@BenTarget

⛵️ performance artist with punchlines

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nickhernbooks.co.uk/lorenzo
Joined July 2012
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@Resist_0510 Sep 2024
When Israel bombed the first hospital in Gaza the world would not believe it. Israel said it was a misfired Hamas rocket and the mainstream media went into protection mode. Israel has now destroyed all 36 hospitals, and bombed multiple refugee camps in Gaza… and not a single word of condemnation from the mainstream media or western governments…🇮🇱🇵🇸
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ACMS@AltComMemSoc14 May 2024
.@BenTarget is in New York. If you are also in New York, go see @BenTarget!
59E59 Theaters@59E598 May 2024
A play celebrating the blessings of helping others, LORENZO is touching audiences with an uplifting message about caring for the ones you love. Don't miss your chance to see it - must close May 19! Tickets at bit.ly/LORENZO59
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59E59 Theaters@59E598 May 2024
A play celebrating the blessings of helping others, LORENZO is touching audiences with an uplifting message about caring for the ones you love. Don't miss your chance to see it - must close May 19! Tickets at bit.ly/LORENZO59
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@jerrysaltz27 Mar 2024
R.I.P. Man of Steel, preeminent sculptor, Richard Serra; 85; 1938 - 2024. Epic process and materialist, soothsayer of heavy metal. #RichardSerra
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IdeasTap - gone Old Vic New Voices/24 hr Plays - gone OV12 - gone VAULT - gone EdFringe - priced out ACE - tiny success rate so what now
VAULT@wearevault_13 Mar 2024
It is with immense sadness that we announce the closure of VAULT Festival and the cancellation of plans for our new London home, after failing to secure the funding required to continue. 🧵 1/8
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I get more abuse, threats and racism than most MPs. So I don’t say this lightly. And to be clear: no-one in public life should have their safety threatened, nor be subject to unacceptable abuse. But I find the debate about public engagement with MPs concerning. Here's why. 1/10
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Josie Long@JosieLong14 Feb 2024
This is absolutely scandalous, it is beyond fucked up.
Arts Professional
@ArtsPro13 Feb 2024
APNews: Arts Council England (@ace_national) has updated its policies, warning that "political statements" made by individuals linked to an organisation can cause "reputational risk", breaching funding agreements (1/5)
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A 🧵 on #AIDS in the 80s/90s: I was 15 when I first had sex with a man. I’d snuck off to London’s Heaven nightclub with the express intent of ridding myself of my ‘gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer. 1/13 #LGBTplusHM #UnderTheScope
A black and white photo of me at 17. I’m leaning over a chair wearing a baggy grey jumper. My hair is awesome.

ALT A black and white photo of me at 17. I’m leaning over a chair wearing a baggy grey jumper. My hair is awesome.

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Ed Byrne@MrEdByrne11 Feb 2024
Two years ago today Paul Byrne departed this earthly realm. I met him at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth and VERY funny.
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ACMS@AltComMemSoc24 Jan 2024
In Leicester this February? Go see @AlexisDubus, @BenTarget, @EleanorMorton's 8 Out Of 10 Celts, @JozNorris, @MarcelLucont, @shelfcomedy, @siandocksey, @sophiedukebox, @YurikoComedy and our gig-wife @VixLeyton at @LeicsComedyFest! And, you know, everyone else pictured here...
picture grid of 24 comics at the Leicester Comedy Festival, all of whom deserve your time & attention & coins

ALT picture grid of 24 comics at the Leicester Comedy Festival, all of whom deserve your time & attention & coins

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Have you booked your tickets to the Live Described Performance of LORENZO? There will be a pre-show #TouchTour for VocalEye patrons at 6pm, with light refreshments provided generously by our partners at @PuShFestival! Friday, Jan 19 at 7:30pm at the Annex vocaleye.ca/events/lorenzo/
A production photo from Lorenzo with creator/ performer Ben Target standing on stage, holding two props. He wears a beige beanie on his head and a jumpsuit. Text in a banner at the top reads: ”Lorenzo Live Described Performance | Friday, January 19 at 7:30 pm”, the PuSh Festival logo sits above the text. A separate text box coloured light orange holds the VocalEye logo and text: “With Pre-Show Touch Tour!”.

ALT A production photo from Lorenzo with creator/ performer Ben Target standing on stage, holding two props. He wears a beige beanie on his head and a jumpsuit. Text in a banner at the top reads: ”Lorenzo Live Described Performance | Friday, January 19 at 7:30 pm”, the PuSh Festival logo sits above the text. A separate text box coloured light orange holds the VocalEye logo and text: “With Pre-Show Touch Tour!”.

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This show was and is the best thing ever. If you are in Vancouver. You have to go.
Ben Targét@BenTarget4 Jan 2024
🤩 My show LORENZO is going to Vancouver from 18th-20th January… 🎟️ Come along if you’re keen: tickets.pushfestival.ca/Thea… 👇 (If you need to know more about the show, please see the apt promo image by Matt Highton below…)
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We decided the world has to see this message.
Truck with the words “the last day of occupation is the first day of peace”

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Fuck every border.
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Join me at @CamdenComedy tomorrow for a brilliant line up of @BenTarget @marydoesgigs @lulu_popplewell @ZoeTomalin @StAlun @BenWPope trying out some new gear - get tickets here! dice.fm/event/8lm55-this-is-…

This Is Not A Cult Tickets | 21 Nov 2023 | Camden Comedy Club, London | DICE

Top comics previewing their new shows for the price of a pint. This Is Not A Cult was recommended by TimeOut and included in their list of the top 10 Cheap/F...

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❗ For everyone speaking out, organising, protesting against systems of oppressions. Check out this beautiful and necessary resource to look after yourself and your nervous systems. From @HJusticeLdn 🔥 "We keep the fire, they can't burn us out" bit.ly/3tXqSZc
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We spy two Soho shows 👀✨ Make sure to grab your copies of @BenTarget Lorenzo and @Gilltopia #BoyParts 📚
Nick Hern Books@NickHernBooks31 Oct 2023
On the final day of October, here's to the nine fantastic new plays we've published this month. Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website. nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titl…
Great new NHB plays published in October: Lorenzo, Somewhere Out There You, Blue Mist, Burnt Out, Clyde's, Driftwood, The Flea, James Fritz Plays: One, Boy Parts

ALT Great new NHB plays published in October: Lorenzo, Somewhere Out There You, Blue Mist, Burnt Out, Clyde's, Driftwood, The Flea, James Fritz Plays: One, Boy Parts

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On the final day of October, here's to the nine fantastic new plays we've published this month. Learn more about them – along with the rest of our recent publications – on our website. nickhernbooks.co.uk/new-titl…
Great new NHB plays published in October: Lorenzo, Somewhere Out There You, Blue Mist, Burnt Out, Clyde's, Driftwood, The Flea, James Fritz Plays: One, Boy Parts

ALT Great new NHB plays published in October: Lorenzo, Somewhere Out There You, Blue Mist, Burnt Out, Clyde's, Driftwood, The Flea, James Fritz Plays: One, Boy Parts

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“The One Where We All Lost A Friend” 💔💔 #MatthewPerry
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