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Critical Moment Theatre @criticalmoment.bsky.social · Nov 22
This is us #theatresky !
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OPEN DOOR is SOLD OUT on Saturday night!

#LGBTQ+ #History #Theatre
Notice on Taunton Brewhouse's webpage. DATE: Saturday 20th September 2025 TIME: 20 hundred hours SOLD OUT
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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You can catch my interview with GWS Radio on listen again at 8:20 mins.

OPEN DOOR - QUEER FREEDOM UNLOCKED

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #LGBTQ+ #GayHistory #QueerTheatre

gws-radio.co.uk/listen-again...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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We're on GWS Radio today, talking all things OPEN DOOR.

A 1950s moment that changed queer history.

Live: 5pm, on 5Drive

Or find us on listen again.

gws-radio.co.uk

#LGBTQ+History #GayPride
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September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Mum woulda been super proud!
September 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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A dark February night in 1954 🌙 A young gay lad boards a train from Exeter to Bristol… and changes queer history forever.

OPEN DOOR
📅 Sat 20 Sept, 8pm
🏦 Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
🎫 01823 283 244

Tickets: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...
September 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Queer history on stage 🌈✨

OPEN DOOR tells the story of a young gay lad in 1954 whose train ride from Exeter to Bristol changed everything.

📅 Sat 20 Sept, 8pm
🏦 Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
🎫 01823 283 244

Tickets: https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/critical-moment-open-door/
September 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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What a boost to have Mr Peter Tatchell recognise our work! A LEGEND.

We are fully behind his #ApologiseNow campaign & all his passionate compassion for #HumanRights

#LoveIsLove Solidarity Forever.
petertatchellfdn.bsky.social Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · Sep 6
Queer history on stage 🌈✨

OPEN DOOR tells the story of a young gay lad in 1954 whose train ride from Exeter to Bristol changed everything.

📅 Sat 20 Sept, 8pm
🏦 Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
🎫 01823 283 244

Tickets: https://www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/critical-moment-open-door/
September 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Such an amazing cast! And director! 🤩 🤩
September 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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OPEN DOOR – Queer Freedom Unlocked

🗓 Saturday 20th September, 8pm

📍Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton

📞 Box office: 01823 283 244

🎟 TIX
www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Amazing! Incredible!
September 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Thanks for your support, Pliny. It means the world! x
plinys23.bsky.social Pliny Soocoormanee. 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇧 🇲🇺 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 @plinys23.bsky.social · Sep 5
A dark February night in 1954 🌙 A young gay lad boards a train from Exeter to Bristol… and changes queer history forever.

OPEN DOOR
📅 Sat 20 Sept, 8pm
🏦 Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
🎫 01823 283 244

Tickets: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...
September 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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When you write a comedy, you have to make sure that the humor doesn't undermine the stakes.

If your joke makes the hero seem goofy in a way that breaks the reality of your play, lose it. The audience will stop caring about her.

#writingcommunity #playwright #playwriting #writing
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Dennis is having a bad day & he's making sure everyone knows it.

Rehearsal shot of Danny Laine by Emily Appleton.

OPEN DOOR – Queer Freedom Unlocked

🗓 Saturday 20th September, 8pm

📍Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton

📞 Box office: 01823 283 244

🎟 TIX
www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...
Dennis, a young man in a 1950s suit, is taking surly to new heights.
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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🔥 OPEN SUBMISSIONS 🔥

Some amazing Writing and Arts opportunities for September 2025 compiled neatly on our site. Featuring opportunities for Theatre, Poetry, Fiction and Visual arts!

Get submitting 💪

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#writingsubmissions #creatives
SUBS! – Opportunities for Writers, Theatre and Visual Artists for September 2025
In many ways, 2025 is turning out to be 👏not👏the👏one. However! We hope your writing endeavors are going successfully. It always seems like going into Autumn is a great time to take stock and really…
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September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Dr Sheldon. Icy & sarky, but maybe she has a warm heart? And a secret?

Rehearsal shot of Joanne Rogers by Emily Appleton

OPEN DOOR

🗓 Saturday 20th September, 8:00pm
📍Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
📞 Box office: 01823 283 244
🎟 TIX

www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...

#LGBTQ+ #Theatre
Dr Sheldon, icy and sarky, but potentially warm-hearted. She's a 1950s professional in a tweed jacket and stylish green blouse. And she looks like she's getting ready to put someone in their place.
September 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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My Journey with LGBT+ Refugees.

Behind every asylum claim is a life unrepeatable, wounded, sacred.

We need to see beyond statistics and into the soul of the journey: from persecution to pride, from fear to healing.

Read the full blog: tinyurl.com/9wu67vte

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August 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Love is love! Congratualtions, Pliny & Jay!
plinys23.bsky.social Pliny Soocoormanee. 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇧 🇲🇺 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 @plinys23.bsky.social · Sep 3
An English version of this article is available here :

www.facebook.com/share/p/1GgM...
plinys23.bsky.social Pliny Soocoormanee. 🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇧 🇲🇺 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 @plinys23.bsky.social · Sep 1
Wow we made the front page of the sunday newspaper *5 Plus*
in #Mauritius‍🇲🇺 asking a pertinent question of why same sex unions are not recognised.

