David Thaxton
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Actor - @BelfieldWard / Musician - @divisionsreal / Landlord - @TheKentishBelle .Cymru. Everton. Mets. Siaradwr newydd š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ #Annibyniaeth
Joined April 2010
Heās completely hung the theatre industry out to dry. Same with pubs. Small breweries will be hammered. āStrong adviceā means fuck all to an insurer, thousands of peopleās livelihoods are at risk here. Horrific. What a dreadful time for this absolute weapon to be in charge.
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To whoever is sat in the second row, about 8 seats in from the right (as you see it) at this afternoonās performance of Phantom of the Opera - do me a favour & STOP READING YOUR TEXTS. ACTORS CAN SEE YOU. YOU ARE IN A DARK ROOM, YOUāRE COMPLETELY LIT. EVEN BETTER - JUST LEAVE.
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Think how fucking mental that first gig after this is over is going to be? That first football match. That first performance of Les Mis. Think about it. It will be utterly, utterly incendiary.
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So hereās a thing. At the end of a VERY long journey, one I very much want to talk about and will another time, we find ourselves here. Today we brought Calon Sullivan-Thaxton home. Just the loveliest thing, we are besotted and so happy. ā¤ļø
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Best one yet. And yes, I know Iāve said that before. And Iām certain Iāll say it again. But it is.
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A theatre is literally the most Covid-secure place you could be right now. Thatās all.
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I will never understand why this original production ended but I will forever be beyond grateful for what Les Miserables has done for me as a person. I know the show itself isnāt closing but I feel like it is. Goodbye and thank you. Fucking thank you. Xxx (3/3).
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Thanks for all the lovely messages, really looking forward to it. Should be great fun. .
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that David Thaxton will play āThe Phantomā for a limited run at Her Majesty's Theatre, London from Monday 10 December 2018.
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Best one yet. Fucking hell.
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The only thing, the ONLY THING, this utter train wreck has going for it is that the next @MrMichaelSpicer sketch is going to be extra special.
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Well here we are. Farewell @lesmisofficial. Very hard to say goodbye to a show that has been such a colossal part of my adult life & even harder to say goodbye to the nicest company Iāve ever worked with. I donāt know if this is it for good, but if it is then THANK YOU. šš¤ā¤ļø
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Will she resign though? Or be sacked? Not a chance. Not a single chance. There is never a single chance of that for any of them. They just do whatever they like, however badly, and KNOW they wonāt be held to account. Jobs for life. Do what you like, who cares? Nothing matters.
Since 1 January this government has lost access to an EU database that UK police relied on 1.5M times a day AND 400K police records, many of which are necessary to keep dangerous criminals behind bars. Priti Patel said we'd be just as safe post-Brexit.
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This has aged well @nadhimzahawi, no?.
As a new #PartyGate photo emerges showing Boris Johnson & an open bottle of bubbly at the No10 Xmas quiz here is Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi previously defending the PM because there was āNO alcohol on the table!ā. Will the Cabinet Ministers defending the PM never learn!
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The amount of actors I know (including myself) who have never had an audition at the National is astonishing. Havenāt been on Netflix either. Lots of us aboutā¦.
National Theatre director Rufus Norris has warned that a surge in opportunities with streaming platforms including Netflix and Amazon is taking talent away from theatre
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Best one yet. This is the masterpiece.
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So ends one of the hardest but most rewarding things Iāve ever done. I couldnāt be more grateful for #JCStheConcert, thank you to all @OpenAirTheatre for being so bold and making it happen. š. So farewell JCS and farewell Pilate. Will we meet again? Perhaps. Letās hope so. Xx
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Iām not usually one to gush but #JCStheConcert @OpenAirTheatre was such a buzz tonight. Iāve never done anything so intensive & relentless, just THE craziest amount of effort from everyone, but Iām so proud of whatās being achieved. One of my favourite nights in the theatre. ā¤ļø.
