Mike Daviot
@mikedaviot.bsky.social
Award-winning actor-playwright & director. Published author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A superb actor,' @AllEdinTheatre
Dreamer; mooncalf; poet manqué; lover of the weird, supernatural, uncanny and odd, especially the Grand Master, Algernon Blackwood.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'A superb actor,' @AllEdinTheatre
Dreamer; mooncalf; poet manqué; lover of the weird, supernatural, uncanny and odd, especially the Grand Master, Algernon Blackwood.
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Mike Daviot
@mikedaviot.bsky.social
· Mar 16
THE HAUNTED PALACE has many chambers:
Poetry, Horror, Aesthetics, Satire, Philosophy, Hoaxing, Romance, Criticism, Farce, Ratiocination, Science...
Welcome to the mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
****coming in 2027****
#EdgarAllanPoe
#Theatre
#Solo
Poetry, Horror, Aesthetics, Satire, Philosophy, Hoaxing, Romance, Criticism, Farce, Ratiocination, Science...
Welcome to the mind of Edgar Allan Poe.
****coming in 2027****
#EdgarAllanPoe
#Theatre
#Solo
#Amicus is back!!
Trailer edited by #MeganTremethick.
VoiceOver provided by #MichaelDaviot.
youtu.be/9n_n9wRom4Q?...
Trailer edited by #MeganTremethick.
VoiceOver provided by #MichaelDaviot.
youtu.be/9n_n9wRom4Q?...
IN THE GRIP OF TERROR | Official Trailer | Amicus Productions
YouTube video by British Horror Studio
youtu.be
September 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
#Amicus is back!!
Trailer edited by #MeganTremethick.
VoiceOver provided by #MichaelDaviot.
youtu.be/9n_n9wRom4Q?...
Trailer edited by #MeganTremethick.
VoiceOver provided by #MichaelDaviot.
youtu.be/9n_n9wRom4Q?...
Today's truly Phantastic Phind...
I've been wanting to read this for years,
ever since seeing it highly praised by Leonard Wolf in his excellent
'Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide To Literature And Film'.
This (beautiful) edition online, at least £40.
£2.99!!
I've been wanting to read this for years,
ever since seeing it highly praised by Leonard Wolf in his excellent
'Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide To Literature And Film'.
This (beautiful) edition online, at least £40.
£2.99!!
September 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Today's truly Phantastic Phind...
I've been wanting to read this for years,
ever since seeing it highly praised by Leonard Wolf in his excellent
'Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide To Literature And Film'.
This (beautiful) edition online, at least £40.
£2.99!!
I've been wanting to read this for years,
ever since seeing it highly praised by Leonard Wolf in his excellent
'Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide To Literature And Film'.
This (beautiful) edition online, at least £40.
£2.99!!
Preparing a little something for October...
Basil is still best, but I may as well have a crack at it before I pop.
#EdgarAllanPoe
Basil is still best, but I may as well have a crack at it before I pop.
#EdgarAllanPoe
September 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Preparing a little something for October...
Basil is still best, but I may as well have a crack at it before I pop.
#EdgarAllanPoe
Basil is still best, but I may as well have a crack at it before I pop.
#EdgarAllanPoe
Trying out my new mic... huge improvement I think.
Dipping back into #Marlowe after Faustus.
youtu.be/ZvOIhZZi-pc
Dipping back into #Marlowe after Faustus.
youtu.be/ZvOIhZZi-pc
Tamburlaine the Great by Christopher Marlowe, LAMENT FOR ZENOCRATE
YouTube video by Mike Daviot
youtu.be
September 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Trying out my new mic... huge improvement I think.
Dipping back into #Marlowe after Faustus.
youtu.be/ZvOIhZZi-pc
Dipping back into #Marlowe after Faustus.
youtu.be/ZvOIhZZi-pc
August 28, 2026 at 1:36 PM
As I'm currently constrained by Bühneschreck (the German word is actually Lampenfieber!),
might people be interested in a free/'bucketed' READING of
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE?
It would last about 75 mins, & I'd have someone read stage directions, so it wouldn't only be me droning on.
might people be interested in a free/'bucketed' READING of
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE?
It would last about 75 mins, & I'd have someone read stage directions, so it wouldn't only be me droning on.
August 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
As I'm currently constrained by Bühneschreck (the German word is actually Lampenfieber!),
might people be interested in a free/'bucketed' READING of
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE?
It would last about 75 mins, & I'd have someone read stage directions, so it wouldn't only be me droning on.
might people be interested in a free/'bucketed' READING of
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE?
It would last about 75 mins, & I'd have someone read stage directions, so it wouldn't only be me droning on.
In 9 days,
I will withdraw my votive obedience to Dionysus
& offer it to Cadmus,
as I swap the buskin for the pen.
Come & see #DrFaustus make a far more drastic & diabolical choice.
Huge thanks to #JanetDeVigne for the chance to bow out in 1 of my dream roles, by my beloved #ChristopherMarlowe.
