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mywingsareonwheels · 29 days

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Important components for a really good production of Richard III:

Richard should be a) played by an actor who is themself visibly disabled[1], b) especially early on really damn charming and sexy

Buckingham should be in blatant unrequited love with Richard

Elizabeth should be FRICKING AWESOME and absolutely outwitting Richard towards the end, not giving into him

there should be at least a few moments that make able-bodied audience members really rather uncomfortable and make physically disabled audience members laugh our arses off :D

Which is why the 2021 RSC version starring Arthur Hughes, Jamie Wilkes, and Kirsty Bushell is the best, I note. :D But if you know of any other productions that tick all of those boxes I'd love to hear about them. :-)

[1] Invisible and non-physical disabilities are So Fricking Valid and I have some myself, but when it comes to R3 the visibility is important. <3

#richard iii #royal shakespeare company #rsc #shakespeare #arthur hughes #jamie wilkes #kirsty bushell #henry stafford 2nd duke of buckingham #elizabeth woodville #disability stuff

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milliondollarbaby87 · 2 years

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Living (2022) Review

When a man who had just been going through the motions within his life finds out that he is dying, he will eventually try and feel alive again! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *LFF 2022 Preview Screening* (more…)

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willstafford · 2 years

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Dick Moves

RICHARD III Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Thursday 15th August, 2022 Perhaps more than most plays, Shakespeare’s Richard III depends on the charisma of its leading man, who in this case happens to be the villain of the piece. Through soliloquies and asides, the scheming Duke of Gloucester lets us in on his nefarious plots. Richard needs to be more than a pantomime villain, enjoyable though it is…

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#Arthur Hughes #Ben Hall #Conor Glean #Gregory Doran #Jamie Wilkes #Joeravar Sangha #Kirsty Bushell #Minnie Gale #review #Richard III #Royal Shakespeare Theatre #RSC #Stratford upon Avon #William Shakespeare

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babyjujubee · 25 days

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Jamie Wilkes, Alden Ehrenreich, Brandon Bassir, Sia Alipour, Rich Sommer and Sebastian De Souza. Fair Play (2023)

#alden ehrenreich #jamie wilkes #brandon bassir #sia alipour #rich sommer #sebastian de souza #fair play #babyjujubee #adoring alden ehrenreich #tumblr #gif #google

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white-cat-of-doom · 1 month

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Closing night for Cast 14 of the Oasis of the Seas was yesterday (08 April 2024), after performing since August 2023, ending with a two show day!

Backstage during the last two shows.

Jackey Good as Jellylorum and Alice Rimmer as Cassandra.

Martha-Frances Henry as Grizabella and Robert Wilkes as Asparagus.

Joe Hewitt as Alonzo and Jamie Armour as Pouncival.

Matthew Tratch as Tumblebrutus, Joe Hewitt as Alonzo, Charlotte Lovell as Victoria, Dena Philpott as Tantomile, Robert Wilkes as Asparagus, Thomas Alsop as Skimbleshanks, Samuel Lewis-Wright as Mungojerrie, Ben Reynolds as Munkustrap, Jamie Armour as Pouncival, and Daniel Chesnut as Mistoffelees.

A few past performance photos mixed with performance and bows from yesterday.

One last White Cat Day for Charlotte Lovell as Victoria, before Gina Gagliano (who filmed the above) takes over.

An Invitation with Adam Hearn as Coricopat, Dena Philpott as Tantomile, Daniel Chesnut as Mistoffelees, and Rina Punwani as Rumpleteazer.

Jaime Mollineaux as Jennyanydots, with Ben Reynolds as Munkustrap, Helen Turner as Demeter, Charlotte Reavey as Bombalurina, and Jackey Good as Jellylorum.

The Jellicle Ball, with Jamie Armour as Pouncival, Adam Hearn as Coricopat, and Charlotte Lovell as Victoria.

The last Ad-Dressing for everyone.

Gabriela Rodriguez as Sillabub take a bow, filmed by Josie Harbertson who is taking over the role.

Joe Hewitt as Alonzo gets a leg up.

Thomas Alsop as Skimbleshanks for one last celebration.

A group of celebrations for good friends in the cast.

