#Jessica Whitehurst

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I went to see Cock, the play, today.

It was the only reason I traveled to England this weekend, to see this specific play before its last performance in June.

And OH MY FUCKING DUCK.

IT WAS AMAZING.

I didn't read the screenplay, only a resume of the story to be surprised and was I, damn.

Jonathan Bailey is fantastic.

Joel Harper-Jackson is a freaking monster.

And Jessica Whitehurst was magnificent.

[Jade Anouka wasn't performing tonight!]

This trio goes so well with each other. Their physically, the body language they gave to their characters, the way they said things. I loved it.

At some point, if I remember well, we have them in front of the audience, next to each other and they all synchronized but doing different things. It's just brilliant. Their dynamic is just brilliant.

Honestly, I don't know how to explain it. Either my English vocabulary is lacking or it is inexplicable. I know the tickets are expensive and the play will be on until the beginning of June but if you have the chance, go and see it. Really, it's worth it.

The choreography, the chemistry, the stage and how it works, wow.

I wouldn't mind if Joel as M wants to roast me but that's another story.

Seriously it was just so good. Jonathan's facial expressions.... I can't wait to see him on stage again. I need to see him on stage again.

Jessica broke my heart in the end, she played W perfectly.

They all broke my heart... They played the characters so well, you feel for them each in a different way.

Phil Daniels was nice as well but F was so annoying jfjdjdjdj I'm sorry sir but damn so annoying.

I was able to tell Joel and Jessica how freaking amazing they were, wasn't enough to explain them the great time I had but YOLO I guess fbdbdbd

Oh, I love theatre.

P.S.: Jessica, if you're reading this, once again, I wanna apologize to your mom for saying fuck twice in front of her (but yup you were fucking amazing that's a fact) and yes, I went home safe ❤️

P.S. 2: yes I bought the script after the performance and yes I will never be as good as them while reading it hehe

#cock the play #jessica whitehurst #joel Harper-Jackson #joel harper jackson #jonathan bailey #theatre #london #Ambassadors theatre

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 18, 2023 AT 7:30 PM Shot4Shot presents Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Shillelagh Tavern 47-22 30th Ave. Queens, NY 11103 Shot4Shot is a drinking game with a movie problem. Scripts, randomly cast roles, drinking rules... What can go wrong? Stage Directions... Jeryl Brunner Frodo Baggins... Audrey Sprouse Samwise Gamgee... Marcus Haugen Gandalf the Grey... Nick Carrillo Aragorn... Leah Evans Legolas... Eddy Cara Gimli... Molly Rae Meriadoc Brandybuck... Kathryn Fabbroni Peregrin Took... Sean Morin Boromir... Claire Shiell Arwen... Ro Rovito Galadriel/Drink Ref... Scott Richey Elrond... Heather Jewels Booth Saruman... Annie-Sage Whitehurst Bilbo/Butterbur/Witch King/Celeborn... Jessica Coyle Eye of Sauron/Sauron/Mrs. Sackville Baggins... Irene Carroll Black Rider/Bounder/Gatekeeper/Farmer/Haldir: Andrew Bond Gollum/Odo Proudfoot/Farmer Maggot/sulidur/Lurtz: Aaron Applebey Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring "The road goes ever on and on.." Take A Drink When "Sam" "Mr. Frodo" "Ring" Every time Legolas says something vague or pretentious Bromance moment When a hobbit screws up Someone is doubtful of their ability Aragorn does something badass Gandalf drops some knowledge "dwarf" "elf" Take A Shot When The beginning The fellowship of the ring is declared Finish Your Beer "They come in pints? I'm getting one.." (then get a new beer) "One does not simply walk into Mordor" (simply finish your beer) Boromir dies (stand up and show your respect) SPECIAL RULE: If a cast member is not in the scene but a horse is, AND THEY BECOME THE HORSE, waterfall for 5 seconds. https://www.instagram.com/p/CouwGeLp7rI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Mike Bartlett's Cock: looking at dysfunctional relationships through a two-way glass

POV: you’re a thirtysomething gay man who’s been in a relationship for seven years, and suddenly you realise it’s been toxic the whole time, and you need out. (Legit. It happens more often than you���d think.) It’s hard to get out, but you have a spur of courage and you say something. And, unexpectedly, it works.

Then, once you do get out, you meet someone. They’re funny, kind, and gorgeous, and they tick all those boxes your ex never even bothered to look at. The sex is amazing, they like you for who you are, and, shock horror, they don’t try and change you to fit their unrealistic standards and expectations? Imagine that.

They’re perfect, right? Wrong. There’s a catch. And the catch is that they—contrary to every prediction you’d made for your future soulmate as an out and proud gay man—are a woman. A woman, “tits and everything”, with her own history of dysfunctional relationships, a failed marriage, several disastrous dating stories, and a deeply-rooted need to stop feeling lonely.

