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🎭 Producer, Director, Actor, Binge Eater. Founder/CEO of @WESTENDBF . Theatre manager at The Old Joint Stock in Birmingham 🎭
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Coming to the old joint stock this summer and directed by yours truly! Nervousness and excitement nicely mixed together! 😍🎭
🎭 SUMMER MUSICAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🎭
Broadway’s First Date The Musical is coming to The Old Joint Stock Theatre!
From Wednesday 7th August to Sunday 25th August 2024, join us for a romantically funny evening that will leave you in stitches.
🎫 tickets are on sale NOW! 🎫
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🎭 CASTING CALL🎭
I’m producing and assistant directing 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!' at my lovely theatre this summer.
Directed by
@karlsteele
AUDITIONS SUNDAY 11TH JUNE 2023
Rehearsals are end of July and show runs at The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre (1/2)
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Full circle moment!
Tomorrow is my first shift as the manager of the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham.
This is a theatre that my drama school used to do shows at, it’s where I produced my first show “Macbeth” straight after graduating, It’s a place I’ve directed (1/3)
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Birmingham fringe theatre on the lookout for shows to programme!
Hello folks! The Old Joint Stock theatre are currently programming for their January to April season. We are a 90 seater theatre in the heart of Birmingham above a gorgeous pub.
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Needed a pick me up so I’ve decided to listen to a musical cast recording I haven’t listened to yet and have chosen
@starrymusical
I’ve heard GREAT things about it so that’s my listen for the night 😁⭐️
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I see west end best friend frequently accredited with the the top of the top now when it comes to theatre press and it fills me with such bloody pride. I think how me and my team have achieved this in just two and a half years, with NO experience running a business and NO funding
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So….I decided to produce a west end concert. To prove that I could. To celebrate west end best friend and all it’s achievements.and It’s happening today. I’m also hosting it. Im also shitting it. London people if you can make it, it’s at 7pm at Wonderville. Wish me luck!
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I have such respect for the online reviewers I see who aren’t just going to the big budget shows but also finding the time to review/support LOADS of fringe venues/shows.
You all deserve more recognition than you get for helping to keep fringe theatre alive 👏
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Spotlight casting is LIVE for First Date - The Musical coming to the Old Joint Stock this August directed by yours truly. It’s going to be soooooo fun! Spread the word ❤️🙏
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Love a press night pap 💁🏻♂️ Here’s me at We Will Rock You earlier this month 😁
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Looks like I’m producing a little something in London again later this year. Excited to work with this particular venue, announcement coming next week ❤️
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Seeing Hadestown tonight really makes me want to announce my Christmas musical 👀….
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At
@edfringe
21-23rd. I programme for
@_TownAndGown
and I run
@WESTENDBF
so I’m there for a double whammy. Any recommendations for great theatre whilst I’m down there? Going to try and get to about 15 shows. Throw all your suggestions at me! 😊
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I GET TO LEICESTER SQUARE, TURN LEFT AND THIS IS THE FIRST THING I SEE. I PRAY THIS FEELING NEVER GETS OLD 💜🥹
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The Mad Ones musical has just gone live on spotlight. It’s applying time. GO GO GO! 😍
#themadones
#musicaltheatre
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Who got personally invited to the WhatsonStage awards? Me. I did. Fucking proud of me.
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Don’t mind me. Just got the licensing confirmed to produce one of my favourite new musicals of recent years in April 😍 SO bloody excited for this project. MAD 😉
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So I may be producing a little something something in October and I need peoples help. Give me your BEST villain songs from musical theatre and films
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Never knock going for a solo date night. I’ve had a lovely curry, I’m now at the cinema and honestly? I’ve been a COMPLETE gentleman to myself … paid for everything 💁🏻♂️
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Eurovision Party at my theatre? Completed it mate 😎 The first big event we’ve held here since I started as manager. The room is full and the atmosphere is amazing. I’m so happy and proud of myself and the rest of the team who made it happen today! ❤️
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Theatre Twitter, are you ok? Is it the heat? Is it making you mad? There’s a lot of people acting mean to each other. Go and have an ice cream 😅
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Theatre supervisor wanted! Please share ☺️
I manage the old joint stock theatre in Birmingham and I’m looking for a theatre supervisor to help me run the day to day of the business.
More Details in comments
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Let this year be the year we get a west end production of hunchback. Please. Pretty please
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I will NEVER understand why some reviewers make their reviews DESTRUCTIVE instead of CONSTRUCTIVE!? It takes a Villiage to put on a production. I pride myself in the fact that
@WESTENDBF
NEVER spews out venomous garbage reviews like the one I just read from another site 👋 ✌🏻👋
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1 x theatre supervisor and 2 x theatre ushers needed!
