Martin Foreman

Playwright/theatre director
Fringe 2025: A Pound of Flesh & Transfers
Fools opinionate; the wise stay quiet
I assume most X posts are bots & all films faked

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it's a question of survival." My one-act play Taiwan, set in rural Scotland (adaptable to England / Wales), has nothing to do with the island. Two women in generational conflict as society begins to breakdown (plus their male partners). Script & rights at https://t.co/iU4qCYjJep

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"You were faithful . . . in your fashion."
A grandmother talks to her husband at the end of the day in my one-woman play Sunset - rights for this deeply moving monologue are available for a talented actor in her sixties or early seventies. https://t.co/iU4qCYjJep

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Two of my one plays were inspired by life in Los Angeles - which I consider the real-life version of J G Ballard's Vermilion Sands. Read my latest substack post: https://t.co/Hihq1p5vr1

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Frederick Rolfe was convinced not only should he be made a priest but only he had the moral authority to be Pope. From that belief - that fantasy - came Hadrian VII, in which an Englishman denied the priesthood for years is suddenly elected to the papacy. https://t.co/DmEbHocTLj

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"I never spoke to him". Decades later, Tadzio, the beautiful boy in Death in Venice, looks back at that fateful summer. One-man play, app 45 minutes, ideal for older actor. Script and rights: https://t.co/iU4qCYkh3X

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"The greatest master of all is Passion, who makes slaves of us all." The life of the 18th century adventurer and libertine in 45 minutes. Performing rights: https://t.co/iU4qCYjJep

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"Take God from me and everything I hold to be dear, my whole existence from first communion to this very evening, is a lie, an illusion."
Angel - 40 minute one-man play about a tormented RC priest. Performing rights: https://t.co/iU4qCYkh3X

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@AntiapeShit AI generated. Which is worse? Someone posting the video and stating clearly that it's fake - or someone believing that it's real?

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Child's Play: is Stranger Things child abuse?

My latest substack post: https://t.co/zVAEvkyxXr

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Looking back on a 1970s/80s/90s phenomenon

https://t.co/96nlwlp7Gm

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What do you have in mind?
Olwen Wymark and "The Inhabitants"
My latest substack post is on a forgotten play from the 1960s
https://t.co/yivYqLwMfX

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The last in my series of substack posts about The Merchant of Venice
https://t.co/GmMMqoCLYZ

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"That sucks. Sod off!"
What exactly do you mean?
https://t.co/1aOtVfy1YE

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@BBCPM "Gen Zee"? Is the report about young Americans or young Brits - if it's about Brits why not use the British term "Gen Zed"? ("Zee" is weak' "Zed" has a strong final sound, perfect for the last letter of the alphabet. Only wimps should say "Zee".... 😄)

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My latest substack post continues my analyses of character and plot in The Merchant of Venice.
https://t.co/tqVUQCGy72

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I knew Elsa and Kathryn for many years when I lived in London. They were the kindest friends anyone could have. Elsa (left) died a few years ago, Kathryn a few weeks ago. The world is poorer without them.

[Paradise Press @paradisepress]

https://t.co/3qrbv0LK8w

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My latest substack post - the third in a series on The Merchant of Venice
https://t.co/d3zZyvTeuj

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My latest substack post examines the depth of Antonio's love for Bassanio #Shakespeare #themerchantofvenice
https://t.co/Z0GDut9wvf

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As a cat fan I cannot, unfortunately, help but agree with Andrew Marr (although I have not seen evidence that 10 Downing Street is indeed overrun with mice).

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

You've made a mortal enemy @AndrewMarr9...

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The first post in my new substack account - Theatre Thoughts (and sometimes more) - not surprisingly looks at The Merchant of Venice.
https://t.co/fueeBATCWY?