I will withdraw my votive obedience to Dionysus
& offer it to Cadmus,
as I swap the buskin for the pen.
Come & see #DrFaustus make a far more drastic & diabolical choice.
Huge thanks to #JanetDeVigne for the chance to bow out in 1 of my dream roles, by my beloved #ChristopherMarlowe.
August 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
In 9 days,
I will withdraw my votive obedience to Dionysus
& offer it to Cadmus,
as I swap the buskin for the pen.
Come & see #DrFaustus make a far more drastic & diabolical choice.
Huge thanks to #JanetDeVigne for the chance to bow out in 1 of my dream roles, by my beloved #ChristopherMarlowe.
I will withdraw my votive obedience to Dionysus
& offer it to Cadmus,
as I swap the buskin for the pen.
Come & see #DrFaustus make a far more drastic & diabolical choice.
Huge thanks to #JanetDeVigne for the chance to bow out in 1 of my dream roles, by my beloved #ChristopherMarlowe.
Found today, £2. Online, £25!
Had a '76 edition, which fell to bits, having been read, re-read & re-re-read.
20 years of reviews, from Olivier's Richard III (1944) to the premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1963).
By the greatest theatre critic after Hazlitt & before John Peter.
Invaluable.
Had a '76 edition, which fell to bits, having been read, re-read & re-re-read.
20 years of reviews, from Olivier's Richard III (1944) to the premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1963).
By the greatest theatre critic after Hazlitt & before John Peter.
Invaluable.
August 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Found today, £2. Online, £25!
Had a '76 edition, which fell to bits, having been read, re-read & re-re-read.
20 years of reviews, from Olivier's Richard III (1944) to the premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1963).
By the greatest theatre critic after Hazlitt & before John Peter.
Invaluable.
Had a '76 edition, which fell to bits, having been read, re-read & re-re-read.
20 years of reviews, from Olivier's Richard III (1944) to the premiere of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1963).
By the greatest theatre critic after Hazlitt & before John Peter.
Invaluable.
Reposted by Mike Daviot
NEW/UNREAL!! US Military Asks Troops to Pitch ‘Creative and Unconventional’ Ideas on How to Punish Iran: “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” So under Trump/Hegseth our military tactics are based on a suggestion box www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
CENTCOM Asks Troops to Pitch ‘Creative and Unconventional’ Ideas on How to Punish Iran: Report
U.S. Central Command has appealed to troops to submit their own ideas on "creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran," according to a report.
www.mediaite.com
August 3, 2026 at 11:59 AM
NEW/UNREAL!! US Military Asks Troops to Pitch ‘Creative and Unconventional’ Ideas on How to Punish Iran: “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran.” So under Trump/Hegseth our military tactics are based on a suggestion box www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
Reposted by Mike Daviot
NEW: DOJ has submitted unredacted Epstein Files for review in chambers by Judge Sullivan in the @katiephang.bsky.social case. DOJ contends it redacted victims' names, but check out their definition of "victim." 1/
July 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
NEW: DOJ has submitted unredacted Epstein Files for review in chambers by Judge Sullivan in the @katiephang.bsky.social case. DOJ contends it redacted victims' names, but check out their definition of "victim." 1/
Great fun today filming the kickstarter video for #ForWeAreMany2,
with #MeganTremethick, #MichaelBrewster,
#PaulWilliamKelly & the gang at #BritishHorrorStudio.
I picked up the magnifying glass & asked,
"Does this do the #PeterCushing thing?"
It does!
with #MeganTremethick, #MichaelBrewster,
#PaulWilliamKelly & the gang at #BritishHorrorStudio.
I picked up the magnifying glass & asked,
"Does this do the #PeterCushing thing?"
It does!
July 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Great fun today filming the kickstarter video for #ForWeAreMany2,
with #MeganTremethick, #MichaelBrewster,
#PaulWilliamKelly & the gang at #BritishHorrorStudio.
I picked up the magnifying glass & asked,
"Does this do the #PeterCushing thing?"
It does!
with #MeganTremethick, #MichaelBrewster,
#PaulWilliamKelly & the gang at #BritishHorrorStudio.
I picked up the magnifying glass & asked,
"Does this do the #PeterCushing thing?"
It does!
Reposted by Mike Daviot
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/t...
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/t...
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new Texas Senate poll
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.
www.texastribune.org
July 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/t...
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/28/t...
A fantastic interview.
Mr S takes a wee while to warm up and clear the tubes,
but then it just gets better and better.
Wise, witty, astute, incredibly honest, self-mocking, endlessly insightful.
I love this man.
I once shook his hand, you know.
youtu.be/PbggcecS-5Y?...
Mr S takes a wee while to warm up and clear the tubes,
but then it just gets better and better.
Wise, witty, astute, incredibly honest, self-mocking, endlessly insightful.
I love this man.
I once shook his hand, you know.
youtu.be/PbggcecS-5Y?...
