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Guy Gilchrist @guyfgilchrist.bsky.social · Jul 21

Aw… Malcolm 💔 #malcolmjamalwarner #muppetmagazine 86

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · May 25

Get on this, mush!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

BBC Comedy Short Films - Rocket Fuel

On a Bradford estate, Lenny and Mullet find an abandoned car and turn it into a DIY spaceship.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · May 23

35 years ago we wrote on my mum and dad’s back room wall.
Historical facts sealed in time:
“John Major elected PM”
“Leeds 5th in division 1”
“David Batty is the fittest person in the world!”
Vital insights for future generations.
#lufc

Andrew, Susan, Brendan and Ruth + Poppy the dog
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John Major elected PM
Leeds Utd 5th in division 1
England beaten on penalties in semi-final of World Cup in Italy by W Germany
GAZZA

David Batty is the fittest person in the world pencilled in a heart on a stripped wall.

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · May 23

And here is the casting call for northern based actors 🎉
Head to our website for all the details
www.redladder.co.uk/red-ladder-w...
#christmess

A PROPER MERRY CHRISTMESS / A TOWN CALLED CHRISTMAS

Directed by Cheryl Martin / Elvi Piper
Written by Leon Fleming & Seeta Wrightson / Elvi Piper with original music by Bay Bryan and Claire O'Connor

Northern based actors preferably West Yorkshire

Auditions:
Mon 2 June 2025 10am - 2pm
and
Fri 6 June 2025 11am - 8pm
at Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peter's Square, Leeds LS9 8AH
Please select your preferred date and approximate time and we will endeavour to match up

Please apply via Spotlight or send CV and Spotlight link or show reel to cheryl@redladder.co.uk

Deadline – midday Thursday 29 May 2025
You will hear from us by midday Friday 30 May 2025.
If you don’t hear from us then, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Rehearsals in Leeds from 20 October 2025
Tour 24 November – 31 December 2025

A Town Called Christmas – originally co-commissioned with Gala, Durham and Wrongsemble

Red Ladder is an ITC Ethical Manager, issuing ITC contracts.

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Remember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · May 16

Continuing the theme of the excellent Voice of the Fans exhibition from @leedslibraries.bsky.social and @britishlibrary.bsky.social, here's a piece from LOP/Northern Star about anti-racist activities at Elland Road in 1992.
#LUFC #ALAW

LOP/Northern Star 727 (19 March 1992) headline: football and bananas...

...LOP/Northern Star 727 (19 March 1992) cont.

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · May 16

How perdy is my writing space @sunnybankmills.bsky.social 🤩Well it’s not mine, it’s borrowed. But I love it!
Everyone has made me feel ten feet tall, and like an artist. Which is half the battle when you’re still convincing yourself.
Be kind 🥰 #yorkshire #writers

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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · May 7

Eveyone & their brother is using ChatGPT to avoid doing the reading/homework & we’re all going to suffer bc of it.

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · Apr 29

First up for our newest Red Ladder Local season
Talking About The Fire.

St. Bartholomew's Church, Armley - Tuesday 20th May 2025

A show about a new nuclear weapons treaty. Be part of the conversation.
Pay What You Decide
#theatre #Leeds #Armley
www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/talk...

Chris Thorpe is sat crossed leg at a table, in a coffee shop, looking directly at the camera, whilst holding a white teacup. On the table is a yellow teapot, with the lid off and a white mushroom cloud escaping. Behind him are several illustrated prints on the wall.

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · Apr 25

📢 Did you miss out on our FREE #acting, #directing and #writing courses last year?
Fear not, we're repeating them again this summer and BOOKING IS OPEN NOW! Places went in 24 hours last time so be quick!!
www.redladder.co.uk/participate/...

Paper in a typewriter with caption: writing for emerging playwrights with Cheryl Martin

Plush theatre seats with caption: directing with Cheryl Martin

A stage with red curtains and caption: acting with Cheryl Martin

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Graham Smyth @grahamsmyth.bsky.social · Apr 22

I know lots of you like to keep the paper when important historical events with global significance occur. And some of you just want to see your boat race in the paper. Link to get one, below.