Rina Punwani as Rumpleteazer and partner across two Casts, Samuel Lewis-Wright as Mungojerrie.

And one for DevinRe Lewis Adams as Rum Tum Tugger, who was with Rina also across two Casts.

Dena Philpott as Tantomile wishes off Adam Hearn as Coricopat, and Domenico Ramelli, an alumni of past Casts, wishes some Kitties a happy closing night.

Happy Trails to everyone!

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graphicpolicy · 1 year

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The Return of Mark Hamill is a work of art...

The Return of Mark Hamill is a work of art... #comics #comicbooks

Find out the unknown history of Mark Hamill in this special comic from Jack in the Box! Starring: Mark Hamill and Jack BoxArt: Luke Duo Art, Jamie CoeLetterer: Joshua ReedCreated by: Eric Stiles, Chad GoodnoeCreative Directors: Jeff O’Keefe, Bert MarissenEditors in Chief: Jason Karley, Galen GrahamProduced by: Dena Moore, Nat Wilkes Jack in the Box provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy (we…

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#bert marissen #chad goodnoe #comic books #Comics #dena moore #eric stiles #featured #galen graham #jack in the box #jamie coe #jason karley #jeff o&039;keefe #joshua reed #luke duo art #mark hamill #nat wilkes #the return of mark hamill #video

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louisupdates · 5 months

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Victorious Festival announces headliners for 2024

The festival will return to the Southsea seafront in Portsmouth from August 23-25

By Emma Wilkes | 5th December 2023

Victorious Festival has revealed who will be headlining next year’s event.

The UK’s biggest city festival will return to the Southsea seafront in Portsmouth on the August Bank Holiday weekend (August 23-25) next year.

Fatboy Slim and Snow Patrol will be co-headlining the Friday night of the festival, with Jamie T and Biffy Clyro topping the bill on the Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Fatboy Slim’s appearance at the festival had previously been teased with a sign that had appeared on the Southsea seafront, which read ‘Praise You’ in reference to his hit of the same name.

They will be joined by acts including Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Pixies, Courteeners, IDLES, Jess Glynne, Arlo Parks, Louis Tomlinson and Natasha Bedingfield.

Also set to perform are Soft Play, the Lightning Seeds, Maximo Park, The Snuts, Yard Act, The Lottery Winners, The Pigeon Detectives, Holly Humberstone, The Amazons, The Lathums, Red Rum Club, Brooke Combe, Personal Trainer, Sea Power, Peace, The Murder Capital, Do Nothing and more.

Early bird weekend camping tickets are now on sale from £180, while day tickets are priced at £65 each – you can buy yours here.

‘‘This is the first year we’ve released all our headliners at once and we’re thrilled to be able to announce the acts after months of planning,” Victorious’ lead booker Andy Marsh said in a press release. “Victorious 2024 is going to be bigger than ever and it’s not just the headliners people need to look out for, we have booked hundreds of acts across the weekend spanning multiple genres. We can’t wait for August, it really will be a year to remember!”

Last year’s Victorious Festival was headlined by Jamiroquai, Kasabian and Mumford & Sons.

#louis press #fitfwt24: victorious #victorious festival #victorious 24 #nme magazine #5.12.2023 #louis tomlinson

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saveugoodmadam · 6 months

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In lieu of me watching the All's Well That Ends Well DVD, please accept my humble offering of some (kind of poor quality) Matthews.

Starting off with gamer Matthew and 'you wouldn't hit a little guy' Matthew

Some extremely hidden Matthews, a blurry Matthew and also one where he's filming Bertram again

Btw I called his character Archie so here is Archie really hoping he doesn't have to marry Helena, Archie fidgeting, Archie placating the King and an unprepared Archie tucking his shirt in.

His PROFILE is immaculate omg also that smile is so precious to me

Then he got yelled at so here he is in the naughty corner.

