Executive Director / Co-Director @abbeytheatre National Theatre of Ireland. All views my own...I think, although I am open to correction. Onwards
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The arts are going to play a huge part in the restoration of communities and societies over the next years. Arts events facilitate the safe gathering of people in shared explorations of what it is to be human and what it is to dream, aspire and challenge. They create empathy 1/
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🚨 A new Etihad Stadium attendance record for Manchester City today, with 600,817 packed in for the game against Ipswich.
Bringing in an estimated £320m in new club revenue 🤯
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This Man Utd team has been dead since the return of Rashford. The excitement among the players is gone — the energy and the vibes are gone — because of Rashford.
When I said this some months ago, Rashford's stans thought I was hating on him. Now players like Amad and Martinez are showing it too, because Rashford is done as a player for Man Utd, but the incompetent board and Carrick won't see it.
Carrick even said Rashford is like a new signing.
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About 200 industry figures have written to the prime minister calling for urgent action to address the economics of touring theatre.
Read more 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/theatre-…
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He gets it, he understands the disastrous ongoing cycle and he’s speaking out against it all.
"As a club, I expect more... I’m not gonna close my mouth, we need to have more ambition.” 👀
Lisandro Martínez opens up to @pschmeichel1 about Manchester United's struggles 👇
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★★★★ Review: Animals – Inventive, hilarious staging of the short stories of Blindboy Boatclub. ( @AbbeyTheatre)
Read our full review 👇 thestage.co.uk/reviews/anima…
Totally agree with Al. Bruno can’t be allowed back on that pitch. Meant to be our Captain and has obviously checked out. #mufc
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As of right now, I don’t really care about giving a bit of stick to rival clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea etc.
Let’s be honest no rival fans of Liverpool cared that they lost on Sunday, that’s what Man City have done, they’ve sucked every bit of joy and intrigue when it comes to the league this season, until they’re fairly punished then everyone else can move on.
It’s an awful look for the league right now.
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Look at Manchester United’s recruitment under every manager since Sir Alex Ferguson:
Moyes: Fellaini, Mata.
Van Gaal: Di María, Falcao, Blind, Herrera, Shaw, Martial, Depay, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Darmian.
Mourinho: Pogba, Ibrahimović, Lukaku, Mkhitaryan, Bailly, Lindelöf, Matić, Fred, Dalot, Sánchez.
Ole: Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Bruno, Ronaldo, Sancho, Varane, Van de Beek, Dan James.
Rangnick: No permanent first-team signings.
Ten Hag: Antony, Casemiro, Martínez, Eriksen, Malacia, Onana, Højlund, Mount, De Ligt, Mazraoui, Yoro, Zirkzee, Ugarte.
AMORIM: Cunha, Mbeumo, Šeško, Lammens, Dorgu, Diego León.
Carrick: Tielemans, Baleba, Andrey Santos, Karl Darlow
Now look at the players actually showing the quality, hunger and mentality expected at Manchester United. Cunha, Mbeumo and Lammens have been among the standouts, while Šeško has shown his potential. These are players brought in during AMORIM’S tenure.
We sacked the manager who was building the foundation, only to watch someone else benefit from his recruitment. Manchester United would be in a far better position today if Ruben Amorim were still in charge.
Most of you owe that man a massive apology.
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🚨🚨Unpopular opinion; Ruben Amorim was Arteta united needed not Carrick.
Ruben Amorim was the Arteta united needed to be patient with, back,support and suffer with just like Arsenal did with Arteta at Arsenal and it paid off and not Carrick.
There was improvement in running, intensity, good dressing room environment, chance creation, set pieces, pressing and style of play and it was a matter of time before in reflected in games.
AFCON and injuries affected Amorim living the squad thin and depleted even still, he managed to get draws during those periods.
United was headed somewhere with Amorim and should have weathered the storm cause he was 5th on the premier league table and needed his players back to compete for top 4.
Now United destroyed the growth and project and United is back to square one with a clueless coach who should be sacked and put out of his misery.
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Amorim gave Manchester United discipline, intensity, fitness and a clear identity. He warned us to be patient or we’d end up in the exact same position 12 months later.
Well, here we are… no discipline, no intensity, no identity and absolutely no energy. We complained about Amorim, now we’re complaining about Carrick.
Maybe the manager was never the real problem.
They’re not fit. Nor game ready.
Or ready & set up to give all.
Before Carrick they were fit, clean up had begun, but it faltered, club lost their bottle, manager doubled down & that was it. But now they’re not fit, not game ready & that’s inexcusable whatever the reason #mufc
Thanks to Roise Goan for the most incredible feast of theatre that was DTF 2026. So beautifully curated. This will linger. Congrats to all the team and all the amazing theatre makers who lit up the last couple of weeks. GRMA
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Dublin dance artist, choreographer and movement director Jessie Thompson works at the intersection of rhythm, music and live performance across theatre, film, and non-traditional spaces.
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