Come and work at the Old Joint Stock Theatre! It’s such a beautiful venue and we have so many plans in the coming months. (Details in thread)
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OH YES I AM. I’m Back doing panto this Christmas at the beautiful Groundlings Theatre in Portsmouth. Feeling blessed to be in a Musical, play AND a panto all over the next three months, and most importantly to be back on stage ❤️🙌🏻
🚨CAST ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Our Prince/Beast for Panto is James Edge. Having trained at Birmingham School of Acting, James has had a fruitful stage career. He also founded the popular 'West End Best Friend'.
Last cast announcement coming soon...
#BeautyandtheBeast
#Panto
#Portsmouth
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We’ve waited so long. For the love of god please get the casting RIGHT for Next to Normal. You don’t need to put your producer hat’s on to sell tickets. No stunt casting. People will come. Cast who’s best for the roles. Not who has the following. The material deserves it 🙏
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For those of you on spotlight, the casting call went live for this bad boy today. It’s only live until the end of play Wednesday so don’t dilly dally if you want to apply ❤️😍
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Figured out today that
@WESTENDBF
has 40K followers across all socials. I’m so chuffed, it’s a great following for a brand, but all I could think was, 50K sounds even better. 👀
#goals
#growth
#grind
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Dabbled in trying to run a business for about six years. Nothing ever seemed to stick for one reason or another. Today, my business
@WESTENDBF
has agreed to become official affiliates with one of/ if not THE biggest live theatre company on the planet. Hard work pays off ❤️
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HUGE congratulations to
@theBarnTheatre
from me and the whole team at
@WESTENDBF
for the transfer of
@PvtPeacefulPlay
you guys have worked TIRELESSLY during lockdown and it couldn’t happen to a better bunch or creatives. We can’t wait to visit your beautiful venue again soon ❤️👏🏻
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Took a second to sit down in the theatre and reflect on a great first week as manager of the
@OldJointStock
We have an amazing team and I’m so excited for the venues future 😍
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Planning on announcing the old joint stocks summer musical by the end of Feb. A bit like “The Mad Ones” in April it’s looking like another British Live premier 👀👀👀🍷
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The way this next 20 months is shaping up though 🤯 Birmingham, you want contemporary musical theatre? Ohhhhh we are bringing it ❤️
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DON’T THINK ABOUT THE GET OUT. DON’T THINK ABOUT THE GET OUT. DON’T THINK ABOUT THE GET OUT. DON’T THINK ABOUT THE GET OUT. DON’T THINK ABOUT THE GET OUT.
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Theatre Twitter please do share!
Heading to Edinburgh Fringe this year?
Want to preview your show before you go?
The Old Joint Stock Pub & Theatre, Birmingham is currently programming for its summer season.
We can offer:
Box Office Splits
Tech Support
Marketing Support
(1/2)
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So excited to be producing this project this summer! ❤️😁
🎭 COMING TO BIRMINGHAM 🎭
@OldJointStock
is thrilled to announce that the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominated Best Musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will play a limited run at the venue from 2-12 August.
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A guy definitely thought I was checking him out on the train just, but he was wrong. I wasn’t checking him out. He had a large bag of wotsits and it was taking everything inside me not to steal them like some grub goblin and flee.
#ilovefood
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Applied for licensing for one AMAZING play with music and one CULT stunning musical in the last month and been denied both as they are both in talks of getting a west end transfer. Oooooooo y’all ain’t ready 💁🏻♂️ p.s gutted I can’t produce them myself
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I got a rejection email from a producer for one of my musicals this morning. I no longer feel bad when they come through. I just think it’s another name added to the list that will wish they had produced it when it finally gets put on. Onwards and upwards
#groomsofthestool
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It’s the first time I’ve directed a show in about five years and the first time I’ve directed something since I’ve been managing the old joint stock theatre. Safe to say this means the world 💜
#THEATRE
#REVIEW
The Twelve Dates of Christmas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@OldJointStock
“For a thoroughly enjoyable journey through the holidays and all those things we do to cope with them, go see The Twelve Dates of Christmas.”
#Birmingham
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Hey theatre communities, brands, bloggers and general theatre fans, Just because multiple critics, newspapers, theatre people (whoever) give a show a low star rating, doesn’t mean that you can’t absolutely adore it. if you loved a show OWN IT. 💜
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In the midst of all the strife, worry and heartbreak of the last year, there has been a whole team of people at
@WESTENDBF
putting in work EVERY day to bring reviews, competitions, news, interviews and shout out support to people all across the arts. You guys are all amazing ❤️
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Don’t mind me. Just crying from my box at the royal Albert hall.