I didn't take any of him as a soldier so please instead feast your eyes on ✨waiter Matthew✨

HIS FACE LOOKS LIKE AN OIL PAINTING

Shocked boy when [massive spoilers] happen and also him corpsing in-character bc Jamie Wilkes makes so many people corpse in this play

He gets so shocked and confused when the man he was the waiter for earlier walks into the court and that is why I believe that Archie (his Lord character) and the waiter character are the same person but I also think the soldier is a separate character, in this essay I will-

Bonus: Cast Gallery Matthew

#matthew duckett #all's well that ends well #rsc #I'm soooo normal about his performance in this haha I definitely don't have any theories about his character haha hahhhaaha hahahaha #seriously though this performance is genuinely one of his best despite how little lines he was given #and I will wax lyrical about it until the end of time

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coffee-n-bagels-comic-universe · 6 months

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Neutralised (1994) [3/?]: My Version of The Shared Universe

For those of you unfamiliar with 'Chicago Hope', it was actually set in a shared universe. Also, 'Suspiciously Similar' characters will be involved (Due to actors playing multiple roles). This is my take on that:

Shows:

Chicago Hope

Homicide: Life on the Street

Law & Order

Neutralised

Oz

Picket Fences

characters (I'm not listing anyone who was in 20 episodes or less) under the cut. Also technically these are not all the characters as I'm still writing stuff.

Chicago Hope - Characters (& Actors):

Doctor Aaron Shutt (Adam Arkin)

Doctor Phillip Watters (Hector Elizondo)

Doctor William 'Billy' Kronk (Peter Berg)

Doctor Dennis Hancock (Vlondie Curtis-Hall)

Doctor Diane Grad (Jayne Brook)

Doctor Keith Wilkes (Rocky Carroll)

Doctor Jack McNeil (Mark Harmon)

Doctor Daniel Nyland (Thomas Gibson)

Doctor Jeffrey Geiger (Mandy Patinkin)

Nurse Camille Shutt (Roxanne Hart)

Doctor Lisa Catera (Stacy Edwards)

Alan Birch (Peter MacNicol)

Doctor Joseph Cacaci (Bob Bancroft)

Doctor Robert Yeats (Eric Stoltz)

Doctor Gina Simon (Carla Gugino)

Doctor Jeremy Hanlon (Lauren Holly)

Doctor Francesca Alberghetti (Barbara Hershey)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Characters (& Actors)

Detective John Munch (Richard Belzer)

Detective Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson)

Lieutenant Alphonse Giardello (Yaphet Kotto)

Detective Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor)

Detective Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher)

Detective / Sergeant Kay Howard (Melissa Leo)

Detective Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond)

Officer/Detective/Lieutenant Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety)

Detective Paul Falsone (Jon Seda)

Lieutenant/Captain/Detective Megan Russert (Isabella Hofman)

Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne)

Detective Terri Stivers (Toni Lewis)

Captain/Colonel George Barnfather (Clayton LeBouef)

ASA Ed Danvers (Željko Ivanek)

J.H.Brodie (Max Perlich)

Detective Beau Felton (Daniel Baldwin)

Detective Stanley Bolander (Ned Beatty)

Dr Julianna Cox (Michelle Forbes)

FBT Agent/Officer Mike Giardello (Giancario Esposito)

Detective Rene Sheppard (Michael Michele)

Dr. Alyssa Dyer (Harlee McBride)

Detective/Captain Roger Gaffney (Walt MacPherson)

Law & Order - Characters (& Actors)

Sergeant Maxwell Greevey (George Dzundza)

Junior Detective Michael Logan (Chris Noth)

Captain Donald Cragen (Dann Florek)

Exex ADA Benjamin Stone (Michael Moriarty)

ADA Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks)

DA Adam Schiff (Steven Hill)

Sergeant Philip Cerreta (Paul Sorvino)

Dr Elizabeth Olivet (Carolyn McCormic)

Senior Detective Leonard W Briscoe (Jerry Orbach)

Lieutenant Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson)

ADA Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy)

Exec ADA/DA John McCoy (Sam Waterston)

Junior Detective Reynaldo Curtis (Benjamin Bratt)

ADA Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell)

ADA Abigail Carmichael (Angie Harmon)

Junior/Senior Detective Edward Green (Jesse L. Martin)

Interim DA Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest)

ADA Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm)

DA Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson)

Neutralised - Characters (& Actors)

Abraham Machado (Alfred Molina)

Andreina Neri (Robin Wright)

Caleb Willow (Cary Elwes)

Dove Lewis (Alfre Woodard)

