back on the doomscroll
[to the tune of back on the chain gang by the pretenders]
I found a picture of you, oh-oh
Well, it hijacked my world at night
To a place in the past we've been cast out of, oh-oh
No greater description of doomscrolling through an ex’s social media than Chrissie Hynde singing about looking at a photo of ex Ray Davies in 1982*. She absolutely nails the quiet resigned horror of getting deep into a late-night Facebook / Flickr / Instagram hole, 25 years before the doomscroll became a reality. But the feeling? Mostly the same. The technology changes, the psychology doesn’t.
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That specific example of Chrissie Hynde’s prophetic lyrics is not in the show, but it’s the kind of thing I’ve been thinking about when editing and rehearsing** Doomscrolling, which returns to the stage this week, after a few months’ break. To be clear, I’ll be making it return by performing it, the show’s not become sentient.
Doomscrolling is on at Camden Comedy Club at 6:30pm on Thurs 24th and Sat 26th August. I’ve got a reviewer in on the Thurs, so of course ticket sales are low (it’s not long after work ends, so a good time for a critic to come down, a tricky time for general audiences to get there).
If you’re thinking of coming along, there’s a discount code for the Thursday: TWITTER. Please join us then so I don’t actually make sustained eye contact throughout with the reviewer…
Here’s some nice press about Doomscrolling;
- BBC Radio London (2h 38m in)
I’m also hosting the Best of Camden Fringe nights throughout the festival, there’s one tonight, come! They’ve been really fun. MC’ing is a hoot isn’t it?
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*After the death of one the Pretenders’ founding band members, James Honeyman-Scott, in June 1982 - the song became a tribute to him
**okay, so I’ve not started rehearsing yet
Linkys
- How satisfying are these grid movie posters?
- Just when I’d printed out my final Doomscrolling script for the month, the best of all headlines pops up:
- I’m eyeing up tickets for Two Hearts at Soho Theatre next week. I saw their last show twice at Ed Fringe 2022, they’re that good!
- I’ve already got a ticket for Ben Target’s Ed Fringe 2023 hit, Lorenzo, when it comes to Soho at the end of September. His Edinburgh run sold out fast, so get a Soho ticket quick I reckon.
That’s all from me, thanks for reading and bye for now! x