#kinny gardner

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I NEVER liked the word 'Nice' either...

“Nice is a four letter word?”...... it's such an insipid word... so bland, dull and twee! I have always been insulted when called it myself. I get why he responded this way.... he's a demon.... can you imagine how insulted he felt... if I a mere human feels insulted by the word Nice!

I made this move once, not quite so violently though. I pushed Adam Ant against the wall when he was getting panicky before going onstage for his first/ opening night of the Joe Orton play of Funeral Games 1996. I totally understood why, because I got stagefright the night The Lindsay Kemp Company's Cinderella opened at Sadlers Wells the year before .I had toured Italy and Spain no stage fright... but London and knowing Adam and other friends were out there...arrghh! Adam suddenly lost the plot, and said he couldn't go onstage, and the easiest thing to do was hold him in place against a wall, and talk him down. It worked, after he had done the quick change after his first scene , he turned around and gave me a kiss, then saying Thank you. I guess both he and I would be accused of inappropriate behaviour these days... I liked my kiss from him... and he was happy to get onstage... can you imagine if he hadn't gone onstage...?

Good Omens always feels like it was in my head all along..... as it activates so many thoughts and memories....

Makes me wonder what Good Omens 3 will trigger in my memory bank?

Funeral Games The Drill Hall, London 1996.

Not my programme, I never was one for collecting autographs in my career in Theatre.

I also got to work with Sylvester McCoy, my 2nd version of The Doctor...( the first was Colin Baker when he played Captain Hook.) 1989/90 at Brighton Dome.

B/W...Me and Lindsay Kemp in Cinderella. Photo by Barbara Spegne. Italy. 1994

Colour photo ....Kinny Gardner and me, up my stairs. Sadlers Wells dress rehearsal. Photo Richard Haughton.

Everyone went onstage in the Kemp company, my main job was Associate Designer and Costume Supervisor.

Still can not believe I was part of the same theatrical company David Bowie was once part of... but Lindsay Kemp broadened his interests, as he did with anyone who became part of the company. Bowie often said Lindsay was the reason he started it all.

The Lindsay Kemp Company was a very gay/queer company. The majority of the performers were . A few of us were straight. The company was around before it was even legal to be gay in the UK... which it was from 1967. Many of the themes were about fluid genders. The show Flowers was based on Jean Genet's book Our Lady of the Flowers. JG was in and out of prison for being gay.

Happy World Theatre Day!

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character studies

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Descubre la compañía británica de teatro Krazy Kat, dirigida por Kinny Gardner. Kinny ha recibido numerosos premios por su trabajo, el último en octubre de 2016: la prestigiosa Medalla del Imperio Británico. Actualmente se encuentra de gira representando la obra “Oliver en el supramundo” hasta el 20 de mayo, así que si tienes la oportunidad de viajar a Inglaterra, no te lo pierdas.

Consulta el calendario de actuaciones en su web: http://www.krazykattheatre.co.uk/the-shows/

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER GUY GARDNER KINNIE SIR

Delete your blog

[calling-for-kins]

I'm Rachel Gardner from Angels of Death. My canon is basically along with story canon, however when we escaped Zack and I went on the run, him basically becoming my big brother. If any Angels of Death kinnies/fictives want to chat, just message @/puppeteerkins, an account I mod. I also have an alternate canon I would love to share! *note: i am a minor! just in case that makes you uncomfy*

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Not I, nor anyone else is capable of sending you hate. There is physically nothing we can say that you haven't already said yourself. Hell, somethings that I would consider to be the worst of insults you confess to with pride. Guy Gardner kinnie.

