duncan gates
@duncangates.bsky.social
Yale Drama shortlist (2024); Verity Bargate longlist (2022, 2017, 2013); Bruntwood longlist (2013); Papatango longlist (2022, 2017)
rep: Steinberg Assoc
https://duncan-gates.com/
rep: Steinberg Assoc
https://duncan-gates.com/
I have been in the room where a little bit of @hookland.bsky.social appened
Thank you @cultauthor.bsky.social @treadwells-books.bsky.social
Thank you @cultauthor.bsky.social @treadwells-books.bsky.social
September 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I have been in the room where a little bit of @hookland.bsky.social appened
Thank you @cultauthor.bsky.social @treadwells-books.bsky.social
Thank you @cultauthor.bsky.social @treadwells-books.bsky.social
i keep thinking 'Earl Spencer' is his actual name, and that he's a deputy sheriff
September 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
i keep thinking 'Earl Spencer' is his actual name, and that he's a deputy sheriff
losing it more than i should at this image of Stanislaus of Szczepanów just about to get martyred by Bolesław II of Poland
September 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
losing it more than i should at this image of Stanislaus of Szczepanów just about to get martyred by Bolesław II of Poland
i hope the bell-ringer is ok, because this is a lifetime contribution to farce thechelseacitizen.com/bell-ringer-...
Bell ringer injured in shocking “freak accident” in the belfry at St Luke’s | The Chelsea Citizen
thechelseacitizen.com
September 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
i hope the bell-ringer is ok, because this is a lifetime contribution to farce thechelseacitizen.com/bell-ringer-...
London's addiction problem reaches new lows
September 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
London's addiction problem reaches new lows
'Piddington' is exactly what you'd call a fictional racist village
September 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
'Piddington' is exactly what you'd call a fictional racist village
masts on the SS Richard Montgomery being removed today, best of luck to those around the Thames Estuary
September 15, 2026 at 8:25 AM
masts on the SS Richard Montgomery being removed today, best of luck to those around the Thames Estuary
hell of a time to be Lizzie Loveridge
September 11, 2026 at 8:52 AM
hell of a time to be Lizzie Loveridge
just got a new work laptop and good to see there's a dedicated 'NO SKAG' button
September 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
just got a new work laptop and good to see there's a dedicated 'NO SKAG' button
no disrespect to Gainsborough Trinity, but imposters ain't what they used to be www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Gainsborough Trinity condemn person claiming to be manager Russ Wilcox
Gainsborough Trinity condemn a person who has been approaching players while falsely claiming to be their manager.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
no disrespect to Gainsborough Trinity, but imposters ain't what they used to be www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
now this is FUN www.sciencealert.com/antique-fox-...
Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species.
With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on. When the buyer later sold it at auct...
www.sciencealert.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
now this is FUN www.sciencealert.com/antique-fox-...
'...whenever they kvetch you, they will kill you. But first they must kvetch you...'
September 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
'...whenever they kvetch you, they will kill you. But first they must kvetch you...'
if you would like a weird late-90s British TV action vibe, I recommend CI5: The New Professionals, which at its best is more like the Avengers than the original Professionals
it also contains this incredibly niche Peter Cook reference for the benefit of... presumably someone?
it also contains this incredibly niche Peter Cook reference for the benefit of... presumably someone?
September 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
if you would like a weird late-90s British TV action vibe, I recommend CI5: The New Professionals, which at its best is more like the Avengers than the original Professionals
it also contains this incredibly niche Peter Cook reference for the benefit of... presumably someone?
it also contains this incredibly niche Peter Cook reference for the benefit of... presumably someone?
Sensational concept for an undertakers in Grange-over-Sands, I'm devastated they've closed
September 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Sensational concept for an undertakers in Grange-over-Sands, I'm devastated they've closed
for some reason i've only just got around to watching National Treasure, and i'm in awe of its determination to be Dee's mental illness story, vs the entirety of what the show was and continues to be sold as
September 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
for some reason i've only just got around to watching National Treasure, and i'm in awe of its determination to be Dee's mental illness story, vs the entirety of what the show was and continues to be sold as
UK train carriages have no maximum capacity.
Tell me a fun fact.
September 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
UK train carriages have no maximum capacity.
First they came for the small boats,
But they could not find the small boats as they were illicit (and small),
Then they came for the P&O Ferries,
Which are a lot easier to identify,
Albeit that raised questions about tactics and logic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But they could not find the small boats as they were illicit (and small),
Then they came for the P&O Ferries,
Which are a lot easier to identify,
Albeit that raised questions about tactics and logic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Masked protesters are preventing traffic from going in and out of the Port of Dover.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
First they came for the small boats,
But they could not find the small boats as they were illicit (and small),
Then they came for the P&O Ferries,
Which are a lot easier to identify,
Albeit that raised questions about tactics and logic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But they could not find the small boats as they were illicit (and small),
Then they came for the P&O Ferries,
Which are a lot easier to identify,
Albeit that raised questions about tactics and logic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Obviously we don't have a favourite toilet, but since you ask...'
September 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
'Obviously we don't have a favourite toilet, but since you ask...'
The UK transfer record is back where it belongs: the country's two least popular clubs bartering over a personally unlikeable player
September 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The UK transfer record is back where it belongs: the country's two least popular clubs bartering over a personally unlikeable player
how has nobody in Gulf tourism come up with 'You can do it, when you be in Kuwait'
August 31, 2026 at 11:24 AM
how has nobody in Gulf tourism come up with 'You can do it, when you be in Kuwait'
'Wouldst thou like to live cautiously?'
August 30, 2026 at 10:11 AM
'Wouldst thou like to live cautiously?'
it's what he'd have wanted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
it's what he'd have wanted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🎶 In these sour times,
You've got to put up with anything,
In these sour times,
You mustn't pick and choose,
Cause nobody loves me yes it's true,
Nobody loves me just like you,
Nobody loves me like you do,
In these sour times! 🎶
You've got to put up with anything,
In these sour times,
You mustn't pick and choose,
Cause nobody loves me yes it's true,
Nobody loves me just like you,
Nobody loves me like you do,
In these sour times! 🎶
August 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🎶 In these sour times,
You've got to put up with anything,
In these sour times,
You mustn't pick and choose,
Cause nobody loves me yes it's true,
Nobody loves me just like you,
Nobody loves me like you do,
In these sour times! 🎶
You've got to put up with anything,
In these sour times,
You mustn't pick and choose,
Cause nobody loves me yes it's true,
Nobody loves me just like you,
Nobody loves me like you do,
In these sour times! 🎶
i bet dwarf farts are *horrendous*
August 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i bet dwarf farts are *horrendous*