Esmé Verity (Janaeane Garofalo)

Faustus Sanchez (Hank Azaria)

Grayson Bryant (Harold Perrineau)

Hunter Kingsley (Chris Farley)

Ichabod Mortimer (Danny DeVito)

Jared Foster (Kirk Acevedo)

Kane Carter (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

Lance Carter (John Goodman)

Monday Duke (Patricia Arquette)

Noam Gold (Oliver Platt)

Omega Finch (Willem Dafoe)

Peyton Blythe (Regina King)

Russel Warszawski (Adam Sandler)

Sullivan Landon (Christopher Lloyd)

Tuesday Duke (Reese Witherspoon)

Victor Jamison (Mike Myers)

Winslow Warszawski (Brad Garrett)

Xavier Solomon (David Spade)

Yancy Haggard (Kiefer Sutherland)

Zoey Knight (Geena Davis)

OZ - Characters (& Actors)

Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau)

Tobias Beecher (Lee Tergesen)

Ryan O'Reily (Dean Winters)

Kareem Saïd / Goodson Truman (Eamonn Walker)

Miguel Alvarez (Kirk Acevedo)

Vernon Schillinger (J.K. Simmons)

Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)

Christopher Keller (Christopher Meloni)

Zahir Arif (Granville Adams)

Hamid Khan (Ernie Hudson Jr.)

Nacim Bismilla (Re Hanna)

Huseni Mershah / James Monroe Madison (Roger Guenvuer Smith)

Leroy Tidd / Salah Udeen (Jacues Smith)

Jefferson Keane (Leon)

Kenny Wangler (J.D. Williams)

Arnold 'Poet' Jackson (muMs the Schemer)

Paul Markstrom (O.L. Duke)

Junior Pierce (Malé-Lexington Alexander)

Malcolm 'Snake' Coyle (Treach)

Johnny Post (Tim McAdams)

James Robson (R.E. Rodgers)

Mark Mack (Leif Riddell)

Jaz Hoyt (Evan Seinfeld)

Scott Ross (Stephen Gevedon)

Andrew Schillinger (Frederick Koehler)

Nino Schibetta (Tony Schibetta)

Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca)

Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis)

Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito)

Dino Ortolani (Jon Seda)

Don Zanghi (John Palumbo)

Joey D'Angelo (Goodfella Mike G)

Mario Seggio (Todd Etelson)

Salvatore DeSanto (Phil Campanella)

Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez (Luis Guzman)

Carmen 'Chico' Guerra (Otto Sanchez)

Carlos Martinez (Carlos Leon)

Carlo Ricardo (Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Cyril O'Reily (Scott William Winters)

Rev. Jeremiah Cloutier (Luke Perry)

Timmy Kirk (Sean Dugan)

Alonzo Torquemada (Bobby Cannavale)

Richie Hanlon (Jordan Lage)

Shirley Bellinger (Kathryn Erbe)

Bob Rebadow (George Morfogen)

Agamemnin Busmalis (Tom Mardirosian)

Donald Groves (Sean Whitesell)

Jackson Vahue (Rick Fox)

Desmond Mobay / John Basil (Lance Reddick)

Richard L'Italien (Eric Roberts)

Nikolai Stanislofsky (Phillip Casnoff)

William Giles (Austin Pendleton)

Henry Stanton (Thomas G. Waites)

Colonel Edward Galson (John Doman)

Eli Zabitz (David Johansen)

Kipekemie Jara (Zakes Mokae)

Dean Alvah Case (Charles S. Dutton)

Sean Murphy (Robert Clohessy)

Claire Howell (Kristin Rohde)

Diane Wittlesey (Edie Falco)

Clayton Hughes (Seth Gilliam)

Karl Metzger (Bill Fagerbakke)

Eddie Hunt (Murphy Guyer)

Lenny Burrano (Skipp Sudduth)

Father Ray Mukada (B.D Wong)

Doctor Gloria Nathan (Lauren Veldez)

Governor James Devlin (Željko Ivanek)

Martin Querns (Reg E. Cathey)

Doctor Frederick Garvey (Milo O'Shea)

Warden Leo Glynn (Ernie Hudson)

Tim McManus (Terry Kinney)

Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (Rita Moreno)

Picket Fences - Characters (& Actors)

Sheriff James 'Jimmy' Brock (Tom Skerritt)

Doctor Jill Brock (Kathy Baker)

Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)

Matthew Brock (Justin Shenkarow)

Zachary 'Zach' Brock (Adam Wylie)

Deputy Kenny Lacos (Costas Mandylor)

Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart (Lauren Holly)

Carter Pike (Kelly Connell)

Ginny Weedon (Zelda Rubinstein)

Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel)

Judge Henry Bone (Ray Walston)

DA John Littleton (Don Cheadle)

DA Barnaby Wood (Peter Frechette)

ADA Petrovic (Jason Beghe)

Father Gary Barrett (Roy Dotrice)

Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)

Howard Buss (Robert Cornthwaite)

Doctor Joanna 'Joey' Diamond (Amy Aquino)

Lisa Fenn (Alexandra Lee)

Frank (David Proval)

Rachel Harris (Leigh Taylor-Young)

Ed Lawson (Richard Masur)

Peter Lebeck (Michael Jeter)

Milton Lebeck (Chris Owen)

Reverend Henry Novotny (Dabbs Greer)

Principal Michael Oslo (Roy Brocksmith)

Cynthia Parks (Elisabeth Moss)

Bill Pugen (Michael Keenan)

Lydia Brock (Cristine Rose)

Aiesha Campbell (Bruklin Harris)

Brian Latham (Gregory Vignolle)

Agent Donald Morrell (Sam Anderson)

#original character #original characters #original writing #original series #Neutralised #chicago hope #homicide life on the street #law & order #oz #hbo oz #picket fences #shared universe #very long post #alfred molina #tagging only alfred because i hope the molina girlies like bram

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jamieroxxartist · 2 years

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✔ Mark Your Calendars: Monday Sept 19 on 🎨#JamieRoxx’s Pop Roxx Radio 🎙️#TalkShow and 🎧#Podcast w/ Featured Guest:

#MattWilk & #AshtonAdams (#Pop)

☎ Lines will be open (347) 850.8598 Call in with your Questions and Comments Live on the Air.

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Pop Art Painter Jamie #Roxx (www.JamieRoxx.us) welcomes Matt Wilk & Ashton Adams (Pop) to the Show!

● IG: @mattwilkofficial ● TK: @mattwilkofficial ● YT: www.youtube.com/channel/UCZuEhAuP4uMxdV3Nvm6tG3Q ● SP: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1X2AMnu4UF2v2RfMCTV0UQ

Singer and songwriter Matt Wilk releases new single “Lost” with 10 million online streams producer Ashton Adams

#Toronto, ON - Singer, songwriter and producer Matt Wilk is thrilled to release his new single “Lost” in collaboration with multi-talented rising BIPOC house music artist, DJ and producer Ashton Adams. Matt is known for his debut song “Never Learn” that has over 13 thousand reproductions on Spotify. Ashton has over 10 million streams collectively from all the projects he has worked on. " He recently released a summer time single with Boehm called "Things You Said" on the legendary electronic music label Ultra Records/Sony Music. He also released a house single with Canadian legend Karl Wolf called "Not Too Late" in April of this year, and produced a record for Idris Elba which came out on August 26th called "Aces".

This year, Matt and Ashton have been working on his much anticipated single, sure to provide listeners with a beautiful and unforgettable experience as they hear from the work of this emerging creative. Written by Matt and produced by Ashton, the single “Lost” is an energetic house track with groovy drums and a moving bass line. "Lost" talks about modern relationships and the desire to over indulge in toxic relationship behaviours.

● Media Inquiries: Maria Pimentel VOCAB Communications vocabcommunications.com

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willstafford · 1 year

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Imogen That!