Who would you choose?

Sitting through Mike Bartlett’s Cock is like looking through a two-way glass at a sexuality crisis, at an attempted shattering of labels that doesn’t quite go as well as anyone might have thought, and, overall, at two extremely dysfunctional relationships.

There’s M, a confidently gay man in his mid-thirties, older and more financially stable than his partner and visibly using it all as a weapon. Cocky and zingy in his bitchiness from the very first line, telling John what he’s doing is wrong, that he “can’t fucking cook” or “do anything that needs to be done” with his hands, that he describes as “tennis rackets at the end of sticks” and “satellite dishes at the end of fishing rods”. He’s clearly emotionally abusive and manipulative in his giving love and then immediately withdrawing it (or the other way round). Insulting, shouting, storming in and out of scenes, then embracing, kissing, trying a little tenderness. It’s a rollercoaster that those who have been in toxic relationships know all too well. And this rollercoaster is part of why the relationship goes south—although blaming it all on him would seriously be unfair.

No, the other reason why the relationship does not work is, of course, John. John, childish and chaotic and just as uncommunicative as his partner, because of being taught to behave like that since the relationship started, perhaps, or because of his own nature—the spectator coming in in medias res will never truly know. John, flaky and indecisive, changing his mind ten times during the course of one scene. John, who in the end can’t choose either or. John, who can’t even give himself a label because he self-admittedly has “absolutely no idea” who he is. John, the undefined. John, who meets the “woman of his dreams” and starts questioning his own identity.

The weakest, most changeable personality among those portrayed on the Ambassadors Theatre stage could only be carried this well by an incredibly strong lead. Yes, because John, despite looking like the innocent and the injured party at first glance, really is like “a picture drawn with a pencil” who “hasn’t been coloured in yet”: there is potential in him, and that potential is as destructive as a wrecking ball. No matter how many times the others’ words are meant to dwarf and demeane him, John still is the main character of this story. And Jonathan Bailey lingers on the fence between innocuously cowardly and dangerously manipulative so damn well it actively takes one’s breath away.

I said this before and I’ll say it again: it really is such a shame that Taron could not make it to the end of this run, and not just because I was desperate to see him onstage. Also because I truly feel like Jonny’s powerful, scene-filling, physically expressive John could have appeared even more credible while faced by an even more powerful and commanding presence. And that presence is felt, an echo of it at least, in Joel Harper-Jackson’s somewhat-convincing-but-not-quite-there-yet portrayal of… well, of Taron Egerton. God knows how eerie that felt, seeing him, his gestures and his quirks, and yet not seeing him, because he obviously wasn’t there. And I’m aware that must have definitely been a conscious choice, to have Joel play the part exactly as Taron would have, but that was in the context of an understudy role and doesn’t quite fit anymore, in my opinion. I really hope he comes into his own eventually, because he is a fantastic actor when he gets into the flow. But the first few scenes just did not flow. He was underacting, stilted, just delivering lines to Jonny, who looked like he was already very much in tune with his own character.

I did not have the pleasure of seeing Jade’s performance, as she was unfortunately out with COVID last weekend, but I did absolutely love Jessica’s portrayal of W. Bouncy and sunny and confident, but also vulnerable and emotional and broken. And that’s how the character is written, sure, but damn did she do an incredible job of bringing every single facet of it out of the page. She and Jonny work so well together, too, the chemistry was palpable. I truly have nothing else to say about it other than this was nothing short of a brilliant West End debut.

Phil Daniels is very believable as a well-meaning Boomer dad who really is just trying his best, and that’s about all from me on that. He’s just good, even if the character probably inherently isn’t. And the rewrite really does work in his favour sometimes, I must say—especially when F so confidently tells John, who is struggling to label himself and complaining about the concepts of “gay” and “straight” being old-fashioned, that there are “so many words to choose from” nowadays, and why won’t he just pick one of them. Really struck a chord, that one.

Ultimately, Cock is the tragic story of many modern relationships. Having to choose between what is good and what is easy. And yes, I am paraphrasing She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, but please give me a pass just this once: it’s just a great way of describing it. On the one hand, what is good: John accepting a different identity, unshackling himself and moving on to live a potentially happy life with this new person, someone fresh who can potentially give him happiness. (She is extremely co-dependent and flawed, too, obviously, which is how they fall into each other’s arms in the first place. But. You know. Yeah.) On the other hand, what is easy: staying. Uncomfortably, forcibly, and unhappily, but at least he won’t have to change anything about his own view of himself. Which is, apparently, what he goes for in the end.

This isn’t what I want, he says. It’s just. I think this is easier.