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Goodbye @ComeFromAwayUK, what a treat that was. From rehearsing in NYC to that wonderful last show, itās been fantastic start to finish & getting to work with such amazing actors, creatives and friends (old and new) is something Iāll always cherish. Thanks for having me.ššš
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Itās such a privilege being part of @OpenAirTheatre right now. No stone left unturned as far as safetyās concerned, incredible to see the combined effort in action. And as for whatās happening onstage, itās simply too exciting for words. You just canāt miss it. #JCStheConcert.
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Just heard that some drama schools are charging Ā£50 to audition via self tape. Horrendous.
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Best one yet. My God.
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Itās a miracle Femi hasnāt ripped his own cheeks off in frustration these last few years, I donāt know how he has it in him to keep fighting the fight. Fair play man, seeing you still going reminds me I have to too. We all do. šŖ.
Seriously WTF!.Telling millions of working class parents that we're going to give them less food than THEY could buy with Ā£15 because we think they'd rather buy vodka than feed their kids? #WhySoTory.#FreeSchoolMeals.
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So there you go. The original production of Les Mis is no more. It was an honour to be there and see it sent off. The backbone of my adult life, there is no trace of hyperbole when I say all the good things I have are a result of being in that show. (1/3).
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This alone is absolutely incendiary. Shocking moment hearing it go out live on the radio.
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Well, farewell @sunsetblvd, for now at least. What a ride itās been. And what a pleasure, I have loved EVERY second. Hereās to the next timeā¦. The final #MaxTracks here at the Savoy is The Take Off and Landing of Everything by Elbow.
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Really looking forward to this, should be great fun. Awesome cast, a real treat to join them. See you soon. š.
Come From Aways! We've got some news for you. @OlivierAwards winner David Thaxton (@YoungThacko) is joining our London family as Kevin T/Garth and Others from Monday 9th September. š. We'll be waving goodbye to our original Kevin T @DShannonmusic on 7th September. šš
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Right, one more go @PhantomOpera. Itās totally flown by, just a lovely experience. One of the hardest jobs Iāve ever done but extremely satisfying. The 13 year old musical theatre geek inside me still canāt quite believe it happened. It has been an honour. (1/2).
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On a different note, weāve got a new family member coming (brave yourselves) - this is Shelby.
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This is now on the cusp of a staggering 8 million views! . Where are you @BBCNews @itvnews @Channel4News @SkyNews?. What will it take for you to report this issue which is of national importance? Are you really just going to leave it to me?
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Oh my actual God. I know thereās a lot going on right now but this government video is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever seen in my life. Why are none of them, NONE OF THEM talking about the insanity of all this? Businesses everywhere just screwed left right and centre.
This is absolutely SHOCKING!. The Cabinet Office has released a film reminding British exporters of all the bureaucracy they now need to go through to sell goods to the EU after Brexit. Watch in disbelief! No wonder British business is being crucified with Brexit red tape & costs
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Magnificent. As always.
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To the utter moron in the 6th row: you are in a darkened room, youāre lit up like a Christmas tree and actors can see you. GET OFF YOUR FUCKING PHONE. I donāt give a shit if you arenāt enjoying it or hate theatre to its very core, thatās fine. But why actually bother turning up??.
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Well it didnāt end how I wanted but thanks once more @lesmisofficial. A bedrock in my life, itāll always have a huge place in my heart. Smash it @BradleyJaden & the lovely @DChisnall and big thanks to the best roommate @stevemeo & @killiandonnelly for fulfilling a 10-year dream X
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This will be awesome. Just as with @killiandonnelly, @JRobyns and I talked about this fourteen literal years ago. Cannot wait. X.
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THEYšAREšTHEšWORSTš.
Absolutely shameful. Conservative MPs have abstained in the parliamentary vote tonight calling on the government to take action to remove flammable cladding from buildings more quickly. The didnāt even bother to vote. Make sure the country knows this.