CYMBELINE Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Wednesday 10th May 2023 Greg Doran bows out of his tenure as Artistic Director of the RSC with this production of one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays. Set vaguely during the era of the Romans invading Britain, this play sees Shakespeare rounding up all his favourite tropes and packaging them in a dark and funny fairy tale. These…

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#Alexandra Gilbreath #Amber James #Christian Patterson #Conor Glean #Cymbeline #Daf Thomas #Ed Sayer #Gregory Doran #Jamie Wilkes #Matt Daw #Paul Englishby #Peter de Jersey #review #Royal Shakespeare Theatre #RSC #Scott Gutteridge #Stephen Brimson Lewis #Stratford upon Avon #William Shakespeare

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babyjujubee · 25 days

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Phoebe Dynevor, Jamie Wilkes, Sia Alipour, Rich Sommer and Sebastian De Souza. Fair Play (2023)

#phoebe dynevor #jamie wilkes #sia alipour #rich sommer #sebastian de souza #fair play #babyjujubee #adoring alden ehrenreich #alden ehrenreich #tumblr #google

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white-cat-of-doom · 9 months

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Opening night in Cast 14 of the Oasis of the Seas was last night (02 August 2023) and it is time to celebrate!

The full cast with the creative team (and note the revised Grizabella costume, a sad day).

Gabriela Rodriguez as Sillabub is just a little Kitty.

With Jamie Armour as Pouncival.

Charlotte Reavey is back to smolder as Bombalurina, retuning from Cast 8.

Also returning from Cast 8 is Jackey Good as Jellylorum, here with Robert Wilkes in his fourth Cast, this time as Asparagus.

Rina Punwani as Rumpleteazer and Dena Philpott as Tantomile are both back from Cast 12.

Alice Rimmer shows off her Cassandra.

Joshua Clayton as Plato with Cast 12 alumni Adam Hearn as Coricopat.

A group of silly Kitties with Samuel Lewis-Wright as Mungojerrie (Cast 12 alumni and now dance captain), with Joe Hewitt as Alonzo, Matthew Tratch as Tumblebrutus, and Thomas Alsop as Skimbleshanks.

More of Samuel as Mungojerrie.

Joe Hewitt strikes a pose as Alonzo.

Ben Reynolds is a serious Munkustrap, and Charlotte Lovell shares pieces of her Victoria.

Matthew Tratch as Tumblebrutus and Joe Hewitt as Alonzo were ready for their first Ball.

More Matthew as Tumblebrutus, some other faces.

Thomas Alsop as Skimbleshanks makes his final boarding call for this post.

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cwritesfiction · 2 years

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🧥😌

🧥 warm coat: share a happy or fuzzy scene from your wip!

I don't have enough of In the Cards drafted to share, so I'll share a two truths and a lie moment from Under No Illusions:

“One—once, at AFU’s library, I beat a guy in an arm wrestling match to make him give up his seat. Two, I stole a bike by accident. And three, outside of this trip, I’ve never traveled more than three hours away from home.”

I reach for my cup, and when I find it empty, I reach for Mya’s instead. “It can’t be two,” I say as I swirl the drink, “because I remember that. You took Holly Wilkes’s bike because you thought it was yours, and didn’t realize until she started screaming outside your front door.” I take a sip. Good god, it’s awful. I think it’s strawberry margarita mix without the alcohol. “And I don’t think it’s one. I’ve seen you at the library, so I know you study there, and everyone knows how hard it is to get a seat during midterms or finals. So I’m going to say three.”

Jamie’s expression softens. “You remember that stuff about me?”

“Of course I do.”

#ask game #october themed ask game

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popentertainment-moviereviews · 1 year

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LIVING (2022)

Starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke, Adrian Rawlins, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Michael Cochrane, Anant Varman, Zoe Boyle, Lia Williams, Jessica Flood, Patsy Ferran, Barney Fishwick, Nichola McAuliffe, Jamie Wilkes, Richard Cunningham, John MacKay, Ffion Jolly, Celeste Dodwell, Jonathan Keeble, Eunice Roberts and Mark James.

Screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro.

Directed by Oliver Hermanus.

Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13.

“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” Allen Saunders

Other plans are all that Mr. Williams (no first name necessary), a London bureaucrat in the 1950s, has in this beautiful, sweet British film, surely one of the best movies to be released this year.

An adaptation of the 1952 movie Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, Living takes a subtle and nuanced look at life and shows that even quiet, modest lives have special meaning, and sometimes the scale of the accomplishments is less important than just making a little bit of difference.