But ultimately, when asked, when repeatedly prompted, he just can’t. He can’t. He can’t say the words. And the spectator is left wondering, suspended between two potential versions of events, just as Mike Bartlett’s John will forever remain: trying to take a step through the sliding doors of life, except it’s a freeze-frame.

Flawless writing. Flawless Jonny. Would see again in a heartbeat.  

#cock the play #review #finally #jonathan bailey #taron egerton #joel harper jackson #jessica whitehurst #jade anouka #phil daniels #west end #cock west end

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Cock review - A bitterly amusing commentary on the reductive nature of labelling

Cock (@cocktheplayldn) is simply entrancing. Boasting superlative performances from the whole cast, its commentary on sexuality is no less relevant now than when it was written. Truly unmissable theatre

Falling in love with a woman completely upends the lives of John (Jonathan Bailey) and long-term boyfriend M (Taron Egerton) in Mike Bartlett’s Cock (more…)

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#Cock The Play #Jade Anouka #Jessica Whitehurst #Joel Harper-Jackson #Jonathan Bailey #Marianne Elliott #Merle Hensel #Mike Bartlett #Paule Constable #Phil Daniels #Theatre #theatre review #West End

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Current Reading List

Have read/am reading: “The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy” by Vicki Iovine “Choosing You: Deciding to have a Baby on my Own” by Alexandra Soiseth “An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on my Solo Path to Motherhood” by Emma Brockers” “Sperm Donor= Dad” by Cheryl Shuler “Big, Beautiful, & Pregnant: Expert Advice and Comforting Wisdom for the Expecting Plus Size Woman” by Cornelia van der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville

To Read: “The Single Woman’s Guide to a Happy Pregnancy” by Mari Gallion “God Loves Single Moms” by Teresa Whitehurst “Expecting Better” by Emily Oster “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” “Nurture” by Erica Chidi Cohen “American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” “Knock Yourself Up” by Louise Sloan “Baby Sign Language Made Easy” by Lane Rebelo “Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work” by Jessica Shortall “The Girlfriends Guide to Your Baby’s First Year” by Vicki Iovine “Mayo Clinic Guide to Baby’s First Year”

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Their family, their friends, Neutral and Enemies

Lilo's O'hana(Both blood and Adoptive)Green Meadow Mansion Household/Family members in the family graveyard (Oldest to youngest):

Obaa Kamihara (Yuna,Lilo,Nani and Tigerlily`s grandmother)

Joe Kamihara (Yuna`s father and  Lilo,Nani and Tigerlily`s Uncle)

Jumba Jookiba

Wendy Pleakley

Nani Pelekai (Yuna and Tigerlily`s cousin and Lilo`s sister) (same age as Tigerlily0

Tigerlily Kameāloha (Yuna,Lilo and Nani`s Cousin) (same age as Nani)

Yuna Kamihara (Lilo, Nani and Tigerlily`s Cousin)

Lilo Pelekai  (Yuna and Tigerlily`s cousin and Nani`s sister)

All of the experiments (000-631) Jookiba (Good Leroy clone) ( Reuben, Belle, Glitch, Stitch, Angel and Evile/Phoenix Jookiba )

BooGoo

Elvis Ryan Jookiba

Julianna Pearl Jookiba

Stephan Kyle Jookiba

Rose Jasmine Jookiba

Jackson Lewis Jookiba (Rose`s boyfriend)

Caspian Vincent Jookiba (Stephan`s boyfriend)

Charlotte Fiona Jookiba (Julianna`s girlfriend)

Annalise Penelope Jookiba (Elvis` girlfriend)

Asahi  Kamihara  (Yuna`s mother and Lilo, Nani and Tigerlily`s Aunt) (Dead)

Kanye Pelekai and Akamai Kamihara/Pelekai (Lilo and Nani`s parents and Yuna and Tigerlily`s Aunt and Uncle)(Dead)

Haunani Kameāloha and Alika Pelekai/Kameāloha  (Tigerlily`s parents and Lilo, Nani and Yuna`s Aunt and Uncle) (Dead)

People  in on the island (Good and bad):

Victoria

David Kawena

Cobra Bubbles

Yuki Ishind

Teresa Whitehurst

Elena Curry

Hiroman

Sasha

Moses Puloki

Ellen and Lona

Taro

Some Yokai (Kijimunaa)

Pudge

Jimmy the Cockroach

Chaps, Manny, and Sperk

Cinta

JJ

Dolores

Officer Suzuki

Tonbo

Teresa`s mom

Yuki`s parents

Elena`s parents

Elena`s uncle

Victoria`s parents

Jessica

Mokiko

Toriko

Jessica`s parents

Mokiko`s parents

Toriko`s parents

Susan Hegarty

Mrs. Edmonds

Mr. Jameson

Keoni Jameson

Sara

Officer Kahiko

Mrs. Lynne Hasagawa

Mr. Wong

Ice Cream Man (Christian Cunningham)