You know what fair enough shame night cancelled

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maple, harvest, orchard!

maple : answered! 

harvest : what fictional character do you most identify with? Why?

oh okay ladybird from ladybird (identity issues, mom issues, falling in love with your best friend, feeling like you’re never going to be enough, fear of not getting out of your small town, weird thing with religion, etc, etc) jenna rink from 13 going on 30 (ever since i was little watching this movie i saw jennifer gardner and i was like oh that’s me? that is me. and now it is impossible for me to watch it without being like oh this is a Movie About Me) and also embarassing but eddie kaspbrak from it this is a new one i just see gifs of jdg and i’m like oh i understand kinnies now? i understand. 

orchad : share one thing that you’d like to happen this autumn.

i would like to start taking my art more seriously and start taking commissions maybe? possibly? maybe turn some of my pieces into prints and start an online shop? maybe? AH lmk u guys if that’s something you’d be into idkkkkkk  

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Oh are the other aod kinnies slamming Zack/Ray? Bc like. That's my brother You Freaks? Tf is up with weirdos who ship that??? SerIOUSLY???? YALL HES WAY OLDER, I WAS 13, ??¿¿¿ Nasty -Rachel Gardner

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Blanche and Butch Dramaturgy: Robert Softley Gale @ BOP

Award-winning theatre company Birds of Paradise team up with Tron Theatre to present dazzling new drag show, Blanche & Butch.

Birds of Paradise and Tron Theatre present brand new co-production, Blanche & Butch; a dazzling new drag show that tells the witty and poignant story of three disabled drag queens. As a trio, they used to be part of the sensational Heelz n Wheelz. Now there's not much sensation left. The glitz, glamour and sparkles have faded and, instead, they find themselves backstage at a down at heel production of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Inspired by Noel Greig's original production Heelz n Wheelz, Blanche & Butch pulls back the curtain and tells the deeply touching story of three men and their lives, loves and losses. Written by Robert Softley Gale, who will star alongside Garry Robson and Kinny Gardner, Blanche & Butch is an outrageous new show that challenges the boundaries of PC, through high quality camp and original storytelling.

What was the inspiration for this performance?There was a show that Garry - my fellow AD at BOP - and I were in around twelve years ago called Heels and Wheels. It was about disabled drag queens and written by Noel Greig, who was part of Gay Sweatshop in the 1970s.  Heels was a dark and macabre piece - Blanche & Butch takes some of the same

characters and shows them now, as they're touring a production of the iconic film/play 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?'. This play is more in the style of Torch Song Trilogy or Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert.Is performance still a good space for the public discussion of ideas?I really hope so - otherwise I'm in the wrong field! Theatre allows us to put ideas out in to the world without necessarily giving answers or conclusions, which makes it unlike a lot of other forms. I still hold on to the idea that theatre allows us to present a version of the world that we want to live in.How did you become interested in making performance?In my childhood and teens I'd been involved in amateur theatre, but only ever backstage - designing lights or directing. The idea of a physically disabled person in stage in that context would've been very strange.  When I was at university - business management - I was approached by a company in Edinburgh that had a troupe of resident disabled actors. I thought my chances of getting the job were very slim but I did - and now 15 years on I'm still going!Is there any particular approach to the making of the show?The main job so far has been pulling together the best possible team - director/designer Kenny Miller is renowned in the UK for his 'camp aesthetic', dramaturg Philip Osment was a friend of Noel's and brings a wealth of knowledge.  We've got the best possible performers for the show (but I would say that as I'm in it!) and every other member of the team are the perfect people to be making the show that I've been imagining for many years.Does the show fit with your usual productions?It probably does, in that we're again pushing at boundaries while making a show that will be very entertaining. This is the first play with music that I've helped create for BOP, so in that we're going in new directions. But we're still embedding access - audio description, BSL and captions - in interesting ways and telling new and engaging stories.What do you hope that the audience will experience?They're going to laugh - a lot. We're pushing things with Blanche & Butch in terms of what we're allowed to say on stage so I imagine some people will be pretty shocked by the way these characters talk to one another but the audience are also going to be touched by the glimpse they get in to their lives.What strategies did you consider towards shaping this audience experience?We're using some familiar forms in this show - it's a backstage show with three actors bitching to one another and telling their stories. Some of the songs will be very familiar. So it making a show that'll really challenge the audience we also want to give them an experience that feels friendly and welcoming.

