#Bush theatre

[cup-of-chamomille]

From Russell Tovey's Instagram story

[ofbooksandteacups]

I should have done this a long time ago but here's a small recap of one of the most surreal yet wonderful moments of 2023: meeting the most thoughtful person ever, mr Samuel Kindness Barnett. I actually wrote this after meeting him and it stayed in my drafts until now. That's how good I am at social media lmao.

I decided to get tickets to see Samuel Barnett in Feeling Afraid in September because I wanted to gift myself a holiday in London. No one at my workplace made it seem like it was an issue getting days off. It was my first ever holiday alone (I'm 26, I know) and I was already excited. I got front a row ticket and I managed not to cry of joy while buying it lol.

The time came and I left from Milan after seeing Madonna live. I was shaken from the day before but I managed to get to London and see another show (which I loved). I slept like a baby and the day of Feeling Afraid came. I was legit hyper excited. I'm a playwright but going to see a show always makes me feel like this. It doesn't matter if I'm on stage or I'm seated amongst the audience: the feeling is just the same❤️

The show was absolutely brilliant. Samuel is such a versatile actor, spanning from comedy to drama in little over an hour. I laughed continuously but still managed to feel raw emotions for the most emotional parts. Samuel should be regarded as a national treasure because he's just that good. He is flawless. There's no single thing I've seen of his that I didn't like. Plus, the playwright Marcelo Dos Santos is an amazing writer, I'm still puzzled by the play. I want to be able to write that well in the future. It was absolutely mesmerising.

After the show I waited for him to come out. I'm normally very shy and I never want to bother people when going home after shows or gigs. I was lying against a wall, far from the exit, just in case I had to leave. I really didn't want to be in the way. Yeah, I'm a paranoid. Also, I was perfectly content like that: my seat was next to the stage stairs at the Bush and he sat on the stairs during the show (which is part of the play). I was sitting right next to him while seeing him perform. Pinch me in the arm because I'm still not over it.

He quietly came out of the door like he was one of the audience members and not the star of the play (such a gem, I know). There was another person waiting and they were closest to him so they went first. He then raised his head and just smiled at me. A pure, happiness filled smile. I might just burst out crying remembering this.

After talking to this person (I'm not assuming anyone's gender but if you're on Tumblr and you were there on November 25th, that's you!) I shyly came to him with my copy of The History Boys. If you know me then you know how much I love The History Boys (and I'm sorry because you probably hear me rant about it non stop) and that Posner and Scripps are my comfort characters. He was so nice about it! I lent him the copy and a pen and he started signing it in a very professional way. He saw my tags and asked if I was reading it, which led me to tell him about myself, being a playwright and an acting teacher. I thanked him for playing Posner, which is a comfort character for me as a sapphic woman.

This led him to ask me questions about myself, my life and my safety in the country where I live (I'm Italian and I'm still closeted). This part of the conversation is and will stay private until I'm ready to unpack a series of issues I have (let's say that I'm not in the best space mentally at the moment because of my life aspirations and my sexuality) but I'll tell you that he's definitely one of the most supportive people I've had the chance to talk to. Only a few people know about me in that way: my close friends, a few acquaintances and well, him. He really knows to put you at ease. He then put his hand on my shoulder in the most reassuring way (and I managed not to cry!). We then took a picture and parted ways. I don't know whether to post the photo or not because well, I'm closeted. I'll simply tell you he has the most joyful smile ever.

Weeks later I also got told by an amazing girl I befriended thanks to him (if you're here: hi dear!) that he remembered me and mentioned me to her. I'm still overjoyed now. I can't even express how happy this made me feel. He's the best, we're so lucky we get to see how amazing he is.

As you can imagine: I'm now ready to travel to the UK at any given chance to see him perform on stage (and I'll be seeing Ben and Imo in February, I'M CRYING ALREADY).

[expo63]

Great production stills, epoch-making play. Rupert remains THE BEST Presley Stray.

(Nathan Stewart-Jarrett [2012] is my favourite Cosmo to date)

Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney at the Bush Theatre, photos Douglas H. Jeffery. London, England, 1991.

Rupert Graves as Presley Stray and Dominic Keating as Cosmo Disney.

Stuart Rayner as The Pitchfork Cavalier and Dominic Keating as Cosmo Disney.

Source: V&A Images [1] [2]

[witchspeka]

Teru feels like the kind of kid that watched National Geographic as a kid because he needed the TV to raise him instead of his parents and it seemed more "mature" than kamen rider

So he's like, mildly knowledgeable in random animal facts but super confident in everything he says

That's how he ends up proclaiming with utmost certainty that there was a monkey at the hot springs and keeps getting bugs wrong in the summer omake, keep at it king you'll get them right one day❗️❗️

[areinca]

Cabaret - Army Dreamers

TW: the h0locaust, bl00d

[soovermyself]

Ashlyn Harris & Sophia Bush attend the American Ballet Theatre New York Premiere of "Woolf Works" at The Metropolitan Opera on June 25, 2024 in New York City.

[chiropteracupola]

steadfast sailor, paper captain...

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Encanto (2021, Byron Howard, Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith)

31/05/2024

[cup-of-chamomille]

[thealogie]

This was actually the most important Olivier win of the night! It fucking sucks that all the main big Olivier categories were so white but at least cool innovative stuff is being awarded in the affiliate theatre category.

[karlcifer]

Michael Matou as the most glam Oberon that has ever lived in a 1984 adaptation of A Midsummer's Night Dream. The amazing Lindsay Kemp was Puck (also the stage producer of the adaptation)

[crowleysshittyglasses]

This is targeted towards everyone in theatre but specifically actors. Hey. When a props person tells you how to use your prop, LISTEN TO THEM. When a costume person tells you how to wear the clothing they’ve designed, LISTEN TO THEM. When they tell you not to hold the bags by the handles because they’re not designed for it, LISTEN TO THEM. When they say that the stag head looks stupid worn that way, LISTEN TO THEM. When they say not to touch the giant snake with the words ‘giant snake. Do not touch’ on it. You’re never gonna get this. Don’t touch. the fucking snake. Thank you. Love, a props designer who is tired.

[screechingsandwichhologram]

the best part of making ur own ocs is i can decide their music taste. louise is a talking heads girlie.

[do-you-know-this-play]

[soovermyself]

Ashlyn Harris & Sophia Bush attend the American Ballet Theatre New York Premiere of "Woolf Works" at The Metropolitan Opera on June 25, 2024 in New York City.

[slrmagazine]

Baby Bushka in concert, 17 Feb, 2024 at the Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, CA by Don Adkins

Baby Bushka in concert, 17 Feb, 2024 at the Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, CA by Don Adkins. #babybushka

Baby Bushka is a concert experience that Kate Bush fans have been waiting for. The real Kate Bush is one of the most elusive artists in rock and doesn’t tour. Her 22 show residency in London in 2014 were her first shows in 35 years. Considered one of the most innovative and influential artists over the decades the elusive performer prefers to work her craft exclusively in the studio. Seizing on…