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Ah man. You know these things will happen eventually but itās mad how sad it is when they do. Steve Sondheim was my hero. He was a real shining light durning a very difficult time. Working with & getting to know him a bit was BRILLIANT. Iāll never forget it, or him. Thank you. ā¤ļø
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I found out Iād been nominated for an Olivier whilst temping. I once got fired from a temp job at BSKYB because I had a tiny hole in the back of the jumper I was wearing that I couldnāt see. In my thirties, in tears in the kitchen. This is what happens. Shameful ājournalismā.
When I left Corrie I had a string of very nice tv and theatre jobs. Then I didnāt. So I got a job working in a restaurant to pay my bills and take care of my kids. Thatās what responsible adults do. This is shameful journalism.
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WELL. Colour me excited. A third go at the best job ever? Yes please. Itās going to be something else. Donāt miss it. Seriously.
Introducing the cast of #JCStheConcert! . With 9 perfs per wk, Jesus, Judas & Mary are double-cast, giving you the opportunity to see any combination of actors as they alternate. A schedule will not be confirmed in advance to allow for flexibility. ā”ļø
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Iād just like to second this and suggest that the ONLY REASON Mr Davies got his adaptation commissioned is because of āthat awful musicalā. The most extraordinarily arrogant, smug and downright disrespectful thing Iāve heard in ages. Do one.
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āPerformersā in Musical Theatre and āActorsā in plays? Thanks to @EquityUK for both feeding the stereotype and keeping us all in our boxes. Ffs.
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Angus Robertson bringing his PMQs form into this I see. He's looked like the leader of HM Opposition for a long time now. #bbcdebate.
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You know what? I canāt ignore it. I canāt just let it go. What a disaster of a day for our country. Iām truly embarrassed to be British. And Iām sorry but I canāt just āmove forwardā or ācome togetherā, this has all been too hurtful. Too shameful, too one-sided. What a shitshow.
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Tell you what, Iām getting proper fucking angry seeing all this VE Day, flag-waving, Weāll Meet Again shit. Never mind the fact that theyāre all as socially distant as a sauna, we are literally killing off what few veterans we have left in care homes. And nobody seems to care.
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But beyond my (long) personal involvement in this production it was just a joy to witness it with no agenda in all itās glory. The most wonderful design, totally revolutionary staging and (IMO) the greatest work of direction in musical theatre history. Itās unsurpassable. (2/3).
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Btw, I watched Tick Tick Boom! over Xmas and, whilst Iāve never really rated Larsonās music (and still donāt) I found it brilliantly directed and very moving. And good LORD thatās one hell of a central performance. So very, very good.
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I wouldn't know an Ariana Grande song if it fell into my pint but this is her idea and therefore she's the bollocks in my book.
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Anyone elseās wife been elevated to GIF format lately?!.
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I had forgotten this kind of feeling existed. The first thing since 2016 thats is up, that is positive. What an unbelievable relief.
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In the most late anyone has been to a party EVER, I have started Schittās Creek and am completely devouring it and itās just faultless. Like, flawless television. The most flawless television Iāve seen since The Sopranos I think. I am spellbound.
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This is very important and gets my FULL support. Time to start talking about mental health the same way we talk about physical health. If youāve a bad cold & canāt go to work then fine. If youāre having a bad day in your head & canāt go in then fine. Thanks @PattiMurin. š
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Fucking HELL Iāve had enough of this government. Another drip feed of announcements, leaked whilst half the country is in bed. They couldnāt have handled this worse & they INSIST on driving us off the Brexit cliff too. Theyāre taking us for fools, in absolutely every way. Awful.
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Goodbye and good luck to all who have worked @lesmisofficial and all who are about to start. It's very special, savour it.
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One thing we can all agree on - This UKIP disintegration is great isn't it?.
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So this happened. Shelby and her new (actual) sister Meadow. All incredibly silly of course.
