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'stunning' Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Jul 16

Sometimes you write a review that’s less about the show and more about a chapter of your life ❤️
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...

Review: Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum

'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more'

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very lucky to get to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social about his new book and the power of sharing stories. It’s a brilliant book, you’ll love it 🤩 ❤️ and yes, I ate all the prop biscuits after taking this photo. www.northernsoul.me.uk/adam-farrer-...

Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.

'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more'

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Adam Farrer @adamjfarrer.bsky.social · Jun 28

I spoke to @amyfleurstone.bsky.social at Northern Soul about Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, the power of shared embarrassment to forge human connections and, unexpectedly, Gladiators. #booksky

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Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 30

Proper good innit 🪓🐇🐦‍⬛🐐🍷 (sadly no emoji for a tome of the occult)

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 30

So chuffed with this purchase: Dead Cats Club shirt for £8 in St Luke’s hospice charity shop 😍can’t wait to wear this for day-job meetings and grin menacingly at anyone who backs away when they inspect the print 😈

Black oversized shirt with white print of ravens, hares, goblets, axes, pentagram-bound books and goats

Close up of the white print on black fabric of ravens, hares, goblets, axes, pentagram-bound books and goats

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 24

To the knobhead in Costa: being posh doesn’t give you the right to be a nasty prick to baristas or anyone else for that matter, your wife and kids are clearly scared of you as well, get some help

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 18

Went to Sheffield Cocktail Festival for Northern Soul and had a blast! www.instagram.com/reel/DJyr2FH...

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 17

This was mad good. MAD GOOD. That’s how articulate I am after a long week but if you want to read some real sentences strung together in actual paragraphs please read my review: www.northernsoul.me.uk/swan-lake-bo...

'a force of nature' Swan Lake, Sheffield Lyceum

Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 16

The way he’s phrased this makes it seem like I just wandered in the direction of someone playing a piano by sheer coincidence but I did actually commission an arrangement of this song for the occasion

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 16

My review of Hamlet Hail to the Thief is here: www.northernsoul.me.uk/hamlet-thief... I can’t stress this enough: you have to go and see this production, it’s a masterpiece @the-rsc.bsky.social #hamlethailtothethief

Review: Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester.

'incredible' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 10

This was apparently the most read article for that month and I’m really chuffed about that because I’m pretty sure it’s down to the fact I waded into a debate in the comments section of another review that completely slated the production, and the actors, in a way that made me quite quite mad

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Mar 10

My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 9

Predictably, I absolutely loved Broken Biscuits and it was so good to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social today! Even though I was inarticulate and rambling as usual, it was worth it just to tell him it was a great book. Watch this space for review/interview but in the meantime: buy the book, people

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Apr 13

Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️

A copy of Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by Adam Farrer with a Minecraft figure, a toy dinosaur and a black and white cat

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 9

Just realised there’s another secret egg in there, new levels of cruelty

Open cardboard box showing two chocolate eggs

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 8

Saw this last night at Factory International, absolute belter. Wrote my review on the train home but lost my programme in the process, gutted! #hamlethailtothethief #hamlet #hailtothethief @the-rsc.bsky.social #factoryinternational @northern--soul.bsky.social

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · May 7

Dylan (not fussed about sweet things) has kept this monstrosity intact since Easter for the sole purpose of torturing his brother Joey, who inhaled his chocolate because his sweet tooth is rivalled only by mine. D opened the box purely to make sure J can see/smell the chocolate if he’s nearby. Evil.

A 495g Galaxy Easter egg box on a table with a banana next to it for scale

'incredible' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Apr 13

Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Mar 10

My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...

Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield

a cartoon character says i am the lizard queen in front of a security guard

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Mar 8

Perfect Saturday night @bookwormvaught.bsky.social ❤️

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Mar 8

ALT: a cartoon character says i am the lizard queen in front of a security guard

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Feb 12

JEREMY DYSON RETWEETED ME, PEOPLE 🤩😭🤩

Ghost Stories a 'No Spoilers' review in Sheffield - TotalNtertainment

Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Feb 12

As far as I can tell, the team behind #ghoststories isn’t on Bluesky but I’d love them to see this! My review of Ghost Stories at the Lyceum in Sheffield last night, for Totalntertainment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.totalntertainment.com/live-reviews...

The reviewer information for Ghost Stories contains an unusual request - a plea to keep the secrets of the play. See what Amy had to say here

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Feb 8

What’s with the 60 second limit on videos with Bluesky? Bah. Anyway, you can see approx. 90 seconds of my trip to Lincoln to support the opening of my wonderful friend’s art exhibition ‘Scarborough Macabre’ here 🖤 www.instagram.com/reel/DFyXQ7z...

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Jan 31

Last night I went to the housewarming party for the new location of the Botanist in Sheffield, it’s a great space! 🍃🌿🌱 www.instagram.com/reel/DFd99y8...

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Amy Stone @amyfleurstone.bsky.social · Jan 24

Unpaid carers, there are millions of you out there and this is for you! Publishers, industry people, please spread the word 🙏🏻

BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · Jan 23

And don’t forget now, unpaid carers. This is a prize for YOU and you’ve nothing to lose by entering. Don’t be shy, don’t self-reject, and if you have additional access needs, please contact me and we shall make it work! Here or [email protected]

BookwormVaught - Dr Anna Vaught @bookwormvaught.bsky.social · Jan 21

In 2022 I launched a new literary prize for writer-carers (UK & ROI), the #Curae award. A wealth of wonderful prizes from across industry, publication and many entries. The second prize opened 1/02/25 and so far we have far fewer entries. There are around 7million unpaid carers: industry PLEASE help