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AFP/GETTY IMAGES, AP, REUTERS, REX FEATURES Whetherit’sanactor chin-strokingongovernmentcutsoracomedian’spublicmocking of hispop starwife, theartsworld is alivewiththe soundoftweeting. LauraSilverman The100 greatest arts tweeters braves thebest andthe worstofthe Twitter universetofindthe people youhavetofollow

film, gig, concertand exhibition Kate Muir @muirkate General reviews by respectedcritics. Comedy Pop Film&TV 44 Razor-sharpmini-reviews with Theatre Ekow Eshun @ekoweshun star ratings from The Times’s 4 The former ICAdirector indispensable our chief film critic. champions ethnic minorities, Michael Caine highlightingthe Midsomer Murders Follow our arts 45 @themichaelcaine all-whitevillage debateand the death “Justgot over flu, stoppedworrying of the rapper Nate Dogg. team @timesfilm, about that,startedworryingabout Stephen Fry @stephenfry @timesmusic, Egypt, might want the fluback.”Cute. 5 Whether he has seen Watteau’s @timestelevision, Peter Serafinowicz Perez Hilton drawings, has been surfingYouTube for Russell Brand Imogen Heap Jonathan Ross 46 @serafinowicz RoyalShakespeare 1 @perezhilton Daniel Craigindrag or has justhad 14 @rustyrockets @timesvisualarts 25 @imogenheap 37 @wossy The comic actortriesout material. 57 Company @theRSC { So over-the-top, it’s hard to acupuncture (“a miracle”), the { What atalent: to be charming and {{An astoundingnumber of Youcan hear Wossy speak “Dear Sir/Madam, Your transgender { Last year’s innovation was believehe’sreal, but the celebrity polymath will share it. He generously and insultingsimultaneously.“Ihear followers, 1,516,213, foraLondon-born when youread his tweets. He’s operation wasapartial success.” SuchTweet Sorrow,aversion of Romeo blogger cankeep youguiltily detained follows 52,762. @katyperry rocked Manchester — @timesfestivals artistwho isn’t quiteahousehold name. personable and prolific.The Charlie Sheen @charliesheen &Juliet played out over five weeks in forhours. Hyperventilatingfromthe Jeremy Hunt @jeremy_hunt she’sthe new Noel Gallagher.I’ll have Yet. The Grammyaward-winner has broadcaster chats freely about culture 47 The words “fastball”, “warlock” tweets across the site. The current Hollywood Hills, Hilton displays 6 Creative tweetingmight not be his to watchher eyebrows don’tjoin-up.” been chartingthe progress of her latest (he loved The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), and “winning” will never be the same stream of tweets is more mundane, but child-likeglee at celebritybirthdays: forte, but it’s reassuring to know the When not engaginginbanter with his single, Lifeline,sourcedfromsounds his children (of course) and his pug, Mr again; the disgracedactor follows Paris perhaps more practical. There’sa “Hey @ladygaga!Happybirthday, SecretaryofStatefor Culture has wife(“you little twerp”), Brand canbe uploaded by her fans in painstaking Pickle —completewith adorable Hilton, SylvesterStallone and Piers steady flow of links to blogs on the bitch!!! BornThisDay LOVE YOU!!!! visited the Olympic Park. professional: he’ll gladly tell youwhat detail. ATwitterinnovator, shewore a pictures, if youlikethat kind of thing. Morgan. company’swebsite, new production xoxo,” read arecent post. Britney PiersMorgan @piersmorgan it’s liketobeatthe Oscars or in The dress to lastyear’s Grammys displaying British Film Institute @bfi David Schneider announcements and rehearsal pictures. exclusivesare afavourite. All the 7 The transatlantic broadcaster puffs Simpsons.Expectacouple of tweets a her live feed. 38 The BFI’sspecialtytweet is a 48 @davidschneider Dominic Cavendish bubblegum pop-stars are here. and preens with his famous friends day. Lily Allen @lilyroseallen quotation from afilm-maker bornon The comic actor’squirky takeontopics 58 @domcavendish Arts Council England Freddie Flintoffand Lord Sugarand Chris Addison 26 The singer-turned-fashion the dayofposting. of the daysuits highbrow affairs (Ed The Daily Telegraph critic knows how 2 @ace_national reveals all about the time he met arabbi 15 @mrchrisaddison designer has been fumingover“the Cannes @cannes_2011 Miliband’smarriage) as much as it does to get hold of tickets forthose must-see Twitter-savvyusers gazumpedthe in alift. The politically impassionedcomedian d***” who leaked her weddingdetails to 39 Come May11, when the festival gossip (RebeccaBlack’ssinging). plays, just follow his links. ACEoncuts results this week, but the Charlotte Higgins @chiggi cantweet 60 timesin24hours; he has the press (in case you’re not on Twitter, starts, this feed (in French and English) Digital Spy @digitalspy Edinburgh International ACEdoessend out summariesof 8 The Guardian’s hyperactivechief recently calledConservative you’re no longer invited). will be indispensable forthe latest 49 Gossipyposts from the TV, 59 Festival @Edintfest speechesatits conferencesand arts correspondent weighs in on co-chairman Baroness Warsi “an idiot”. Kanye West @kanywest screenings from the yacht brigade. music and showbiz site. Just launched. If youhaveideas forthe advertise Arts Council jobs. everythingfromtutus to techno. Bill Bailey @billbailey 27 Infrequent tweets as much Cinematical @cinematical Peter Sciretta @slashfilm feed,you could apply fortheir digital Arts Desk @theartsdesk Norman Lebrecht @nlebrecht 16 Swerving from aclever quip about style and attitudeasabout music. 40 The AOL-ownedaccount has 50 The rollingnews linked to the marketingjob: the details are on 3 Acommendable gushofself-edited 9 The commentator is not afraid to about Libya to apicture of an accessory BBC6 Music @BBCMusic an informal feel, with featuresand a Hollywood-basedwebsiteSlashFilm is Twitter, the deadline is noon today. outrage, whether he’ssharingnews foradisco-loving dog, Bailey covers it 28 Adetailedsignpostingtoposts recent rant about Jennifer Garner’s less biasedtowards horrorand sci-fi Kneehigh @wearekneehigh about sacked musicians or deploringa all. on their website; Elbow,Björk and Pink youthful Miss Marple. than its title suggests. 60 Disappointingly little insider decision by the Arts Council. Make that Frankie Boyle @frankieboyle Floyd are the sorts of namestowatch. Armando Iannucci The Hollywood Reporter @thr information from Emma Rice’s anydecision by the Arts Council. 17 As well as plugginghis Justin Bieber @justinbieber 41 @aiannucci 51 Aconstant stream of great company, but acheerytone. Matthew Cain appearances, he occasionally insults 29 “WatchingYogi bear,don’t The self-described“comedy analysis on film (Elizabeth Taylor), TV Mark Shenton @shentonstage 10 @matthewcainC4 colleagues(Mark Watson is “a judge me,”read arecent post; youmust satwitterist” swings from despairing (MadMen)and music (Rihanna) with 61 The London-basedcritic posts Whether he’swatchingafilm about sell-out”and “a c***”). be abelieber now. over world crisestorevellingin the expectedAmerican bias. his sparky one-line reviews and news at paraplegic musicians in the Congoor Chortle @chortle Britney Spears fictional swearyfilm remakes (Hannah Time Out @timeoutfilm commendable set-changingspeed. has receivedaroyalsticker album, 18 Four or five snappy, 30 @britneyspears and her Effing Sisters). 52 Reviews from their critics Kevin Spacey @kevinspacey Channel 4’sculture editor shows pun-filledupdates aday with Feel the love between Brit and Bieber Indiewire @indiewire mostly,with news about London talks 62 Consideredupdates from the infectious enthusiasm. links to their websitereviews on this official feed that the 42 This news and reviews feed and screenings. OldVic artistic director, but maybe he BBCFront Row of stand-up shows and self-confessed“boringhomebody” from the NewYork siteisaimedat TotalFilm @totalfilm will give more away when he returns to 11 @BBCFrontrow insider news; they follow shareswith her manager. “independent-minded film-makers and 53 The UK-basedfilm magazine the stage in RichardIII. Previews plus listenagain reminders only their sistersites. George Michael moviegoers”and has an aptly warm loosely structuresits posts (Tuesdays National Theatre about who’s been on the Radio 4 Miranda Hart 31 @georgemichael and chatty feel. are TopFivedays, on Wednesdays you 63 @nationaltheatre programme that evening. 