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Screenshotting your private messages and putting them out in the public domain in order to set your hounds on a former friend is pretty gross behaviour isnāt it?.
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Logic on toast šš³ļøāš.
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Yes, the Cats trailer is terrifying and incredibly confusing and raises all sorts of difficult questions but is nobody going to tackle the fact that I keep reading in various places (including the BBC) the song referred to as āMemoriesā? The awful icing on the cake.
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I am in singularly the most spectacular auditorium I have ever set foot in to watch two of the best actors Iāve ever seen smash two of the greatest roles in MT history. And Iām fortunate enough to work with one & be married to the other. Astonishing. @Nancy_Sullivan @RobertHands7
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āA blackā. Seriously, fuck off back under your racist rock where you can pretend itās 1935 still and everything is great. The rest of us on Planet Earth will do just fine without you or your narrow minded, bigoted, evil kind.
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Ridley and Shelby (on her first day, a slightly dramatic one to come home on. ) have aided me in exercising my democratic right, go and do the same. If you havenāt already, I implore you to vote. VOTE VOTE VOTE. #GE2019 #dogsatpollingstations
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Christ. House of Cards looking more like a documentary by the day.
"The reports of which I'm aware would seem to constitute blackmail.". Tory MP William Wragg has accused No 10 officials of "intimidation" for threatening to withdraw funding from MPs opposing the PM, and has called for the police to get involved
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Donāt know who this is from but fair play. Thanks, much appreciated.
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This hair can only mean one thing - #OATSuperstar @OpenAirTheatre is back. Best job I ever did. This time it's even better. You coming?
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Criminality wins. Our countryās a toilet. Iāll enjoy this eveningās television as ever but if thatās even close to being true Iām out until next time. I have to disengage. My mental health simply wonāt take it. And I have friends whoāve voted for this. How do you deal with that?.
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The most wonderful, bizarre and exciting three weeks in New York learning @ComeFromAwayUK and spending time with @Nancy_Sullivan and some amazing friends, old and new. Canāt wait to get back but by Christ Iāll miss it. On to the next bit. xxx
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@jondrytay āKevin breaks up with me. And then he quits and moves back home to New York. And I miss him. I miss his jokesā.
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Absolutely incredible sitzprobe for @sunsetblvd this afternoon, it sounds absolutely colossal. Iāve only ever done one that thrilling in my whole career. Do not miss this.
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Wow. Sheās gonna go down like a cup of cold sick at the meet and greet isnāt she?.
THE COLOR PURPLE actress says āI do not believe homosexuality is rightā despite being cast in LGBTQ role
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Right. Hereās something important that needs addressing right away. Weāre wobbling on her name. Is this dog a Shelby or is she a Freya?
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I know it paints me in a bad light but GOD I laughed.
Harry Potter fans were left disappointed as a commuter train passed through the station at the same time as the steam train which served as the Hogwarts Express šš. More here:
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Andy Murray. Difficult to overstate just how amazing his achievements were. To have won everything he has in the very greatest and hardest era of tennis in history is mind-blowing. He is, simply, Britainās greatest ever sportsperson. Thanks for everything.
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#MaxTracksNYC anyone?.
BREAKING: @SunsetBlvd coming to Broadway later this year, starring @NicoleScherzy, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett-Young & @YoungThacko.
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This is such a lovely thing, absolutely wonderful video. Happy birthday @lesmisofficial, this is my sixth birthday performance spanning seventeen years and Iām so grateful for every single one. What a treat. Lots of love. ā¤ļøš«š·.
37 Years Young! Raise a glass to the longest-running musical in the history of the West End! š„³ #LesMiz37 . Comment below with your favourite #LesMiz memory. š
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Thanks for all the nice messages regarding @ComeFromAwayUK. To mark the occasion I can think of nothing better than to quote the one and only @MesserBest who, as usual, sums up a situation better than most. This is āToi Toi Toiletā:
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Benitez out. Kenwright out. Moshiri needs a massive fucking lesson in what football actually is. For the 1000000th time, fuck off Everton. Just SO bored of it all.
