Mark Ludmon
@markludmon.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, editor & ghostwriter, writing on theatre, drinks, bars etc. Theatre studies MA from Central School of Speech & Drama. Early modern literature & history postgrad. Včasih slovensko, parfois français, always European. 🌈 he/him
New Shakespeare play just dropped! And it’s actually an early collab with Marlowe www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Scholars conclude ‘beyond doubt’ that Shakespeare was main author of Edward III
Exclusive: Play anonymously published in 1596 was collaboration between Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, according to computer analysis
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Finally, everyone fancies James Acaster. What took them so long? | Polly Hudson
Finally, everyone fancies James Acaster. What took them so long? | Polly Hudson
His good-natured camaraderie on The Traitors has turned him into a viral heartthrob. What these Johnny Come Latelys don’t realise is that he’s always been a man for our times, writes Polly Hudson
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Show focus: Connor Delves on Cadel - Lungs on Legs - LouReviews - loureviews.blog/2026/10/18/s...
Show focus: Connor Delves on Cadel - Lungs on Legs - LouReviews
Cadel: Lungs on Legs, a theatrical depiction of Cadel Evans’ historic Tour de France victory, arrives at Riverside Studios in London after success at Edinburgh Fringe. Starring Connor Delves, who perf...
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Scammers are pretending to be renowned journalists and writers, and are getting paid commissions by using AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Fake Linda and me: the Agatha Christie-worthy mystery of the fraudster who stole my byline
How a string of bizarre events led writer Linda Geddes to don her sleuthing cap and dig into a world of shadowy impersonators
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‘Universities are cutting humanities courses to make room for new AI departments. But won’t we need more literature, history and philosophy to pass the time meaningfully after AI takes over?’ Mimi Jiang imagines a day in the age of AI. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Mimi Jiang · A Day in the Age of AI
Since we are already on the path of no return, I have decided to be optimistic and prepare myself for a world in which...
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According to Google AI, Philomena Cunk will not feature in the new Marvel series, VisionQuest. So now you know in case you were wondering.
Obituary: Adam Lenson - Acclaimed director and activist who connected artists, advocated for musicals and designed new theatre technologies. His wife Emma Jude Harris reflects on his legacy 👇
Obituary: Adam Lenson – director
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The updated production of Manfred Karge’s Man To Man (Jacke wie Hose) at the Royal Court is an unforgettable piece of theatre. A masterful mesmerising performance by Tilda Swinton. 📸 Tristram Kenton
#Slovenia: We stand with our Slovenian affiliates SNS and DNS ahead of Sunday's referendum on abolishing the RTV contribution. Scrapping it without a guaranteed alternative puts RTV Slovenija's independence at risk and goes against EMFA. Vote PROTI (AGAINST) on 11 October.
Slovenia must protect independent and sustainable funding for RTV Slovenija
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) stands with its Slovenian affiliates, the Trade Union of Slovenian Journalists (SNS) and the Slovenian ...
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Theatre will become “one of the most valuable forms of art there is” due to its immunity from AI interference, actor Danielle Fiamanya has claimed. Read more 👇
Danielle Fiamanya: Theatre will be more valuable in wake of AI
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Twenty years on, revisiting (an updated) Avenue Q — still fun, still a little bit racist.
Not sure what OpenAI will get from digesting the private letters of the 19th-century novelist Maria Edgeworth…
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoOxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian library
Presenting the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. Find out more about the books and authors that make up this year's list. thebookerprizes.com/bp2026
And here, of course, is Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: In order for me to write poetry that isn't political I must listen to the birds And in order to hear the birds The warplanes must be silent
Danes zvečer gledal sem film Fantasy iz Slovenije in Severne Makedonije v kinu v Barbicanu v Londonu. Film je posnela režiserka Kukla. Je dober, lep in zanimiv, igralke so odlične. Saw Kukla’s new Slovenian-North Macedonian film Fantasy at the Barbican tonight. It was great and so were the cast.
BREAKING: Julie and the Phantoms will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️@ashleylynch.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: Josie and the Pussycats will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
Future me watching over-optimistic me committing to massive work projects for next to no money.
Jess Pendley@jesspendley.bsky.social · last mo.Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.
Farewell The Glitch… Hello “LowMAC” — the newly renamed café-bar-theatre from Vault Creative Arts in Waterloo
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
Catching up on Anna Maxwell Martin’s joyful and moving Desert Island Discs from June. Worth a listen. 🌴🥥 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Anna Maxwell Martin, actor - BBC Sounds
Anna Maxwell Martin, actor, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne.
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Any of my soupheads out there agree?
ICYMI: Hugh Bonneville, Nicola Coughlan, Denise Gough, Pearl Mackie and Amanda Abbington are among the actors to have written to the prime minister demanding artists’ voices be protected against "theft" by AI. Read more 👇
AI voice clones could 'decimate' industry, stars warn
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no but you don’t understand it is a *tiny kitten* wearing a tiny hi-vis and *a tiny hard hat* 😭😭😭
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo agoPhotos via Instagram riverreachconstruction, which has turned into a cat account.
Matt Tedford is phenomenal in Margaret Thatcher Queen of Hollywood, a satire about misogyny in Hollywood and Thatcher’s anti-feminism — an entertaining follow-up to the savage Queen of Soho tackling Section 28. It’s at Assembly George Square Gardens at Edinburgh Fringe to 30 Aug. #edfringe
Tonight I attended the launch of the Imperial War Museum’s new exhibition Children In War — I was on the advisory panel, so I thought I knew what to expect, but I found it deeply moving. It’s suitable for families with children aged 8+ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘There was absolutely no chance of being a kid’: new exhibition explores how war shapes children’s lives
Childhood in War examines what life looks like when play, education and family life is disrupted by hostilities
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This is sad: museums should be places for children to enjoy.
Arts Professional@artsprofessional.co.uk · 3mo agoTwo thirds of parents feel “too worried or embarrassed” to take their children to museums or galleries this summer, despite nine in ten believing visits are beneficial, new Art Fund research shows.
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
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