In it I also mention that we should start changing the world by being nice to the person next to you.

The interview is in French though.

#EqualLove
September 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Robert Reid. Queer activist, lost to time.

🗓 Saturday 20th September, 8:00 pm
📍Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
📞 Box office: 01823 283 244

www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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1954. On a dark February night, a young gay lad catches a train... and changes the life of every queer person in the UK.

OPEN DOOR is coming to Taunton Brewhouse!

TIX: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/criti...

#LGBTQ+History #Theatre #Playwriting
August 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Our hot new #LGBTQ+ play takes its next step!

#Theatre
martinjmalcolm.bsky.social Martin Malcolm @martinjmalcolm.bsky.social · Jul 12
On a dark February night in 1954, a young Exeter lad changed all our lives. Find out how…

OPEN DOOR
🗓️ Sat 19th July, 3:30pm
📍 Barnfield Theatre Exeter
📞Box Office: 01392 772 63 63

TIX
exeternorthcott.co.uk/events/open-...

#Theatre #Playwright #LGBTQ+
Poster for Open Door - Queer Freedom Unlocked. The image shows a dark, green-tiled corridor with a barred gate opening on daylight. There’s a logo for Critical Moment Theatre: on a red disc, the white shape of a figure about to cross a line.
July 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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We are all getting ready for #SolidarityPride. Sign up: solidaritypride.lgbt

🏳️‍🌈Join us tomorrow🏳️‍🌈

🗓️21 June 2025

📌Hungarian Embassy in #London

📨Send a message of solidarity to the #LGBT+ community under attack💥 in #Hungary🇭🇺

#UK #Mauritius #Liberation #Budapest
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June 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🚨 Hungary has BANNED Pride!

We won’t stay silent.

Join us outside the Hungarian Embassy in London at 1pm on Sat 21 June to protest this attack on LGBTQ+ people.

March. Resist. Solidarity. 🌐 SolidarityPride.lgbt
#SolidarityPride ✊🌈
Solidarity Pride - Solidarity Pride
We must stand shoulder to shoulder with LGBT+ people in Hungary as their authoritarian government bans Budapest Pride and all public LGBT+ gatherings. These attacks are not just political—they are per...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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We are casting!

#TheatreSky #LGBTQ+Pride
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Photo of a green-tiled corridor, with a barred gate opening onto daylight. Titles: Open Door – Queer freedom unlocked. Below that, the logo for Critical Moment Theatre: on a red background, the white shape of a figure about to cross a line. OPEN DOOR CASTING CALL OUT We are casting for a rehearsed reading of a brand new play inspired by true events. ‘Open Door’ by Martin Malcolm uncovers the roots of gay liberation in the rural South West and an unlikely activist who opened the way to the more free and equal society we know today. We are casting the following roles: DR JEAN SHELDON female, thirties, steely RUBY CALTON female, early twenties, nervous but determined DENNIS REECE male, early twenties, shifty The setting is Wells, Somerset 1954 (with a story connecting Exeter to Taunton) DATES: APPLY BY: Monday 23rd June AUDITION: Tuesday 1st July (Afternoon) REHEARSALS: Tuesday 15th July 10-6pm Exeter Thursday 17th July 10-6pm Exeter Friday 18th July 10-6pm Exeter PERFORMANCE DAYS: Saturday 19th July 10-6pm Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Saturday 20th September - Brewhouse, Taunton FEE: £150 per day, including performance days, i.e. £750 in total. (please note while some travel costs can be covered we are looking for actors with a Devon/Cornwall/Somerset base) We’re open to diverse and inclusive casting and will be delighted to receive applications from global majority, LGBTQ+ and non-binary performers. TO APPLY: Please send your CV/Spotlight link with a short cover email detailing which role you would like to be considered for and your connection to the South West. Email: criticalmomenttheatre@gmail.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Wondeful book. And it even has a reference to Robert Reid, the gay activist at the centre of our new play Open Door!

We have play readings coming up over a Prideful summer & we'll be posting about them soon. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#TheatreSky #LGBTQ+Pride #BookSky
martinjmalcolm.bsky.social Martin Malcolm @martinjmalcolm.bsky.social · Jun 12
Reading this ahead of my talk for Wells Pride on Saturday. It’s all kinds fabulous! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#LGBTQ+Pride #BookSky
A copy of The Light of Day by Christopher Stephens and Louise Radnofsky. Billed on the cover with: ‘The first man to come out at the dawn of gay liberation.’ The cover shows a 1960s photo of Roger Butler. There’s also a quote from Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Your book is the “really good book. Just one” that Roger Butler would have wanted. ‘
June 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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On the trail of a long-lost gay activist...

We're sending one of our #playwrights to Wells Pride to tell the story of our new show Open Door!

Hit the link to join us. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

14 June, Wells Town Hall, Somerset

#LGBTQ+Pride

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Promo image for Open Door. The strapline reads 'Queer freedom unlocked'. The image shows a shadowy green-tiled corridor, with a barred door open to the light of day. Critical Moment Theatre's logo - a figure about to cross a line, white on a red background - is at the bottom of the image.
June 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM