Fiona Davidson
@finonad.bsky.social
Lover of books, arts and culture, cats. Comms bod at Arts Council England but views my own.
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Pantomime is “an absolute bedrock” for regional theatre. ✨
This BBC article, featuring Arts Council England CEO, Darren Henley, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience.
Read or listen 👇
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This BBC article, featuring Arts Council England CEO, Darren Henley, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience.
Read or listen 👇
buff.ly/aXzRVWH
Pantomime is the bedrock of regional theatre, says Arts Council
Some theatres tell the BBC panto season can make up almost half of their annual income.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Pantomime is “an absolute bedrock” for regional theatre. ✨
This BBC article, featuring Arts Council England CEO, Darren Henley, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience.
Read or listen 👇
buff.ly/aXzRVWH
This BBC article, featuring Arts Council England CEO, Darren Henley, highlights how panto builds audiences, supports local venues and gives many families their first theatre experience.
Read or listen 👇
buff.ly/aXzRVWH
A lovely surprise to see @daphnethecat.com as a question in The Guardian quiz this morning. Just don’t tell her I got the answer wrong @katebevan.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A lovely surprise to see @daphnethecat.com as a question in The Guardian quiz this morning. Just don’t tell her I got the answer wrong @katebevan.com
Ballet Shoes @nationaltheatre.org.uk was just as magical as I hoped it would be
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ballet Shoes @nationaltheatre.org.uk was just as magical as I hoped it would be
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Are you a Black, Asian or ethnically diverse theatre maker in the North of England looking to make ambitious new work?
We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇
buff.ly/MjwaSsk
Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje
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We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇
buff.ly/MjwaSsk
Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje
© Smart Banda
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Are you a Black, Asian or ethnically diverse theatre maker in the North of England looking to make ambitious new work?
We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇
buff.ly/MjwaSsk
Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje
© Smart Banda
We’ve just launched the £2 million Theatre Breakthrough Fund - find out more 👇
buff.ly/MjwaSsk
Image credit: Shadows In Different Shades by Oladipo Agboluaje
© Smart Banda
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My nemesis in cardigan wearing weather.
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My nemesis in cardigan wearing weather.
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England cricket fans at 6am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
England cricket fans at 6am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
This always a lovely festive thing to do (even if it is only November!) 📚🎄
It’s time! The Bert's Books Secret Santa.
Sign up by 30th November, and pick a book you'd like to gift to someone else.
I'll work out the best person to send that book to - and in return you'll get a book to unwrap too!
bertsbooks.co.uk/secret-santa
Sign up by 30th November, and pick a book you'd like to gift to someone else.
I'll work out the best person to send that book to - and in return you'll get a book to unwrap too!
bertsbooks.co.uk/secret-santa
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This always a lovely festive thing to do (even if it is only November!) 📚🎄
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Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room...
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hang it in the Louvre; I hear there's room...
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
(Photo @aaronscott_dp)
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Amazing story of four vintage clothing dealers rescuing depression-era workwear from an Appalachian farmhouse, and the story that the very visible mending tells of a family with nothing, doing whatever they could to make it through.
prelovedpod.substack.com/p/one-thousa...
prelovedpod.substack.com/p/one-thousa...
One Thousand Vintage Garments Found in an Appalachian Farmhouse
Four vintage dealers uncover a single family's Depression-era survival story written in thread and patches
prelovedpod.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Amazing story of four vintage clothing dealers rescuing depression-era workwear from an Appalachian farmhouse, and the story that the very visible mending tells of a family with nothing, doing whatever they could to make it through.
prelovedpod.substack.com/p/one-thousa...
prelovedpod.substack.com/p/one-thousa...
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this is very pleasing indeed 😁
August 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
this is very pleasing indeed 😁
I fear @katebevan.com might object to this….
It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind?
www.thetimes.com/article/21f8...
It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind?
www.thetimes.com/article/21f8...
It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind?
Supermarkets and department stores started rolling out their Christmas goods before the summer heatwaves were over
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I fear @katebevan.com might object to this….
It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind?
www.thetimes.com/article/21f8...
It’s Christmas! As shops cash in ever earlier, are you already behind?
www.thetimes.com/article/21f8...
Cromwell had a photo shoot recently 😻 Manchester/Stockport pals - my friend Mike is available at a reasonable rate for all your pet photo needs
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Cromwell had a photo shoot recently 😻 Manchester/Stockport pals - my friend Mike is available at a reasonable rate for all your pet photo needs
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Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?
August 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Lap dogs are great, but have you tried a desk chicken?
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My husband is a freelance writer and thanks to AI his takings are half what they were last year.
