When I was 18, I met Daniel Sloss and his pals at a club at went back to his. His friend repeatedly tried to have sex with me in a way I asked him not to, then Daniel put a joke about it online in his blog. It was degrading and humiliating.
I never wanted to tell this story but the hero worship is too much. I’m so happy he’s grown & admitted his failings publicly but speaking up against mistreatment should be the bare minimum. I can’t call Daniel Sloss brave or a hero.
Those women are the real heroes.
Started a new job today. My first full-time gig on a dream show and a massive bucket list moment. I cannot express how lucky I feel. I am so grateful to the people in my corner who’ve championed and supported me. Hard work and persistence pays off!! A new chapter begins! 🤯😍🎉
Can I just be very clear that I’m not condemning DS. People learn & grow. I’m genuinely glad he’s is speaking out and should continue, as should more men.
But as a society, let’s not raise him above the brave survivors. They’ve been through hell, so let’s hero worship them.
When I was 18, I met Daniel Sloss and his pals at a club at went back to his. His friend repeatedly tried to have sex with me in a way I asked him not to, then Daniel put a joke about it online in his blog. It was degrading and humiliating.
This week I got to film my first proper TV role. Good news really was just a phone call away! For anyone who’s heart is also breaking - if you still really love it, hang in there. It’s worth it.
Thanks again for all the wishes & kind words! And to the best agents
@InfinityAM_UK
So proud of everything I’ve achieved this year whilst experiencing some of the darkest times of my life. Got my masters, 1st TV role, started therapy, wrote 2 plays & a pilot, swabbed hundreds of nostrils, got toned, got chub, worked on fab projects with fab people.
Still here.
Today I am riddled with anxiety and want to burst into tears, but I step on stage and those feelings melt away for a sec. Then a little girl blows me a kiss on my flying carriage and I remember how lucky I am to be spreading joy, magic and love every day. And feel this beautiful.
Could not be more buzzing about my first PPP. A long time in the works and an absolute riot of a play I’m really excited about. So grateful to
@jemimalevick
and
@ATandMT
to be presented alongside my tutor
@OllyEmanuel
and many of my writing idols.
See yas in the summer! 👑🥧🎭
@UmaNadaRajah3
@jemimalevick
KEEPIN' THE HEID
This new comedy sees a cynical millennial magicked into a bawdy and opinionated Mary Queen of Scots bedroom on the eve of her execution as they both try “Keepin’ The Heid.”
Written by
@rachelflynn7
Directed by
@Ryan_Dewar
Rachel Flynn - MLitt 👩🏻🎓🎉
Thank you
@ZinnieH
@OllyEmanuel
for fighting to get me a place despite not having a degree & for all your encouragement & expert tutelage.
Feeling very proud, and lucky to share this landmark with my family & personal photographer
@Ryan_Dewar
💛
At Aladdin
@SECGlasgow
we have an incredible female dame in the form of
@leah_macrae
She is so natural, warm and hilarious in the role, it feels important to note it’s not seen often (especially outside Scotland). Women can be funny headliners & not just ornaments!
Always keen to amplify and collab with brilliant Scottish female creatives. There’s always projects bubbling away in the pan and I want
@weareInterabang
to be open, diverse and wide-reaching so please hit me up with ideas, reels, scripts, general hiyas.
First day of rehearsals for a play today. Did not think this would happen for me this year. Feeling very lucky.
We all have our own corner and a table and a piano in the middle of the room and it is VERY exciting 🎉😍
It’s been an incredible week of 12 shows in 6 days - playing to matinees of 250 & evenings of 2500. There’s been sweat, tears and panic attacks but we’ve got through it together. So grateful for my company & audience coming to support theatre and laugh with us 💕🧚
@SECGlasgow
You are NOT defined by your exam results. I left school early, didn’t go to Uni and at 26, in a place in my life where I’m READY for academia, still managed to get into one of the UK’s most prestigious Universities to study a postgrad MLitt.
Don’t stress. Hard work > grades.
Just booked 3
@edfringe
shows for today back to back at different venues. This is the real Fringe - sprinting around Edinburgh carrying thigh high boots and your make up bag, dodging tourists like Nokia Snake.
#intotheunknown
#EdFringe
A big day today for our
@rachelflynn7
as she begins the Masters of Literature at
@univofstandrews
Playwrighting & Screenwriting course run by
@ZinnieH
and
@OllyEmanuel
But don’t worry - still lots in the pipeline for Interabang, so stay tuned for updates!
Congrats Rachel! 🎉
Scottish based actors who play rock band instruments - guitar, bass percussion - please say hi? Bonus if you sing as well & have experience of gigging round Scotland.
No plans yet but have a cool idea I’d like to develop and would love to get to know more local talent!
Today we opened to a sold out house full of laughter and the odd wee tear. So proud and grateful for our amazing team
#KeepinTheHeid
@PlayPiePint
On until Saturday at
@OranMorGlasgow
before it heads off to
@ATandMT
Come see us!👑
IT’S OPENING DAY
@TRPlymouth
Robinson Crusoe 🎉
Cannot believe I’m getting to perform for a real life audience this year.
Thank you
@TNLUK
for supporting
@QdosPantomimes
Here we, here we..! 🧜🏻♀️
All summer I worked my lil butt off doing my full time job then being a secret singing waiter at weddings every weekend. It was exhausting at times but I absolutely love it.
I’ve just been told I’m the 4th highest positively reviewed singer across the whole company. So chuffed!
