UNTAPPED IS BACK! We've teamed up for a 3rd year running w/ @FollowTheCow & @ConcordUKShows to supercharge the ambitions of the UK's best theatre companies. We're searching the nation for the boldest new work for @edfringe 2025. Hear from previous winners: https://t.co/W1DnVSUoYJ

V sad to read that Alistair Darling has died. I did 2 years in his Private Office at DfT & he was the best of bosses. Thoughtful, open to suggestions but sure of his own mind, and totally unflappable - even when lost on the way to launch a ship in Harwich

It does mean there’s a good job going though - last chance to get you application in - closes 5pm Friday! ⏰ details here:

Our (huge) loss - the Royal Court’s enormous gain. Good luck in the new role Will.

PS: We know there are too many middle-class white men (like me) in senior jobs in the arts and we want to be part of changing that. So if you think this might be the job for you, whatever your background and even if you’re not sure you’re a perfect fit, give it a try.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a new leadership team and a new adventure for the NDT. Working alongside the brilliant @becm42 - there isn’t a better job in theatre (in my humble opinion…).

So pleased that @becm42 will be joining the New Diorama as our next Artistic Director and CEO. We will miss @mrdavebyrne as he moves on to new challenges, but Bec will bring amazing new energy and ideas as she takes the NDT into its next phase. It’s going to be a great adventure!

As Chair of @newdiorama I’m gutted that @mrdavebyrne is leaving, but excited about finding an equally brilliant successor - who shares our values and ideals, but brings their own vision for the future. Apply by 8 Sept - more here: https://t.co/61go13t76I https://t.co/HbzENyPUyu

Tomorrow’s #MeettheBuyer event hosted by #Newable on behalf of #LAIN and @MayorofLondon is a brilliant opportunity for #LAIN members and london businesses to connect and do business.  More info here 👇 https://t.co/fWlgfXGJ1w

It seems barely believable that we have come in a little more than a decade from a virtually broke company in an unknown new venue to an international profile like this. Huge kudos to @mrdavebyrne and the whole @newdiorama team (and to @BritishLandPLC for their support).

Need to learn to take better photos though.

Very wet ride there but very warm welcome at this evening’s GLA Muslim Staff Network Iftar - thanks to all involved and to @IslamicReliefUK for sponsoring.

Big today day today with the launch of Croydon’s year as London Borough of Culture - #ThisIsCroydon. Great work by all @yourcroydon but also brilliant work behind the scenes from the amazing @LDN_Culture team.

Very proud to have been involved with @newdiorama throughout its journey. It is an amazing, innovative place - that has nurtured some of the best new talent in U.K. theatre. This great coverage is thoroughly deserved.

Excellent work by all the GLA team, by @2CV Research who ran the day, and by all the participants. More details of our Planning for London work here:

Enjoyable day spent in @LDN_planning deliberative workshop - thinking about the trade-offs in planning for housing growth with a group of Londoners from all corners and communities of the capital. Part of our #PlanningForLondon work.

Amazing work - open, transparent, creative, persistent - from @_raeww @JamieDean__ , Joseph Henry, the whole Regen team and many others across the GLA.

Too many brilliant built environment practices to list from the enormous (@ArupUK), to the established (@5th_Studio) to the small and innovative (@StudioGil). Open to GLA, boroughs and public bodies across the UK. @RIBA @RTPIPlanners @BAMEinProp - see 👇 https://t.co/JSNOccKVmq

We don’t talk enough about using procurement to drive positive change - but the new @LDN_gov A+U framework is a fantastic achievement. 57% diverse-led businesses. Barriers to entry removed for micro-practices. An amazing resource for public bodies across London and the UK.

Both late and scruffy. Graham family pancake day (sort of) is entirely on brand.