#lufc

yep-leeds.eventbrite.co.uk

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 22

Un-Leeds.
Unreal.
Unforgettable.
#lufc

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 21

Anyone else got this 🙏 in their most frequently used today? #lufc

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · Apr 14

The brilliant @cpoconnor87.bsky.social talked to us about new play Through It All Together, a love letter to #MarceloBielsa, the beautiful game and the bond that unites families and fans.
#theatre #lufc
@thesquareball.net
www.redladder.co.uk/playwright-c...

Playwright Chris O'Connor on new show, Through It All Together, the incredible power of love to overcome, and how becoming a dad has changed his writing process - Red Ladder Theatre Company

Can you talk about the idea behind Through It All Together? Through It All Together came about when two separate ideas I’d been sitting on began to merge. I’d wanted to write about dementia for a whil...

www.redladder.co.uk

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 13

But then we don’t get the memories like 1990 and 1992. Or grey hairs.

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 13

Would be amazing not to do a Leeds 😂

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 13

Are you drunk? This never happens!! 🤣But I’m with you!

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 12

Every day, right? 🤣

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 4

Is this you?
Join these absolute beauts! 🫶

Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · Apr 3

Always wanted to get involved with Arts Emergency but come from a finance background not from arts and culture? We've got the perfect opportunity for you! Join our board and help build a fairer future for the creative industries! www.arts-emergency.org/jobs

Jobs

Arts Emergency is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive organisation.

www.arts-emergency.org

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Apr 3

Mock interviews this morning with Year Nine pupils from Carlton Bolling College for @redladder.bsky.social
Impressive young people!

A school visitor badge in a lanyard showing my face, Ruth Saxton, Red Ladder and a bar code

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Mar 19

Donation doubled, impact doubled, magic made!

Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · Mar 19

Have you donated to our match funded Big Give appeal yet? Don’t miss your opportunity to turn £20 into £40 and make your contribution to this beautiful movement go twice as far as it would any other week of the year! donate.biggive.org/c...

Life-changing mentoring for 300 young people – Big Give

Arts Emergency breaks down barriers and forges pathways to the arts for under-resourced & under-privileged young people. We redistribute capital, empowering over 1,800 young people to be their best, most aspirational selves through 1:1 mentoring, opportunities, connections, community & peer support. Thanks to Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar & our Anonymous Trust for match funding this campaign!…

donate.biggive.org

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Lisa Holdsworth @lisaholdsworth.bsky.social · Mar 19

An incredible charity doing incredible work. We all talk about supporting new talent in the arts and creative industries. Here is a practical way you can do that RIGHT NOW.

Arts Emergency @artsemergency.bsky.social · Mar 19

Have you donated to our match funded Big Give appeal yet? Don’t miss your opportunity to turn £20 into £40 and make your contribution to this beautiful movement go twice as far as it would any other week of the year! donate.biggive.org/c...

Life-changing mentoring for 300 young people – Big Give

Arts Emergency breaks down barriers and forges pathways to the arts for under-resourced & under-privileged young people. We redistribute capital, empowering over 1,800 young people to be their best, most aspirational selves through 1:1 mentoring, opportunities, connections, community & peer support. Thanks to Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Nish Kumar & our Anonymous Trust for match funding this campaign!…

donate.biggive.org

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · Mar 10

Hey lovely artists 👋
We've been putting our heads together about how we can support you.
Here are the commitments we've made👇
#ArtistDevelopment #theatre
www.redladder.co.uk/about/artist...

Artist Development - Red Ladder Theatre Company

Red Ladder has a long history in supporting artists and writers to launch their projects and careers. And although we are made up of a very small team, we want to use our resources to support as many ...

www.redladder.co.uk

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Ruth Saxton @leedsbird.bsky.social · Mar 9

Every conversation heard in Aldi was about the footie and people getting back for it. Great when more people can watch #lufc

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LUFC Trust @lufctrust.com · Mar 1

🚨 M621 Closure

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Sunny Bank Mills @sunnybankmills.bsky.social · Feb 20

📢 ARTIST CALL OUT. Leeds Museums and Galleries are looking for an artist to co-create one public mural and one piece of digital artwork.

The subject will be Doris Storey (1919 - 2005), an Olympic swimmer from Leeds.

Submission deadline is Monday 10 March.

Contact: [email protected]

A graphic square with a red background. The text in white font says Mural artist call out. There is a square around the text box. Inset is a colour image of a hand with a paintbrush painting an orange line as part of a floral Mural.

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