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@officialnhaynes @BBCRadio4 Thank you! 😊

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@DemonTomatoDave I'm a millennial and I'm in my 40s. They're not even talking about "young people", they're talking about nearly half of all working-age people, but as if we're all irresponsible teens.

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@danekaetchells @touretteshero I'm a non-disabled stage manager, and I have (gently) stopped this happening in at least 2 shows. It's usually a very clear sign that an actor is struggling to get a handle on their character, but the answer is always that they need to do more work, not that they need a 'prop'.

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@unfortunatalie I'm just about to start a six month tour. There will be much crying, in many hotel rooms, I can assure you.

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@unfortunatalie Encountered this IRL once. I was working on a terrible one-woman show, all paid for by her rich boyfriend. Boyfriend dumps her, she is effectively homeless. 12 hours later she's been offered a friend's empty 3 bedroom flat in Knightsbridge to live in.

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@unfortunatalie Mine came back today too! Kept trying to stick his tongue in the bird feeder, because his silly round beak is too big for the holes.

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@unfortunatalie Fines should be related to income. A £1000 fine for me and a £1000 fine for a politician are not the same punishment.

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@touretteshero @thelizcarr Even though it didn't win, I'm still delighted that our show with integrated BSL, captioning and audio description was nominated in the 'not the West End' category

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@TimClarePoet That's fair, I think I'm just remembering being at the Edinburgh fringe, discovering that I was the entire audience, and immediately forgetting how to work my own face.

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@TimClarePoet I think you should do the whole show/talk/whatever it becomes to ONE person. One stranger, just sitting there listening to you talk. That's the most anxiety-inducing thing I can think of (for both of you!)

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@TimClarePoet I have a list that I update whenever I get a good recommendation. Though some of them have been on there for years and I haven't bought yet/found in a charity shop. Probably 50% of them come from @JosieLong @robinince's Book Shambles @cosmicshambles

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@stukulele of course they have

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@unfortunatalie Not in Edinburgh I'm afraid. And every interpreter I know seems to be booked up for months in advance.

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@unfortunatalie Our robot hoover has always been referred to as @lampyjohn's son and my step-son, for reasons that have never been entirely clear.

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@Rachel__Harper Nah, they understand them. Ignoring boundaries is a CHOICE.

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@ksarmitage "Just going to stop singing for a second for a quick tap break". Yes lad, why not?

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@TimClarePoet Electric blanket. You might think that getting into bed at the end of the day is already the most perfect thing. But getting into a warm bed? Even better.

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@unfortunatalie Renting in London mate. Only plain white walls allowed, so no risk of seeing anything more suspicious than the occasional damp mark. Yellow wallpaper? Must be a homeowner.

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@unfortunatalie @Patbuck1995 No, that would be insane. "Winged horse" is a recessive gene, obviously.