Dan Rebellato
@danrebellato.bsky.social
World-renowned playwright and exotic dancer. http://www.danrebellato.co.uk
Just out. I've written a major report (with David Edgar) looking at the effect of Covid on British Theatre. You can download it here: www.britishtheatreconsortium.co.uk/britishtheat...
British Theatre Before and After Covid
www.britishtheatreconsortium.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Just out. I've written a major report (with David Edgar) looking at the effect of Covid on British Theatre. You can download it here: www.britishtheatreconsortium.co.uk/britishtheat...
There were two playwriting awards at the #speakies. I won Best New Play and the legendary Roy Williams won Best Adaptation. And here we are! The lads!
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There were two playwriting awards at the #speakies. I won Best New Play and the legendary Roy Williams won Best Adaptation. And here we are! The lads!
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Published next Monday with a beautiful introduction by Dan Rebellato that makes me teary and blush @nationaltheatre.org.uk @methuendrama.bsky.social @danrebellato.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Published next Monday with a beautiful introduction by Dan Rebellato that makes me teary and blush @nationaltheatre.org.uk @methuendrama.bsky.social @danrebellato.bsky.social
Just finished this. I can't believe there a better one-volume history of nineteenth-century Britain around: grippingly structured, elegantly written, full of fascinating insights and vignettes that bring the period to life. A wonderful achievement.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just finished this. I can't believe there a better one-volume history of nineteenth-century Britain around: grippingly structured, elegantly written, full of fascinating insights and vignettes that bring the period to life. A wonderful achievement.
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
I ORDER YOU TO DO THE THING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO ANYWAY THAT I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO BUT I AM TOTALLY FINE ABOUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I ORDER YOU TO DO THE THING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO ANYWAY THAT I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO BUT I AM TOTALLY FINE ABOUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
GO TO SLEEP, SHEEPLE!
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
GO TO SLEEP, SHEEPLE!
Strange that senior figures at the BBC who edited out the 'peacefully and patriotically' bit of Trump's speech lose their jobs, while the 1,500+ rioters on January 6th who also clearly omitted that bit of Trump's speech get pardoned.
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Strange that senior figures at the BBC who edited out the 'peacefully and patriotically' bit of Trump's speech lose their jobs, while the 1,500+ rioters on January 6th who also clearly omitted that bit of Trump's speech get pardoned.
Every bit as good as everyone says it is.
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Every bit as good as everyone says it is.
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Quite a headline.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite a headline.
@lizbaz.bsky.social Hey, Liz! Weird question: did you once own a copy of Plays by Henry Arthur Jones? The CUP version edited by Russell Jackson? Because I've just bought a second-hand copy and markings inside suggest it might have been yours...
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
@lizbaz.bsky.social Hey, Liz! Weird question: did you once own a copy of Plays by Henry Arthur Jones? The CUP version edited by Russell Jackson? Because I've just bought a second-hand copy and markings inside suggest it might have been yours...
Genuinely baffled.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Genuinely baffled.
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And is the human-level general intelligence in the room with you now?
AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here on.ft.com/3JERVRg
AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here
Tech leaders say systems now rival human intelligence in key tasks, further fuelling the superintelligence debate
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
And is the human-level general intelligence in the room with you now?
We just watched this. Predictable, forgettable, worthless. I promise: your life will be improved by not watching it.
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We just watched this. Predictable, forgettable, worthless. I promise: your life will be improved by not watching it.
Responses to Billie Eilish’s challenge to the billionaires are a reminder that if you’re wealthy you can’t criticise billionaires because you’re a hypocrite and if you’re poor you can’t criticise billionaires because then you’re envious. So, magically, no one is allowed to criticise billionaires.
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Responses to Billie Eilish’s challenge to the billionaires are a reminder that if you’re wealthy you can’t criticise billionaires because you’re a hypocrite and if you’re poor you can’t criticise billionaires because then you’re envious. So, magically, no one is allowed to criticise billionaires.
How do you get to trademark “partly drying out a tomato”??
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How do you get to trademark “partly drying out a tomato”??
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
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Thrilled that @marklewisohn.bsky.social has contributed this passionate, personal post to the CST series against the recent BBC Written Archives policy shifts. His cri de couer is directed squarely at those who came up with the changes. Please read and share widely.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
DEFENDING THE WAC: MARK LEWISOHN LOOKS AT WHY RENEWED APPRECIATION IS URGENTLY REQUIRED
I was asked to write an op-ed piece saying why I think the BBC’s Written Archives Centre (WAC) is a unique and brilliant resource, which I can do because it’s both – and why, therefore…
cstonline.net
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thrilled that @marklewisohn.bsky.social has contributed this passionate, personal post to the CST series against the recent BBC Written Archives policy shifts. His cri de couer is directed squarely at those who came up with the changes. Please read and share widely.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
Remember the Republican Party clutching its pearls about confederate statues being torn down because it was 'erasing history'? And now this gaudy prick demolishes the East Wing of the White House without a word of protest.
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Remember the Republican Party clutching its pearls about confederate statues being torn down because it was 'erasing history'? And now this gaudy prick demolishes the East Wing of the White House without a word of protest.
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Are we actually supposed to be scandalised by this? Is that the idea? These migrants, coming over here, spending their last days among their only living relatives because they're completely alone
October 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Are we actually supposed to be scandalised by this? Is that the idea? These migrants, coming over here, spending their last days among their only living relatives because they're completely alone
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
Seems legit. What shall I write?
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Seems legit. What shall I write?
2024: AI will revolutionise work and be a bridge to a new higher level of humanity.
2026: “guess who’s not wearing panties 😜😝💋”
2026: “guess who’s not wearing panties 😜😝💋”
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
2024: AI will revolutionise work and be a bridge to a new higher level of humanity.
2026: “guess who’s not wearing panties 😜😝💋”
2026: “guess who’s not wearing panties 😜😝💋”
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
THEATRE QUIZ: what show am I about to see?