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Question. If YOU say you’re an advocate for mental health within this industry but then start calling a new musical “awful” “horrendous” “a train wreck”, KNOWING how that will make the creatives involved in the show feel, does that make YOU a slight hypocrite? Just a question 🤷🏻♂️
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Week two of the mad ones! Only five shows to go.. of this run atleast 😎Shout out to people like
@theatreandtonic
@Curtain_CallRev
@advsintheatre
@MusicalTheatreR
for turning up and actually supporting fringe venues like the OJS. It’s SO important ❤️ More MT news coming soon 👀
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Shoutout to every performer that started their own personal businesses in 2020, regardless of the hardships.
@WESTENDBF
has 22K followers across all socials, has run 5 national singing competitions, and as a legitimate business we are going from strength to strength, I ❤️ my TEAM
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At
@brumhippodrome
to see this is a love story today. Very excited! A department based solely on NEW musical theatre. Something the UK’s been screaming for. We love to see it ❤️
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Break a leg to everyone currently in or going into Christmas show rehearsals.. and to those actors who are working in a different sector this Christmas, never forget, you are absolutely smashing it. Let’s remember to be kind as an industry this Christmas 💜
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If you don’t get a pre audition Pret or a post audition McDonald’s have you really been to an audition?
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The amazing
@Rob_Madge_02
has taken over our
@WESTENDBF
Instagram today. If you need a smile on blue Monday, I highly recommend going and giving our insta story a watch. Absolute perfection 😂❤️
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Buzzing for this mention in broadway world. I’m directing this beautiful musical ‘Snowfall in July’ at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham THIS JULY and I have also wrote the book for the show. Would be great to see family and friends come along to support 😬😬😬
@CooperSearle
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Shoutout to anyone in the industry that allowed themselves to have a day or night off this week. It’s easy to punish yourself for not being productive, but giving yourself time to relax is SO important too. It’s NOT lazy. Make time to chill out so you don’t burn out. ❤️
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I have my eyes on a European premier. I want to produce this show SO BAD. Oh gods of theatrical licensing….. be kind to me 🙏
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AHHHHHH. So we at the OJS are going to be announcing our summer musical this Wednesday. Live British premier of this particular musical…. Directed by yours truly. What British premier of a musical would you love to see come to the UK in the next year or so?
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Found the next show I wanted to produce but got a no because it might be getting a west end transfer 🙃 back to the drawing board
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Internet I heard you. We have now changed west end best friends star rating artwork so it’s reads from left to right and not right to left. Are you happy now? We are conventional now…ARE YOU HAPPY? 😂
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Just hit 10K followers on tiktok for
@WESTENDBF
a massive shoutout to my Head of content Callum Wallace for the bloody amazing works he’s put in to getting the page to this point! 🙌🏻❤️
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IT TOOK SOME ORGANISING. BUT I’M ON MY WAY TO REVIEW SONDHEIM AND FRIENDS TONIGHT AND FEELING VERY LUCKY 💜
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2023. What a year!
Producing had never been a dream or ambition of mine, and as a producer I’ve got so much to learn. But…. I’ve bloody dived in this year all the same and learned on the job.
(Continued)
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Musical theatre director/choreograpger wanted! Hellooo where are my musical theatre director/choreographers with a midlands base, that are free 20th November - December 4th and love directing fast paced, high energy musical theatre and can work on fringe rates? (1/1)
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So this year I’ve co written a musical and today is the first day of rehearsal week with me directing. Am I excited!? Hell yes!
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Here I am 🎭😁 This project is going to be so fricking cool! Tickets at the Old Joint Stock website
🥳 We are SO excited for our summer musical 🥳
Here is our theatre manager
@JamesEdge23
posing next to our poster for the show, which is now standing loud and proud outside the venue on this sunny Friday!
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You didn’t think I’d produce a west end show and not sing did you? 😉 Here is me and
@SlamDunc888
singing “What you own” from Rent. I’ll remember this incredible night for a long time ❤️
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A complete masterclass in acting and the craft of working a studio space this week from
@MarkFarrellyUK
. Thank you for the kind words sir. We hope to have you back soon! 🙏
Bloody hell that was fun. The Old Joint Stock in Birmingham under new management and in safe hands. Thank you James and Dean for three remarkable days. Jeopardy, risk, opportunity.
#Theatre
#Solo
@OldJointStock
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I’ve come all the way to Vienna to see my favourite show Hunchback of Notre Dame, and it’s finally happening tonight. I honestly couldn’t be more excited 🥹
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Kinda had a pinch me moment yesterday, when
@WESTENDBF
was asked to review Dr Semmelweis starring one of my favourite actors MARK RYLANCE. Oscar winner. Tony winner. Safe to say I will be there for press night. 😍
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This months viewing for me!