Rod Steiger Career Retrospective | Legacy Collection | Conversations at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
YouTube video by SAG-AFTRA Foundation
youtu.be
July 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
A fantastic interview.
Mr S takes a wee while to warm up and clear the tubes,
but then it just gets better and better.
Wise, witty, astute, incredibly honest, self-mocking, endlessly insightful.
I love this man.
I once shook his hand, you know.
youtu.be/PbggcecS-5Y?...
Mr S takes a wee while to warm up and clear the tubes,
but then it just gets better and better.
Wise, witty, astute, incredibly honest, self-mocking, endlessly insightful.
I love this man.
I once shook his hand, you know.
youtu.be/PbggcecS-5Y?...
Reposted by Mike Daviot
1/2 State Delegate David Elliott Pritt, who was chosen as Assistant Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, was arrested after grooming an 8th grader.
#Pedophile
#RepublicanParty
#Pedophile
#RepublicanParty
July 27, 2026 at 5:03 PM
1/2 State Delegate David Elliott Pritt, who was chosen as Assistant Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, was arrested after grooming an 8th grader.
#Pedophile
#RepublicanParty
#Pedophile
#RepublicanParty
Reposted by Mike Daviot
Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
July 27, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Springwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
Reposted by Mike Daviot
HUGE WIN IN KATIE PHANG’S EPSTEIN FILES LAWSUIT: Judge Emmet Sullivan is making the DOJ prove its case. Todd Blanche must now submit the unredacted Epstein Files documents for in-camera review along with evidence supporting the government’s redactions.
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
July 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
HUGE WIN IN KATIE PHANG’S EPSTEIN FILES LAWSUIT: Judge Emmet Sullivan is making the DOJ prove its case. Todd Blanche must now submit the unredacted Epstein Files documents for in-camera review along with evidence supporting the government’s redactions.
Ah, Faustus, now hast thou but one bare hour to live,
And then thou must be damn'd perpetually!...
#EdinburghFestivalFringe2026
And then thou must be damn'd perpetually!...
#EdinburghFestivalFringe2026
July 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ah, Faustus, now hast thou but one bare hour to live,
And then thou must be damn'd perpetually!...
#EdinburghFestivalFringe2026
And then thou must be damn'd perpetually!...
#EdinburghFestivalFringe2026
Reposted by Mike Daviot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/iran...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/iran...
July 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/iran...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/iran...
Reposted by Mike Daviot
🚨 Yesterday Mitch McConnell’s office reached out, through an intermediary & asked Keith to delete this post naming the senior staff who run his Washington office. Public employees, public titles, paid by you. Keith said no. Here’s the record they’d rather you not sit with.👇
@keithedwards.bsky.social
@keithedwards.bsky.social
McConnell's Office Asked Me to Delete This. No.
Yesterday, McConnell’s office reached out — through an intermediary, of course — and asked me to delete this post naming the senior staff who run his Washington office.
open.substack.com
July 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
🚨 Yesterday Mitch McConnell’s office reached out, through an intermediary & asked Keith to delete this post naming the senior staff who run his Washington office. Public employees, public titles, paid by you. Keith said no. Here’s the record they’d rather you not sit with.👇
@keithedwards.bsky.social
@keithedwards.bsky.social
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The current Epstein class
Before being arrested in Miami on new rape and sex trafficking charges, the Tate brothers were palling around with Rep Wesley Hunt (R-TX) in Washington. Photos are appearing now in English newspapers (not reported in Texas, of course). www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Rape-accused Tate brothers stun DC's elite club as shock photo emerges
Andrew and Tristan Tate, the brothers facing rape and sex-trafficking charges in the UK and Romania, spent the past several days in Washington as guests of Donald Trump's special envoy.
www.dailymail.com
July 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The current Epstein class
Reposted by Mike Daviot
So what changed?
The Senate passed the Epstein Transparency Act - unanimously.
Now, some of those very same senators are lining up to confirm Todd Blanche — the same man who's been leading the Epstein cover-up.
We deserve better.
The Senate passed the Epstein Transparency Act - unanimously.
Now, some of those very same senators are lining up to confirm Todd Blanche — the same man who's been leading the Epstein cover-up.
We deserve better.
July 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
So what changed?
The Senate passed the Epstein Transparency Act - unanimously.
Now, some of those very same senators are lining up to confirm Todd Blanche — the same man who's been leading the Epstein cover-up.
We deserve better.
The Senate passed the Epstein Transparency Act - unanimously.
Now, some of those very same senators are lining up to confirm Todd Blanche — the same man who's been leading the Epstein cover-up.
We deserve better.
Reposted by Mike Daviot
Keir Starmer goes just as he governed... lying. He said The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn was found to be institutionally anti-Semitic. It wasn't. This is an outright lie. #PMQs
July 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Keir Starmer goes just as he governed... lying. He said The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn was found to be institutionally anti-Semitic. It wasn't. This is an outright lie. #PMQs