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mariocki · 9 months

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Six Plays by Alan Bennett: The Old Crowd (1.3, LWT, 1979)

"Do you do this full time?"

"We're actors. We act."

"Acting, oh that's exciting. Are you resting?"

"'Scuse me?"

"That's what it's called, isn't it, when - when you're out of work? Resting?"

"I call it out of work."

#six plays by alan bennett #alan bennett #the old crowd #lindsay anderson #single play #classic tv #john moffatt #isabel dean #philip stone #frank grimes #peter jeffrey #rachel roberts #jill bennett #valentine dyall #cathleen nesbitt #adele leigh #peter bennett #david king #elspeth march #jenny quayle #martin jacobs #james ottaway #absolutely fascinating. Bennett's collaboration with Anderson produces something much closer to Pinter's comedy of menace than Alan's usual #drily observed wit; trading sharp‚ knowing dialogue for a palpable near apocalyptic sense of unease (not a thoughtless comparison either on #my part; there are repeated references to danger on the streets‚ suggestions in a very bourgeois manner of societal breakdown and more than #one overheard snatch of alarming radio news). shot seemingly on one elaborate stage mock up of a house‚ but consciously breaking the fourth #wall by acknowledging cameras‚ crew members‚ even briefly cutting to the mixing room. highly anticipated at the time‚ with intense coverage #in the press before it aired‚ this play was a critical bomb whose dismal reception almost caused Bennett to give up writing entirely. im #glad he didn't. but i also think this deserves reappraisal. it's an undeniably cerebral‚ even experimental piece and quite unlike anything #else Bennett did (at least that I've come across) but it's bravely original and deeply interesting. weird stuff. but compelling.

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ghost-bxrd · 3 months

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Prompt:

It’s not that Jason forgot, per se.

But between smuggling a toddler out of the League of Assassins, trekking halfway across the world, and finding a suitable hiding place that’s also child friendly… well, it kind of slipped his mind that he’s supposed to be… dead.

Something that comes back to bite him in the ass when he takes Dami out for some ice cream and just so happens to run into non other than Brucie-fucking-Wayne

#look I’ve found a new fave trope and it’s Brucie Wayne having to keep up his act while internally LOSING HIS SHIT #Jason isn’t very into the whole revenge thing here #his mind is 85 parts ‘keep Dami safe’ 5 parts ‘kill joker asap’ and 10 parts ‘avoid bats at any cost’#Jason doesn’t know who Damian’s father is #dealer’s choice if Jason establishes himself as Dami’s dad or older brother #his build certainly makes him look old enough #if you don’t look at his baby face lol #Jason runs into Brucie and goes straight into survival mode #Damian who is very observant for a toddler immediately clocks Brucie as THREAT based on Jason’s reaction #Brucie blue screens and desperately tries not to lose Jason in the crowd #jason is absolutely trying to lose Brucie in the crowd #while clutching Damian like his life depends on it #for all he knows it does #the visceral terror that your pseudo dad will take away your little brother/baby #Bruce who just wants to know if he’s hallucinating again: W A I T #jason who is terrified of being put in Arkham for killing people: no FUCKING WAY #hm maybe Jason plays the ‘I’m not Jason’ game again #it’s not gonna hold for long #but Bruce absolutely thinks that Damian is Jason’s bio child for a while and he’s on the WARPATH #Jason was sixteen when he died and never showed any interest in dating so literally every red flag is waving in brucie’s mind simultaneousl #or maybe Jason manages to get away and all Brucie is left with is the memory of his supposedly dead son #running away from him #and clutching a tiny kid #prompts #jason todd #batfamily #Damian wayne #batdad #brucie wayne

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badlydrawnronpa · 5 months

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i love how this blog called "badly drawn" while like some of these doodles are better than my finished sketches lol

HEY

NO SELF DEPRECATION ABOUT YOUR ART SKILLS IN THIS HOUSE

ANGIE ATTACK

#admin post #also like i obviously dunno who you are anon but like. ive been drawing for years #and i still meet people who are obviously more skilled than me #but even then #like. we all learn at a different pace #if you see some of the old posts on this blog and compare them to the newer ones theres improvement on THOSE too #and they're all scribbles to me #like!!!!!!! idk if im making any sense!!!!!!#art is hard it sucks but we're creating and we're on a journey #and you'll always be better than the ai crowd #kissing your forehead. mwah. dont stop creating #also this angie is fully colored because i was insane doing just lineart these days BYE

