Yes, it's me, the same Chris Neville-Smith. Looks like Theatre Twitter is preparing to regroup here, so hello everybody. Theatre projects: https://chrisnevillesmith.info/wp/ Theatre blog: https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mm77olnzq225Left my mobile phone on a train. I know for a fact it is at Three Bridges Station. Currently Southern Rail and EE are having a competition for who can be the most fucking useless. Good show from Southern, but I think EE is winning with their piece of shit customer verification that doesn't work.19 May 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm77olnzq225https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mm5ps5cao222Big news for week 3 is that the excellent Lovett has extra shows, Tue/Wed Wagner Hall. Also highlights from Aideen McQueen, @polisloizou.bsky.social, Will BF and @jamesbennison.bsky.social. https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/18 May 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5ps5cao222https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mm5p5xk3qc22Uh-oh, this doesn't look good. And you'd have thought channel 4 should have worked out duty of care by now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8pz1k4r2lo18 May 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5p5xk3qc22https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mm4kutvhu22oAh, this might be why Buxton Fringe 2026 is the biggest one yet. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4kutvhu22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mm3ap6eaws26First proper fringe controversy, with a show attracting the attention of lawyers for the wrong reasons. However, on the evidence provided, here's why I think there's not enough of a case to intervene - and why we really don't want to start policing acts https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/17 May 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3ap6eaws26https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlya7k6jh226Forgot to post today's update: Coming up in the middle weekend, a thinner field of piciks than last time, but it includes Stephen Catling, Do the Thing, and the delightful family-friendly ballet of Alice in Wonderland. https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/16 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlya7k6jh226https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlvioa56bk2eStumbled across a trailer an art student made for an imagined TV show, and I regret to inform you it looks incredible. Sorry, art student, the public have spoken. You're going to have to make the TV show now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uglF34-uEw15 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvioa56bk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mluzf4aees2iJust had an advert for The Book of Mormon. Not the stage show. An actual Mormon ad. Why does Google's algorithms think I'm a target customer for Mormonism?15 May 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluzf4aees2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mltlwzwagk2tMeanwhile, outside of the Brighton Fringe bubble, there's the awful news of three young women who apparently drowned in the sea at Brighton. Will respect Police wished to not speculate, but it's a sobering reminder that there's a real world out there that hits hard when you least expect it.14 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltlwzwagk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mltexkss2k2tLOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltexkss2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mltbf7ck4k2tOh, just remembered there's a Michael Jackson film out right now. No idea what made me think of that. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltbf7ck4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlr2ic7jvs25Closure cabaret: A nice, quirky and poignant clowning and character comedy show from Maria Andsell (as alter ego Razmatastique) about romances (and on-romances) past. https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/13 May 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr2ic7jvs25https://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlqkqj2ii22xOuch. Apparently Spiegelgardens is closed because of lightning strikes. Not too bad, Spigelgardens + Caravanserai do most of their business Thu-Sun, but a reminder of just how vulnerable pop-up venues are to the elements.13 May 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqkqj2ii22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlqge43vek2pThis is an interesting idea. The National Theatre does try hard to be more than a theatre for London - this might do the job, [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqge43vek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlqevjyuwc2pNot my area of coverage, but got a press release for long-running show Mr. Blackpool which is going to be performed in Blackpool Grand with actual Blackpool illuminations. Which sounds pretty cool.13 May 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqevjyuwc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlqeltsu4c2pOh, I missed this in my recommendations. I love this play - a sympathetic depiction of the infamous Florence Foster Jenkins, who packed out Carnegie Hall as the worst singer in the universe. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqeltsu4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlokqkai222iGuys, had a bit of a disaster with my journey home. Some idiot got on to the tracks at Norwood junction, and that cascaded into delays and taxis and I made it home at 4 a.m. Sorry, won't be in a fit state to restart reviews until tomorrow at the earliest.12 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokqkai222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlogvnonks2yTechie thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlogvnonks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mll4dflsi22oNow that I'm not performing and getting stressed, I can restart on reviews. Next up, Evangeline. https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/11 May 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll4dflsi22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlimt2end22wA lot of the musical chairs going on at Brighton is down to Old Steine Gardens being closed for a second year. But before we look at how this affects the future of Brighton Fringe - why is all this work going on anyway? (TLDR: it'll be worth it.) https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/brighton-fringe-2026-as-it-happens/10 May 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlimt2end22whttps://bsky.app/profile/cns-theatre.bsky.social/post/3mlg3gg6dmc2hWe've just passed the record number of ticket sales set by It's Not Cluedo last week.09 May 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:wcytttq2eewirue5dzphcv6e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg3gg6dmc2h