.com

Jaha Koo’s Cuckoo was terrific (poignant, shocking, clever, informative, thought-provoking, subtle and hard hitting) tonight at Bridewell Theatre. It's on tomorrow too. It marks the start of #LIFTtheCity from @LIFTfestival

Sweet announcement from the train guard, asking people to set themselves an alarm so they wake up before their stop. #LastTrainToTheKentCoast

@glasshouseicm Congratulations – a great name from a perfectly pitched process.

We were Sage Gateshead. We're now The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. New name. Same great place for live music lovers.

We're hiring! 🤗 The Campaign for the Arts is looking for a 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 to engage and involve people with our work, at a crucial moment for the future of the arts in the UK. Deadline 11 Sept → campaignforthearts.org/about/jobs/