AI doesn’t have to worry about paying the bills or keeping a roof over its head.
If you need a talented writer please get in touch with Matt
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
AI doesn’t have to worry about paying the bills or keeping a roof over its head.
If you need a talented writer please get in touch with Matt
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
My husband is a freelance writer and thanks to AI his takings are half what they were last year.
AI doesn’t have to worry about paying the bills or keeping a roof over its head.
If you need a talented writer please get in touch with Matt
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
AI doesn’t have to worry about paying the bills or keeping a roof over its head.
If you need a talented writer please get in touch with Matt
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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How may I be of assistance?
A return to Barking? Sorry, I only issue tickets to Purrfleet and Meowchester
Apologies, our card payment system is down.
I’ll have to accept your fare in treatos,
A return to Barking? Sorry, I only issue tickets to Purrfleet and Meowchester
Apologies, our card payment system is down.
I’ll have to accept your fare in treatos,
August 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
How may I be of assistance?
A return to Barking? Sorry, I only issue tickets to Purrfleet and Meowchester
Apologies, our card payment system is down.
I’ll have to accept your fare in treatos,
A return to Barking? Sorry, I only issue tickets to Purrfleet and Meowchester
Apologies, our card payment system is down.
I’ll have to accept your fare in treatos,
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Today is International Cat Day so we thought it would be the purr-fect opportunity to share some of the cats from the Ashmolean’s collection.
🐈 Ojime in the form of a cat, c.1890. EAX.11470
🐈 The Large Cat, c.1647, Cornelis II Visscher (1628–1658). WA1925.345.143
🐈 Ojime in the form of a cat, c.1890. EAX.11470
🐈 The Large Cat, c.1647, Cornelis II Visscher (1628–1658). WA1925.345.143
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today is International Cat Day so we thought it would be the purr-fect opportunity to share some of the cats from the Ashmolean’s collection.
🐈 Ojime in the form of a cat, c.1890. EAX.11470
🐈 The Large Cat, c.1647, Cornelis II Visscher (1628–1658). WA1925.345.143
🐈 Ojime in the form of a cat, c.1890. EAX.11470
🐈 The Large Cat, c.1647, Cornelis II Visscher (1628–1658). WA1925.345.143
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And Jock VII isn't kitten around as guard cat of Chartwell in Kent.
We'd love to hear about the felines you've encountered while exploring the places we care for!
We'd love to hear about the felines you've encountered while exploring the places we care for!
August 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And Jock VII isn't kitten around as guard cat of Chartwell in Kent.
We'd love to hear about the felines you've encountered while exploring the places we care for!
We'd love to hear about the felines you've encountered while exploring the places we care for!
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I should write a novel
July 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I should write a novel
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maybe there's still some good left in this world after all
July 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
maybe there's still some good left in this world after all
What an achievement! Well done #lionessess 🏴🦁
July 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What an achievement! Well done #lionessess 🏴🦁
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Timeline cleanse
This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay the rescued tiger with his beloved ball..🥰😇 #bluesky
July 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Timeline cleanse
Just read this incredibly prescient novel, first published in 1934, charting the Nazi party’s rise through the eyes of an ordinary family, written by an English woman.
Makes for chilling reading at this particular time but I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended
Makes for chilling reading at this particular time but I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended
July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just read this incredibly prescient novel, first published in 1934, charting the Nazi party’s rise through the eyes of an ordinary family, written by an English woman.
Makes for chilling reading at this particular time but I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended
Makes for chilling reading at this particular time but I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended
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🚨 Giant Cat Sighting in Manchester!
A 10-metre-long feline has taken up residence at Manchester Museum- and it’s very asleep. 😴
The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years is a family-friendly exhibition, and it's free (you just need to book online!)
👉https://buff.ly/PrLiNg3
#ACESupported
A 10-metre-long feline has taken up residence at Manchester Museum- and it’s very asleep. 😴
The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years is a family-friendly exhibition, and it's free (you just need to book online!)
👉https://buff.ly/PrLiNg3
#ACESupported
July 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨 Giant Cat Sighting in Manchester!
A 10-metre-long feline has taken up residence at Manchester Museum- and it’s very asleep. 😴
The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years is a family-friendly exhibition, and it's free (you just need to book online!)
👉https://buff.ly/PrLiNg3
#ACESupported
A 10-metre-long feline has taken up residence at Manchester Museum- and it’s very asleep. 😴
The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years is a family-friendly exhibition, and it's free (you just need to book online!)
👉https://buff.ly/PrLiNg3
#ACESupported
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.
July 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.