Directed and designed by Kenny Miller, Blanche & Butch will include original songs by Akintayo Akinbode, with live music played by Amelia Cavallo. Talking about Blanche & Butch, Writer Robert Softley Gale said:

'As a disabled, queer man I look to different camps to work out where I fit in to the world. Drag queens have always intrigued me. Blanche & Butch is a personal and political production that surrounds three disabled drag queens. It has taken over a decade to write and looks to explore gender, identity, equality and disability through cabaret, camp songs and frocks.'

Commenting on the co-production Andy Arnold, Artistic Director of Tron Theatre, said:

‘We’re delighted to be co-producing Blanche & Butch with Birds of Paradise this autumn and to be associated with a team whose track record in producing original, challenging and hilarious new work is second to none’.

Blanche & Butch Company

Written by:        Robert Softley Gale Directed & Designed by:  Kenny Miller Dramaturgy by:        Philip Osmond Lighting Design by:   Grant Anderson Live Music by:        Amelia Cavallo Music Directed by:    Akintayo Akinbode Starring:        Robert Softley Gale, Garry Robson and Kinny Gardner Writer Robert Softley Gale is an established figure in the Scottish arts scenes with over sixteen years of experience as a writer, director, actor, performer and advocate. 

He is Artistic Director of Birds of Paradise Theatre Company and alongside writing, has directed smash-hit sex comedy ‘Wendy Hoose’ and ‘Purposeless Movements’, for which he was nominated for Best Director at the CATS awards.  Director and Designer Kenny Miller works as a freelance director and designer, after undertaking the roles of Associate Director and Head of Design at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow. 

He has worked in Theatre and Opera both nationally and internationally, in designing and directing, and has won three Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) for his work. Blanche & Butch Tour Dates

14 – 16 Sept, 7.45pm: Tron Theatre, Glasgow    

19 Sept, 7.30pm: Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock 

21 Sept, 7.30pm: Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly  

23 Sept, 7.30pm: Macrobert, Stirling 

27 Sept, 7.30pm: The Byre, St Andrews     

28 Sept, 7.30pm: Woodend Barn, Banchory 

2 Oct, 7.30pm:  Eden Court, Inverness

4 Oct, 7.30pm:  Dundee Rep, Dundee

5 Oct, 7.00pm:  Platform, Glasgow

7 Oct, 7.30pm:  Eastwood Park Theatre

10 Oct, 8.00pm: The Gaiety, Ayr 

11 Oct, 7.30pm: Cat Strand, Castle Douglas 13 – 14 Oct: Summerhall, Edinburgh Closing as part of Luminate with International Cabaret to end tour. About Birds of Paradise Theatre Company

Birds of Paradise Theatre is a Scottish-based touring theatre company. It employs disabled and non-disabled actors and theatre professionals, commissions new work, and works in partnership with other organisations to create positive images of inclusion, and encourage participation in the arts.

About Tron Theatre Company

The Tron Theatre Company is currently under the artistic leadership of Andy Arnold, who took up the position of Artistic Director and Chief Executive in 2008. The Tron Theatre presents the people of Glasgow and the West of Scotland with outstanding professional productions of the finest new writing, with an emphasis on world, UK and Scottish premieres.  Further Information

Birds of Paradise Theatre Company is a Regularly Funded Organisation (RFO), is awarded Projects and Programmes funding from Creative Scotland, and is supported by Glasgow City Council. from the vileblog http://ift.tt/2eWnLHM

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¿Conoces a Kinny Gardner? En 2016 recibió la prestigiosa Medalla del Imperio Británico. Su compañía de teatro Krazy Kat Theatre Company se especializó en un teatro visual que combina el mimo, la danza, el canto y la lengua de signos.

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Forget being a Guy Gardner kinnie. It turns out you were a Hal Jordan Kinnie all along.

Fuck that Hal Jordan kins ME he wishes he was this cool

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At the risk of being called a Guy Gardner kinnie i sure do love Tora