This is a love story &
Edward Scissor Hands -
@brumhippodrome
The WhatsOn Stage awards
@WhatsOnStage
@HadestownUK
An officer and a gentleman -
@thealexbham
And finally
Standing at the sky’s edge
It’s going to be a great theatre month!
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It was an honour to attend the press night of this wonderful show at the stunning venue
@theBarnTheatre
. What a little gem 💎😍 Will definitely be returning!
🎭 REVIEW 🎭
Our Editor, James Edge, was at the press night for Private Peaceful at
@theBarnTheatre
in Cirencester on Tuesday evening. I think it's safe to say, it blew him away!
Read James' 5-star review below... Have you seen it yet, Besties?
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👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
I have my eyes on a European premier. I want to produce this show SO BAD. Oh gods of theatrical licensing….. be kind to me 🙏
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Edinburgh it’s been a dream. I’ve seen (subjectively) the good, the bad and the utterly absurd. As fringe should be!
#edinburghfringe
#edfringe23
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At an event in the place where I trained as an actor tonight, but this time I’m here as an invited member of the press. What a difference seven years can makes. Here’s me in dirty a car park….
#hardwork
#grind
#whydiditakeaselfieinacarpark
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My heart hurts today so I’ve ordered three
@SchittsCreek
themed t shirts to make myself feel better and I WILL be wearing one of them at the
@WhatsOnStage
awards.
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Off for a little job in the Maldives for ten days. See yaaaaa😎😎😎☀️☀️☀️☀️🌊🌊🌊🌊
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Chuffed to have a two page spread in
@WhatsOnBrum
talking about our plans at the Old Joint Stock going forward, but mainly taking about all things ‘The Mad Ones’ the gorgeous musical we are producing April 10th-20th. SO excited for our auditions this Sunday! 😍👏
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You’ll only get my joke if you’ve seen
@HadestownUK
but I’m currently at be at one and this made me think of a certain stunning moment in the show and I had to film it 😂
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Massive shoutout to Andy Smith our distributer for randomly sending me some of this amazing
@WESTENDBF
merchandise. I couldn’t be more chuffed! Fully kitted out! 😍
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Today I’ve seen people of all sexes on my timeline celebrating international women’s day in one status, and then spewing venom about Meghan in the next status. You see the contradiction right? What a poisenous pack of troglodytes you all are 🙄
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To my fellow neurodiverse people in this industry…. You are neurodiFUCKING AWESOME ❤️
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It’s time people with Neurodiversity get treated with the same respect and consideration as everyone else. We are more than a stereotype. We are more than the butt of a joke. No more laughing along. Please speak up as a community. Please change people’s outlook. Time for change!
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There’s been a lot of things that I’m proud of
@WESTENDBF
for, my dreamteam, the 60K+ followers we’ve gained in the last 20 months, but being able to bring my mom to a press night tonight to see a show containing some of her favourite music feels like a particular highlight. ❤️👊🏻
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Nice when you find someone who accepts you for you, bad and good and doesn't expect you to change ☺️❤
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Currently doing Last ever performance of Cinderella. It's been a great experience. On now to some filming projects :D
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My top three listens last year by a landslide.
@BenSPLATT
and
@georgesalazar
voices absolutely transcend expectation. ❤
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The man in this picture is my grandad and he’s my hero. Thank you for being one of the few people that have never let me down. Thank you for always working hard to support your loved ones and thank you for always being a prime of example of what a TRUE family man is. ❤️
#family
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Been cast as the lead in my first full length feature film next summer. I play a man who sells his soul to the devil. 🎥🎬🎥🎬
#Netflix
. 😬👊🏻
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Filming at the BBC studios in Birmingham Today! Long days filming but very excited.
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To some, this may only be a small achievement, to me this is the culmination of hard work from my amazing team over the last 11 months. This is just the start for this page and we have so much planned. So if you have an idea, run with it, you might create something beautiful ❤️❤️
WEBF just hit 25K followers across all socials and we are THRILLED. We’ve been running for less than 11 months, but we’ve hosted 5 national singing competitions, interviewed 100 creatives and reviewed over 100 shows. We love our community and hope you do to! Thank you Besties ❤️
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Opening night in Birmingham tonight for Bonnie + Clyde. Playing from now until Saturday night. Would be great to see some family and friends there ❤️
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but to produce innovative in house productions that push the boundaries on what can be produced in studio theatre spaces.
Speaking of producing, this isn’t the only big news I’m sitting on so watch this space! 👀 (3/3)
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