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 8 months

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Wardrobe Woes

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Yes: there are people who read these comics who don't know much about mdzs. Several are my beloved and supportive friends B'*)#This comic in particular is one that I've been thinking about for a very long time and I'm so happy to finally be here!#I was trying to think about how to explain the social rules of the forehead ribbon and the reason lwj was so upset #and the metaphor of 'it's kind of like wwx accidently undoing lwj's bikini in front of a crowd.' came to mind.#of course there's a bit more to it than that but the point here is that - accident or not - it still embarrasses lwj #wwx doesn't get the entire context behind it (at the time. Now he *does* and it all makes a bit more sense)#But he knows he made lwj upset. He knows he doesn't want to put lwj in another embarrassing situation.#Not after all this. Not after everything. Not after realizing that his desire for friendship might be the kind of desire that ruins lan zha #Love the symbolism of the archery outfits being red during this moment of 'whoops only married couples can do that' moment.#What if we accidental proposed............accidental marriage....accidental kiss the bridegroom....accidental fall in love.#Guess we did inadvertently get the puffy sleeves and bikini outfits in the end.#wwx in an old timey bathing suit is so important to me. I'll die on this hill.#lwj's cute little box is inspired by @lazycranberrydoodles's cute fan art <3 I love it a lot

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zu-is-here · 4 months

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*relaxing elevator music*

#zu art #comic #studio #zudio #backstage #cross!sans #dream!sans #undertale #undertale au #utmv #I was today years old when I learned that the background music in elevators/airports/etc. is called Muzak :D #in fact etiquette rules don't allow standing with your back to other passengers #but if it’s a crowd then it’s better for everyone to stand facing the doors #which Dream wasn't prepared to ofc xd #Дрим как мем: ''просчитался... но где?'' хд

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doraspenlow · 1 year

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the thing about riverdale is if you wanna watch it as a tragic narrative about cycles of trauma and abuse you can do that and if you wanna watch it as a metacommentary on the restrictive nature of americana and mainstream television you can and if you wanna watch a bunch of people saying the goofiest shit ever you can

#speech #riverdale #this is an old tweet. offering it to the crowd here

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rainedroptalks · 3 months

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What is it with fantasy high and girls dying before their lives ever began. How we can never really know who they are, or who they could’ve been. Brennan Lee Mulligan I will find you

#ramblings #fantasy high #dimension 20 #fhjy #fantasy high junior year #lucy frostblade #yea yea this is obviously about Lucy. but also..#um #penelope everpetal #(collective booing from the crowd)#(I am dragged off the stage)#jokes aside tho #they both have that quality of haunting a narrative (Penelope specifically in the seven and Lucy in fhjy)#they’re gone. their stories are over. and yet #they have a hold over the ones they left behind #we will never truly know Lucy past anecdotes and old stories #penelope was an array of false faces and honestly? we’ll never know her either. all we’ve got is that old picture of her and Sam #and obviously Lucy was kinder. she definitely didn’t deserve what happened to her #while you could argue Penelope got what was coming for her #but the fact remains #Lucy Frostblade and Penelope Everpetal we’re both teenage girls who we can only catch glimpses of. forever #in some ways #they’re the same. dead girls who never fully leave. their ghosts still visible in the corner of your eyes #anyway rant over I’m just obsessed with d20 girls and I can draw parallels from anywhere #I might make a more… comprehensive post about this one day who knows

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shepherds-of-haven · 2 months

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This just makes me giggle, chasing chase lololol

Chase's memory of their first meeting:

MC's memory of their first meeting:

#Chase: omg we really had a good old meet-cute teehee <3 #MC: *remembering how they were literally firing magic at his back in a crowded street* i remember it differently #Shepherds of Haven #Chase #Chase Trinaeste #silly

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a-dauntless-daffodil · 3 months

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@goated33 got me thinking-

in some ways, vaggie has the personality and risk assessment capabilities of a small furry animal

meaning everyone in hell THINKS she's the idiot chihuahua, picking fights with the local dobermans, getting metaphorically (literally?) dragged away by charlie for her own good

the twist is she's actually one of those damn weasel things, able to fuck up creatures several times her size and almost impossible to kill normally- yet STILL she's somehow picking fights waaaaay above her weight class

charlie got headaches over this in the early days, i bet. before vaggie simmered down from "don't kill kids wft" to "sinners maybe kinda redeemable actually? not for killy killy stab??"

even now though there's the vibe that, if left alone with alastor and even one less fuck to give, vaggie would be throttling him in seconds flat

this would probably not go well... sadly, once she got started, i could see her probably not noticing or caring much. imagine charlie worrying about this possibility a lot. some nights staying awake, concerned who her girlfriend might pick a fight with next, while vaggie lies fast asleep in her arms, blissfully smiling... likely dreaming of finally getting to stab somebody again like she means it <3