Reliving Old Times & starting New Times One Step at a Time. (& Lego Dinos)

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of re-meeting a playwright I first met and worked with over 10 years ago; all with the power of Zoom. They were across the other side of the world, but we chatted about plays, film making, books, politics, life and their current plans for a play. Yes, I hope in the future to tell you more about their play, but for now the background work is continuing.

I know “contractually” I’m meant to constantly do the PR / Marketing of my career- it’s the bright and shiny demands of being in the Arts, but realistically that not always possible. The truth is a lot of what I do is in the shadows and can only be brought to the light when it’s entirely ready. So yes, I’m currently in post production of a short film directed in November of 2025, I’m sweating buckets as I write pitches for shows that may or may not happen and missing making live theatre badly. I’m obviously not a natural blogger but when I have something to show, I promise to share.

On a completely unrelated note, Reading had Lego Dino Trail over the summer and it made me very happy. So here’s a few photos of it.

Roll up, Roll up, Everything Must Go!!

Today is maybe the second day of not raining in 2026, yet I’m choosing to spend some of it writing a mini blog. Yes, you’re so lucky. 😅Our Mockmumentary short film, Everything Must Go -about a multigenerational shop on its last day- has now officially finished its festival run. It got selected for Portsmouth Shorts::Cut Film Festival and I went on 19th of October of last year to see it on the big screen and to watch the other selection on a lovely local festival that’s been going since 2005.

But now the run is finished so now you’re all able to watch it. It’s was a joy to make – even if I was forced into a cameo. Who forced me, you ask? Me because the director (me) needed another actor, so…Luckily, there far more talented actors in it than me and I’m glad they got to show off their skills.

Please feel free to watch & share.

https://youtu.be/D7Y4uKjd1u8

(Photo is of Sabina as DOP, me & actor, Keith Hill in between shots)

And now for little bit of extra…

In the background, in between rehearsals of few other projects and Stray Dogs (which sold out at the Bread & Roses. Thanks!!), I have been working on making a monologue to camera. We began working on it in April. It’s not a film, more digital theatre but admit it was always planned to be filmed. It was also really good to be behind a camera and get it in the bag. I filmed it with Ashleigh Loeb in on Friday night and with magic of editing you can watch it now ( link below )

It’s called A Stepmother Speaks. Jayne has definite views on Stepmothers and she’s insistent you hear her out. Why?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HoNx5UHxnac&t=50s

I made a SCI-FI FlLM called CONTROL!

Control is my very first Sci-fi in any form. Theatre rarely uses Sci-fi- yep, no idea why not. But in film….

I was intrigued by approaching a new form. We made it unusually (for me) with the images in mind before we even got to the script. The filming is fairly functional because of how we made it (remotely filmed), but the style was deliberately chosen. I knew it was always going to be Black and White with 2 colours in the fonts but that’s it. This was partly practical and more importantly a choice so acting and story would the main highlights. Enjoy!

Dr. Amerson is celebrating 2 years of the project.🎉

Teaser: Two years after its inception the base on Proxima-b suddenly stopped responding. What’s happened? (Subtitles are available) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8J3rEa7JCpk