Acting
Stanley Kovack (Tim Bentinck) is an aging stand up comedian living in London. After a lifetime of easy successes and failed promises, he is left with little more than the memories of his auspicious beginnings. As he stands on the ruins of his personal life and in the last throws of his career, Stanley finds an opportunity for fame and success. He meets Morris (James Phelps), a young stand up comedian at his creative peak and on the verge of comedic triumph.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical show 949, filmed before a live audience at the Pleasance Grand at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and released on DVD. Setting: A fashion show, darling. Enter ‘Milan Week of Fashion’ and meet beautiful ingenue Marie and dirty rat photographer Lawrence Fordham. And also a host of rather vicious pigeons. And a troupe of opera singers paid to highlight emotional moments. Featuring songs inspired by West Side Story, Sondheim, Legally Blonde and Hamilton.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical show 948, filmed before a live audience at the Pleasance Grand at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and released on DVD. Setting: Camping, the Highlands. A modern-day Greek myth featuring romance, adventure and surprisingly located elephants. Featuring music in the styles of Sondheim, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Jesus Christ Superstar and In the Heights.
A musical twist on the hammer murder scene in Ben Wheatley's Kill List, made for the Film4 Scene Stealers competition.
