Acting and other concerns

Might as well give this #britishfilm from the #1960s a watch on today of all days! #heatwave #extremeheat https://www.instagram.com/p/CgM_sfBoDt8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to @britishfilminstitute I now have The Appointment to keep now... Looking forward to seeing this #chiller starring Edward Woodward and Jane Merrow! #film #watching #britishfilm https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf9sluIIJa2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Oh boy, that's quite a sexy #bluray set of early #ingmarbergman #films from @britishfilminstitute 😍 https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrjb0cpAeF/?utm_medium=tumblr

With the #acting industry starting to open up a bit more, I've had mixed fortunes. On the one hand, I got a part in a funny short film. Nice! On the other, I've had a rejection email for a theatre show. Boo! BUT...it is the BEST rejection email I have ever received. It's lovely! #actorofinstagram #actorslife https://www.instagram.com/p/CNw3eC7H9LU/?igshid=7i7q9hd9eg16

So...2020 has been a bit of a write-off, hasn't it? Still, I'm going to look back at my achievements this year: Got the bins at the flat sorted out so we now get weekly collections and we don't have to look at overflowing bins anymore! Urgh, I'm officially old now aren't I? (PS: To my surprise I managed to write a 22 thousand word children's novel in about four weeks) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJeHZn_HxE8/?igshid=g9eb6jczozon

I think the #scream films are a rare example of a film franchise getting better with each passing film. Scream: Still enjoyable after all this time but I've always felt that the script is trying too hard to be clever and Wes Craven did postmodern horror far better in his excellent "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" two years prior to directing Scream. And, boy, is Billy creepy a.f. or what? What did Sidney ever see in him? Scream 2: Begins as a story beat by story beat remake of the first film before becoming its own film. Contains a fantastic scene onstage featuring a Greek chorus and has far better death set pieces. I could tell who one of the killers was within five seconds of them appearing onscreen due to the actor's strange performance choices. Scream 3: A blast from start to finish. More brutal and hilariously funny and it handles the metatextual elements in a more successful way than the two previous films. Scream 4: Ok, it's not quite as good as Scream 3 but is probably the most sophisticated film of the franchise and considering the BBFC gave it a 15 is surprisingly gory with it. For a fourth film in a series, it is superb. So, to rank them in order of best to worst: Scream 3 Scream 4 Scream 2 Scream Here's hoping Scream 5 delivers the goods. Also, I would not be shocked if Sidney is the killer in Scream 5; after killing all the killers in the previous four films, she's obviously got a taste of this serial killer lark. https://www.instagram.com/p/CG-4N-VHOZr/?igshid=1cozf6herfpt1

Photo taken by @shayster57 during a performance of one of the best productions I've ever appeared in - EXAM (2019) from @vertigotheatreproductions We were supposed to tour it this year. I hope we can do next year. #SaveTheArts https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDWvRxHruz/?igshid=11nfj39582xi3

Less than a week to go to catch me in A Censorship Play, a 70s-set satire of film censorship, inspired by actual events. It is the opening salvo in What, Me Worry? a #showcase of four plays themed around #paranoia Book your tickets to see What, Me Worry? @kingssalford by heading to: https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/what-me-worry-the-kings-arms-tickets/10016915?pl=kingsarmssalford (28th Feb) https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/what-me-worry-the-kings-arms-tickets/10016925?pl=kingsarmssalford (29th Feb) (at The Kings Arms) https://www.instagram.com/p/B84EcEpHYxD/?igshid=1dod7f859ajot

#bandwagon jumping time! Here's me in 2009 and 2019 #tenyearchallenge https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Gf5k0nuGB/?igshid=hc2qn6vnbu33

Some tickets have become available for the #final #performance of @vertigotheatreproductions #adaptation of the @bafta #nominated #film #EXAM tonight at 8pm @kingssalford DM me for more info on how to secure yours before the critically acclaimed production ends its run in #manchester https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Zo_U8HJLY/?igshid=116u8sqg39lpd

It's the opening night of @vertigotheatreproductions #adaptation of the @bafta nominated film #EXAM at @kingssalford No doubt, the pre-performance nerves will kick in as we get closer to the show starting at 8pm! It runs each night until 3rd November, with an extra afternoon performance at 4pm on Saturday 2nd November. #acting #actorofinstagram #actors #actorslife #theatre #film https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Md1C1HVx_/?igshid=1xgqiqwtjlnno

Low effort #brexitdeal posting 😆 https://www.instagram.com/p/B3y1-qVnmHY/?igshid=qp6bjevht6e6

"What is the question?" #EXAM from @vertigotheatreproductions Oct 29th-Nov 3rd 2019 @kingssalford #acting #theatre #fringe https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w-N5rnAGN/?igshid=1vblq2uhbd8r4

This is my thinking face... https://www.instagram.com/p/B2m4z4AHDOH/?igshid=1gdzfnqq0msrd

There are just SIX tickets left for @vertigotheatreproductions production of #EXAM and they are all for the #performance on 31st October - #halloween🎃 ! Get 'em while you can! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kFVJcns24/?igshid=1u3abobis00nm

I've been stuck at home #ill and floored by some #flu like symptoms (mainly a brutal #cough that doesn't want to go) for days now. It may be a tad OTT but at the moment I can #empathise with poor old #doctorwho number 5 here... https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RkbA2Hp_Z/?igshid=17bo09o1za4ol