Luki

Mayor Anolo

Mitzi Suzuki

Kato Stewart

Mr. Cooper

Zach Mackillin

Ringmaster

Yuna`s teacher

Mr. Honda

Mr. Meade

Dr. Gladys Okra

Ms Kawasaki

Mertle Edmonds

Penny

Jessica

Mokiko

Toriko

Kenny

Ted

Marvin

Penny and Kenny`s Parents

Merwin and Dean

Aunt Stacy

Teresa`s father

Hiroman`s Older sisters

Aliens in outer space (good and bad):

Council Members

UGF Troopers

Captain Gantu

Grand Councilwoman

Galactic Armada Pilots (Ensign Getco,First Officer Ombit)

Mrs. Pleakley

Mr. Pleakley

Bertley Pleakley

Pixley Pleakley

Jacqueline Jookiba (Jumba`s/Aunt New Mom)

Jamba Jookiba (Jumba`s/Uncle new Dad)

Jermaine and Jaxton  Jookiba (Jumba`s brothers)

Mortlegax

Bootsie (Mortlegax`s Aunt)

Sergeant C4703BK2704-90210

Sergeant C4703BK2704-90210`s Unnamed wife

Jacques von Hämsterviel

Delia

Dr. Habbitrale

Various Aliens

Diana Jookiba (Jumba's ex wife)

Johanna and Jayden Jookiba (Jumba's parents (Old))

Dark End

Leroy and his clones

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Current Reading List

Have read/am reading: “The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy” by Vicki Iovine “Choosing You: Deciding to have a Baby on my Own” by Alexandra Soiseth “An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on my Solo Path to Motherhood” by Emma Brockers” “Sperm Donor= Dad” by Cheryl Shuler

To Read: “The Single Woman’s Guide to a Happy Pregnancy” by Mari Gallion “Going it Alone: the Single Woman’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth” (note: this is if I can ever find a copy since apparently it’s out of print) “God Loves Single Moms” by Teresa Whitehurst “Expecting Better” by Emily Oster “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” “Nurture” by Erica Chidi Cohen “American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” “Big, Beautiful, & Pregnant: Expert Advice and Comforting Wisdom for the Expecting Plus Size Woman” by Cornelia van der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville “Knock Yourself Up” by Louise Sloan “Baby Sign Language Made Easy” by Lane Rebelo “Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice” by Rosanna Hertz “Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work” by Jessica Shortall

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Have read/am reading: “The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy” by Vicki Iovine “Choosing You: Deciding to have a Baby on my Own” by Alexandra Soiseth “An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on my Solo Path to Motherhood” by Emma Brockers” “Sperm Donor= Dad” by Cheryl Shuler “Big, Beautiful, & Pregnant: Expert Advice and Comforting Wisdom for the Expecting Plus Size Woman” by Cornelia van der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville “The Single Woman’s Guide to a Happy Pregnancy” by Mari Gallion “Expecting Better” by Emily Oster “Knock Yourself Up” by Louise Sloan

Own but haven’t read: “American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” “Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work” by Jessica Shortall “The Girlfriends Guide to Your Baby’s First Year” by Vicki Iovine

To Read: “God Loves Single Moms” by Teresa Whitehurst “Nurture” by Erica Chidi Cohen “Baby Sign Language Made Easy” by Lane Rebelo “Mayo Clinic Guide to Baby’s First Year”

[ribbonsbowsandbabyclothes]

Current Reading List

Have read/am reading: “The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy” by Vicki Iovine “Choosing You: Deciding to have a Baby on my Own” by Alexandra Soiseth “An Excellent Choice: Panic and Joy on my Solo Path to Motherhood” by Emma Brockers” “Sperm Donor= Dad” by Cheryl Shuler “Big, Beautiful, & Pregnant: Expert Advice and Comforting Wisdom for the Expecting Plus Size Woman” by Cornelia van der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville  “The Single Woman’s Guide to a Happy Pregnancy” by Mari Gallion “Expecting Better” by Emily Oster

Own but haven’t read: “American Academy of Pediatrics New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” “Knock Yourself Up” by Louise Sloan

To Read: “God Loves Single Moms” by Teresa Whitehurst “Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” “Nurture” by Erica Chidi Cohen “Baby Sign Language Made Easy” by Lane Rebelo “Work. Pump. Repeat: The New Mom’s Survival Guide to Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work” by Jessica Shortall “The Girlfriends Guide to Your Baby’s First Year” by Vicki Iovine “Mayo Clinic Guide to Baby’s First Year”