Acting
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Guesting with The Krayzies at Hoopla Improv Mixer Night
I write from a smoky Thameslink train stuck at East Croydon. We are non-moving for one of two reasons: either the ongoing signal failures, or the guy in the back carriage with the massive reefer has set off the internal fire alarms. Or possibly both? [1] I just had a really fun evening at Hoopla… Read more
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Relationships Relationships Relationships (or: people fear he’s writing about improv again)
Saturday was the last of my performances as part of Hoopla’s rolling House Team programme, in which they stick together a bunch of promising improvisers (and, on this occasion, me), try out some new formats, and see what comes of it all. I wasn’t able to make all the sessions, which consisted a couple of… Read more
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An evening with John Lloyd and Steve Pemberton
Tonight was an End of the Pier show – not in the traditional sense, but these talks with comedy greats did take place at Horatio’s, the old karaoke bar at the end of Brighton pier. It was an interesting place to be on a dark and stormy night, and the waves looked garish in the… Read more
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The Threechurches at Brighton Folk Choir End-Of-Term Cabaret, and Christmas Panto in Kemptown
A couple of performances to start the week, after a wonderful weekend in Sheffield. First up, The Threechurches – the name of any combination of three members [1] of The Highchurches taking to the stage together – played a short set [2] at the Brighton Folk Choir’s end of term cabaret at The Rose Hill.… Read more
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Your Death Is Very Important To Us
Acting brought me to Portsmouth, for a short film about death, memory, and the future of exploitation. I shan’t say too much about it, as despite being an extremely niche blog there’s still the possibility that the people involved will find this, and I’ll have broken some crucial aspect of my contract. I played a… Read more
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