The role of Mr. Williams is perhaps a career-best performance by the always reliably terrific British actor Bill Nighy, who stuns in this performance as a completely repressed government worker – a slave to routines and rules, who has essentially been doing the same exact things every day for decades – who comes to learn that he is dying.

Suddenly realizing that his life has greatly been wasted, he tries to see what he has been missing out on for all of these years.

However, unlike less thoughtful films, this does not lead to a wholesale overhaul of the man’s entire personality. Sure, he toys with some of those things – going on an alcoholic bender, playing hooky from work, spending a lot of time with a much younger female former coworker.

Still, Living recognizes that he is still the same man, and it makes his little triumphs and changes much subtler. He shows his changes much more delicately; a sly whimsical smile, the obvious curiosity of a man who has denied himself for years, the ability to just relax and try to enjoy life as it goes on around him.

And wonderfully, his epiphany – just like the man himself – comes in a much humbler pursuit. Mr. Williams knows he can’t change the world, but he can use his knowledge and skills to do little things to make things better and help those around him. Therefore he throws himself into a modest pursuit that he knows that he can play a part in achieving – creating a playground for the kids in a downtrodden nearby neighborhood.

Living is a quiet, insightful film in which not a whole lot happens – but what does happen speaks volumes. Life isn’t always about grand gestures, sometimes it is more important to luxuriate in simple pleasures. It’s a nice thing to be reminded in a cinematic world where blockbusters try to make everything faster, brighter and shinier.

I can tell you this: Living has stuck with me a lot more strongly than many of the holiday blockbusters that have been trying to capture a sensation-starved audience’s attention.

Mr. Williams is more like a character from the Beatles song “Eleanor Rigby” – “All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?”

Not every story has to be grand. Some stories are far more interesting simply because they are not.

There is a lot more of Mr. Williams in most people than there is in – say, the characters from things like Babylon or Avatar II or Violent Night or Wakanda Forever – just to mention a few films that are released at the same time and will likely swamp this little film’s box office take. Which is not even to say that those films aren’t worthy of your attention (some are, and some aren’t…).

However, Living is absolutely worthy of your attention, so even though it may be a little more difficult to track down than those films, treat yourself and go and find it.

And don’t be surprised if Nighy gets a deserved Oscar nomination for his performance. He may not win – in fact, he probably won’t just because it is much more low-key than other choices – but that’s okay, at least he has done his best. Mr. Williams would appreciate the effort.

Jay S. Jacobs

#Living #2022 #Movie Reviews #Bill Nighy #Jay S. Jacobs

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hbhughes · 6 months

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Linda Minnie (Pellam) McDermott

Linda Minnie (Pellam) McDermott, 68, of Edwardsville, peacefully passed away in the early morning hours of Friday November 10, 2023 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

She was born in Beaumont, PA on February 16, 1955 to her late parents, Charles A. Pellam and Edith L. (Krause) Pellam.

Linda attended Wyoming Valley West High School, and worked hard at a variety of jobs, with her favorite being making donuts.

However, her most important and rewarding job was that of being a mother. She always put her children and other loved ones before herself. The role of caretaker just came naturally to her, and she was amazing at it. When she treated herself to some free time, she liked watching tv and putting together complicated puzzles.

She was preceded in death by her son, Mark McDermott; sisters Barbara DeArmitt, Dorothy Gruver, Betty Green, Shirley Minckler, Elizabeth Klein, and Peggy Strohl; brothers John, Charles Jr., and Robert Pellam.

Surviving are her life partner of over 30 years, Kenneth Piskorik, Edwardsville; her daughters, Billy Jo McDermott, Tunkhannock and Jamie McDermott, Edwardsville, and son Jody McDermott, Tunkhannock. She took on the mother role for grandchildren Desiree Pollick, James and Destiny McDermott. Her other beloved grandchildren include Ivi, Armoni, and Jude McDermott, Isaac Ellsworth, Henry McDermott and great-grandson Declan McDermott. Also surviving is her former husband William McDermott, Tunkhannock, and many nieces and nephews.

Linda’s memorial service will be held Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm at the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Funeral Home, Inc., 1044 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704, officiated by Rev. James Quinn. Family and friends may call to give their condolences at the funeral home on Thursday from 5:00 pm to service time.

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