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So our #OATSuperstar sitzprobe was off the scale. Honestly, don't miss it, we're in mad, never-will-happen-again territory.
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This is the birth of one of the great tennis rivalries isnāt it? I wonder how many times weāll see this final in the years to come? Totally unbelievable level so far. #USOpen.
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Thanks to everyone at Her Majestyās, not least the amazing @bridgetcostell0 & @amy_manford, the ever-brilliant @markhedges31, fellow Bluenose @TanyaNoor and especially to @KellyMathieson. What a treat that was mate, cheers. šX (2/2).
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Merry Christmas one and all from the Thaxtons and Sullivans. The Thaxtullivans if you will. Nadolig Llawen! Xx
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Have had to shave for a thing. I look and feel just dreadful. My face is now that of a plump, ruddy, 13 year old girl from the country. All definition gone, I look like a wheel of cheese.
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They both nailed that. Great speeches - perfect tone and emotionally delivered. What a DIFFERENCE. Over four full days later Iām going to bed with a full heart. Letās hope this is the catalyst for a shift in the UK & across the world. I believe it will be. ššŗšø.
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Forget Love Island, the reality tv hit of the summer that I PERSONALLY want to see is a fly on the wall documentary of Danny Dyer watching his daughter on Love Island. Danny Dyerās Love Island Experience. Someone, PLEASE make it.
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Honestly mate, I know you do this shit on purpose and I know itās click bait and I know Iām falling for it but you are SUCH a fucking moron itās unbelievable.
The āwoe is meā feminist card is getting so tedious. Grow a pair.
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And there we go, over the line. Iām a bit emotional I wonāt lie. That might be because Iām delighted to have seen it called live after five days of watching CNN. Well done America. š.
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Oh I SEE! Thank God youāve let us know, turns out all anyone ever needed to do was cheer the fuck up. So OBVIOUS isnāt it? Thatās mental health taken care of, what next? A cure for cancer? (āJust donāt get cancerā) Or homelessness perhaps? (āChoose to live somewhereā) FFS.
SomeBODY canāt be sad, or anxious or depressed, fearful or confused. Only someMIND can be. So change the mind, the perspective you have of life, to live more joyfully and contented. Thereās no reward for being miserable. Choose.
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Also, this is Day 12 and I feel, for the first time, that thereās an end in sight. Woke up feeling like a human again (albeit a coughing, sweaty, knackered one). Itās really not been fun, this virus is getting a shit review on Tripadvisor.
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Entirely gutted I canāt be there to see the best actor Iāve ever seen open as Eliza in My Fair Lady in the most astonishing theatre Iāve ever set foot in. Go well all, I cannot WAIT to see it on Sunday. Smash it like you always do sweetheart xxxxx
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Hereās hoping @DShannonmusic is having an amazing last @ComeFromAwayUK. The only downside to everything is that we canāt do it together. Go well old friend. X.
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Welling up a bit looking at @MarcusRashfordās timeline this morning. What an absolute legend. Extraordinary stuff. š.
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In honour of the one and only @johnowenjones, Iām bringing something I always liked back. So #themusicoftonight is Send Away The Tigers by Manic Street Preachers.
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Good to be home after a brilliant 10 weeks in Sheffield. Thank you @crucibletheatre, Rob Hastie and every single ridiculously nice person in that building and indeed in that city. It was bloody great. š
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What a lovely thing this is to see. Special show, wonderful memories. šš.
Exclusive video: Watch a performance of "Prayer" from the West End cast of Come From Away
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Well colour me excited.
#JesusChristSuperstar cast:@thisainttherapy, @TyroneHuntley, @YoungThacko & @petercaulfield to reprise roles of Jesus, Judas, Pilate & Herod
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