19 @mermhart Wake up to the “sad news”that his sock GuyLodge @guylodge canask aquestion), but mostly it Ticket sale updates mostly,with the odd Caitlin Moran The Radio 2presenter is “a goner”, go to sleep to aclip of his 43 Johannesburg-bornLodge unveils movieposters. link to areview. 12 @caitlinmoran has asked “peeps”to labrador sayinggoodnight: hilarious. blogs about movies,soundtracks and Ultra Culture @ultraculture LynGardner @lyngardner “A woman yes, but still supply her with KatyPerry @katyperry occasionally Britney. 54 When you’ve had enough of 64 The Guardian’s theatre critic funny,”ishow our questions forher guests 32 Perryand Calvin Harris have overly serious critics, head to Charlie has been engagingwith companieswho fearlessly irreverent DavidBaddiel and Will been squawking at each other afterthe Lyne’sperky and respectedfilm-fan have lostfundingthis week. columnistdescribes Young. DJ allegedly droppedout of her Dublin feed,linked to ablog Lynn startedthree Paines Plough herself; we’d have to Josie Long @josielong show.Usually,Perry posts enthusiastic years ago, aged18. 65 @painesplough agree. 20 Before atiradeagainstthe arts updates and interactswith fans. Variety @variety The companyare so enthusiastic about Ed Vaizey cuts took over,the comedian took Lady Gaga @ladygaga 55 Awealth of screen business their productions that arecent post 13 @edvaizey whimsical trips to the Brontë 33 That the queen of fame is the news from around the world from the about MikeBartlett’s Love, Love, Love More signs of life parsonage or the Ashmolean Museum. mostfollowed person on LA-basedmagazine. in Leicester noted adog “barked here than other Eddie Izzard @eddieizzard Twitterhas little to do with Melissa Silverstein @melsil approvingly”atthe curtain call. MPs, but abit of a 21 Asteady stream of hard-hitting what shetells the “little 56 BasedinNew York, Silverstein Samuel West stop-startflow from posts about Libya,Yemen and British monsters”. Keepingthe runs the Women in Hollywood website 66 @exitthelemming Vaizey; when you politics, plus follower interaction. real Stefani and posts aHollywood feminist of the Having been so anti-cuts, the actorand disappear from Stephen Mangan Germanotta under wraps, dayonher Twitterfeed, amongstarry directorhas been doling out sympathy Twitterfor more 22 @stephenmangan the singer mainly plugs film news. this week. than aday,it’slike When not composing nonsense poems, new releases. But one The Stage @thestage disappearingfor a the actordigsupYouTube clips of yoga tweet madeheadlines: 67 Follow to find out when new centuryonEarth. farmers, at least he usedtointhe days lastyear,Gaga’s28lorriesfor her storiesand reviews appear on the site. before the arts cuts. tour to Paris were stoppedbypolice. West End Whingers Dara OBriain @daraobriain Shewas “devasted” (sic). 68 @westendwhingers 23 The Mock theWeek presenter Paste magazine The oftenoptimistic Andrew and Phil has been championingAVby 34 @pastemagazine Stream the mainly tweet signposts to blogs and comparingvotingsystems worldwide. latestnew music and catch-up on film reviews on their website. Mark Watson reviews and news at this indie-leaning Whatsonstage.com 24 @watsoncomedian feed of American cool. 69 @whatsonstage The comedian worriesthat his baby Popjustice @popjustice Reviews, news, interviews and gossip resemblesWayne Rooney and that his 35 If youhavestrong feelings about flow intothis handy feed linked to the wifeisobsessedwith AngryBirds,but vintage Topofthe Pops shows (or the comprehensive UK theatre websiterun Tweetand lowdown: has mainly been advertisinghis qualityofMint Feasts), tune intoPeter by TerriPaddock. left to right,Perez Australian tour. Robinson’s independent music feed. Young Vic @youngvictheatre Hilton, Russell Brand, Recordofthe Day 70 Enthusiastic posts encouraging Imogen Heap, 36 @recordoftheday As the name youngpeople to go to the theatre, with Jonathan Ross and, suggests, anew track everyday from competitions forbooks and tours. representing the RSC, unsignedactsorrecognisable names Seeoverfor dance, classical &opera, William Shakespeare (Guillemots are arecent offering). and visual art