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Writer, theatre maker, public historian. // Founder of @freetours_mcr & @lgbttour_mcr // One-fifth of SHERPA K 🎡 //

Manchester, England
Joined February 2009
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🌈🎭 With Love, Mr Gay – Sat 21 Jun Part of Bury LGBTQI Literary Festival! A heartfelt and hilarious journey with cabaret, comedy, interviews, and showtunes – plus an unlikely spiritual guide from B&M! 🎟️ Book now: ow.ly/3xqt50Vmkcb #WithLoveMrGay #LGBTQILiteraryFestival
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#Review: With Love Mr Gay @BrightonFringe β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… "A show of immense charm and conviction, played with impeccable panache." #theatre #fringe #Brighton buff.ly/N2HZfhd
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Join Manchester's original Free Walking Tour! 🐝 We run EVERY DAY at 11am, from the Alan Turing Memorial in Sackville Gardens. πŸ’™ Official guides in BLUE coats ft. our compass logo 🧭 We also run the @LGBTtour_mcr Need more info? See our website! fmwt.co.uk
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Joshua Val Martin retweeted
Another fantastic play from @thesecondshelf: WITH LOVE, MR GAY performed tonight to a sold-out @QueerLitUK as part of the @GMFringe Festival. It is wonderful to see such good writing (and get a mention!)
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Just back from seeing β€˜With Love, Mr Gay’, written and performed by the incredibly talented @thesecondshelf and co-starting the superb @GBury_17. Part of the @GMFringe held at @QueerLitUK. Funny, thought provoking and surprisingly musical. Class entertainment - a top night!πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
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Fifteen years. Five prime ministers, seven chancellors, eight foreign secretaries, twelve culture secretaries and sixteen housing ministers. A thread, for #RantyTuesday.
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🚨 OK, I need your help. Andy Burnham's advisor Sacha Lord is threatening to sue @ManchesterMill. So we're publishing the document at the heart of the story - and asking for your help with a 'community fact-check'. My editor's note. Pls share. manchestermill.co.uk/p/sacha…
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Joshua Val Martin retweeted
BBC Writersroom is one of a kind and the library is an amazing resource. Hope the Wreck scripts are helpful πŸ”ͺ
Series 2 of comedy, conspiracy thriller #Wreck by @BrownJRyan has just landed on @BBCiPlayer @bbcthree - Watch now! And you can also now read the complete scripts for Series 1, new in our library, with many thanks to Ryan and @eustonfilms >>> bbc.co.uk/writers/scripts/tv…
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We're running two special tours of the @ManJazzFest piano trail as part of the festival! Expect to hear Manchester hits with a jazz twist, as we discover Manchester’s art scene and cultural history! Featuring the band SHERPA K. For tickets: manchesterjazz.com/events/mj…
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Joshua Val Martin retweeted
Time for some self-reflection. Wreck S2 is out now on @BBCiPlayer πŸ§˜πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ”ͺ
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We are delighted to announce 3 FREE writing workshops for female identifying playwrights - working alongside @SalfordArts to coincide with @rxtheatre A TASTE OF HONEY! Book your place via royalexchange.co.uk/event/wr…
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Ten Royal Court debuts. One Artistic Director. Nine writers. Join us for a truly unmissable season of new theatre. David Byrne’s first season sees nine playwrights make their Royal Court debuts - across nine months filled with homegrown talent, international collaborations and world-renowned artists. bit.ly/RCT2024season
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My next solo show is about Neighbours 😈 I'd love to chat to people with great stories / unique perspectives Interested but not exclusively in LGBT+ experiences (obv) Let me know if you've 30 mins to chat β˜• πŸ’˜ Here's my email if you know anyone: [email protected]
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Joshua Val Martin retweeted
Something I wrote with the word love in mind.
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Join us for a VERY special musical tour as part of the Manchester Jazz Festival. Accompanied by art-folk band SHERPA K, this promises to be a very special weekend of tours.
#mjf2024 is back! πŸ•Ί Take a first πŸ‘€Β  at #mjf2024 πŸ‘†πŸŽΆ Get ready to grab your tickets with the full line-up on sale Fri 16 Feb 2024 @ 10AM! 🎟 πŸ‘‰ manchesterjazz.com/mjf2024/
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Paula Vennells, who drove Post Office employees to bankruptcy and suicide, by concealing information about the bug-ridden Horizon system, got a CBE & went on to become CEO of Imperial College NHS. Cronyism at it's finest...
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Thanks to everybody who attended the LGBTQ+ Festive Carol Concert @ManCathedral it was amazing to see 800 people celebrating Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, Thanks to those who purchased a bauble to put on the Christmas Tree in @Sackville_MCR they are now in place @canalstmancs
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