I had a brilliant few days on set with
@939Ltd
#WorldsApart
short film. Thank you to the wonderful cast and crew!
It was my first experience as a script supervisor and I LOVED it. And I think I’m pretty good at it!
If anyone needs a Script Supervisor then please let me know!
Big day tomorrow. The end of a 10 month chapter of learning, growth, stress, pride and teamwork. So grateful for the opportunity to be a Storyliner on an institution of a show and look forward to whatever comes next in my TV career!
Rest easy, Batman. Can’t think of anyone I know that had such a huge impact on so many people. You’ll live on in so many memories and hearts 💜
#BeMoreAndy
2020 has taught me a lot:
Don’t let anyone or anything stop you believing in yourself (even a pandemic)
Take risks - apply for that thing, reach out to that person, say what you’re truly feeling
Push beyond your comfort zone but be kind to yourself
Just Keep Going
HNY 🎉😘
I’ve written an animated family adventure which is released tomorrow. It’s inspired by amazing
#Paisley
history, a love of books and is partly set in outer space. What’s not to love? ☺️
Please check it out with your little ones! ❤️
I’m sick to my stomach seeing some men recounting all the things they’ve done to keep women safe or express outrage toward other men, when I can recount a story of every single one of them where they have belittled or gaslit me, not intervened or actually assaulted me.
Trying to write something really personal and painful and it’s so uncomfortable. Every sentence makes me feel a sick and want to cry.
But even if it turns out to be a terrible script and sits in a drawer, I’m proud to honour past me and finally tell her truth. Even just to me.
What a gorgeous surprise to be nominated for this lovely award celebrating Panto! Had the best time as SherryBaby at
@SECGlasgow
@XRoadsPantos
Thank you
@UKPantomime
☺️💕🧚🏻♀️
The kindest, most generous, truly gifted and funny man. I still can’t believe it. A world without
@AndyGray59
will never be as bright. So many people will miss you so much. Raising a glass for you tonight, Batman.
#PurplePinky
#PrincessPumpalot
Having the pressure taken off ‘acting Rachel’ has really allowed me headspace for ‘writing Rachel’ and I am LOVING it. 4 monologues and 1 full length play ✅ Finally starting to feel like myself again.
PANTO PEOPLE: If you haven’t already get your postal vote application printed, filled out and scanned in (ask your company manager if you don’t have a printer) and emailed to your voters roll TODAY. Deadline is TOMORROW 5PM. Please don’t put it off
#Vote
#Election2019
Decided to completely redraft my play right before my final hand in. I hate myself deeply but think this is going to be a much better play. Sorry I’ve not been replying much (lol what’s new) just keeping my head down ✍️
Today we would have opened at
@APAWhatsOn
Beauty & The Beast.
Gonna have to wait another year for that yellow dress but it’s gonna be SO SWEET to get back on that beautiful stage with my Panto pals.
#Throwback
to last years Cinderella with
@pauljcorrigan
@LauraMain1
& Co 🥰
2 short film shoots; 1 TV pilot; 1 commission hand-in; 1 full-time swabbing job; countless zoom meetings & 3 sort-of days off.
May, I wasn’t sure I’d get through you. It’s been exhausting, but such a blast 😍👏
Now, to the dissertation I should have started 2 weeks ago...
🎄🌟🎄 Panto Press 🎄🌟🎄
Rachel Flynn (
@rachelflynn7
) will be diving into the deep waters of
@TRPlymouth
as a Mermaid this Christmas joining
@QdosPantomimes
in Robinson Crusoe & the Caribbean Pirates.
Tickets available:
Absolutely buzzing to be on the Scottish National Committee alongside this brilliant list of creatives and activists.
Can’t wait to begin supporting and advocating for our Scottish membership.
The votes have been counted and we are pleased to announce the members of the Scottish National Committee are Elaine Stirrat, Liz Carruthers, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Rachel Flynn, Kirsty Miller, Louise Montgomery, Crawford Logan, Natasha Gerson and Zoe Hunter. Congratulations.
So incredibly proud of
@guywoodswoods
for his outstanding one-man show at
@TronTheatre
#OutsideEyes
. It’s been so much fun getting to direct his piece. Huge thanks to the supportive audience - the reaction we got was insane.
First time directing... think maybe I’ve got the 🐞?
HOW did I regularly manage to do a full day of work and then see a show and then drinks and then another day of work on a hangover the next day? 9-5 on set for 3 days and I am exhausted 😴😫
Anyone else not sure if they’ll have the ability to go back to ‘normal’?
Lock down has taught me this: As all the doors slam shut, a window flies open beaming through sunlight. Push yourself to do the things you don’t think you are capable of, the things that scare you, and never stop pushing on. And if you can’t move forward, side-step.
#ChangesAfoot
📣 CAST ANNOUNCEMENT 📣
Sally Reid (fresh from her
@catsawards
win!) and Fiona Wood are starring in
#KeepinTheHeid
by Rachel Flynn.
This new comedy sees a cynical millennial magically transported to the bedroom of Mary Queen of Scots on the eve of her execution.
We’re very pleased to announce our next writer for the Winter Series! Introducing
@rachelflynn7
Rachel is an actor, writer and producer from Edinburgh. She is a co-founder of
@weareInterabang
.
We’re looking forward to presenting “Bubbly” by Rachel as part of our Winter Series!
Tonight, I had a moment walking to Iceland (shop) where I felt such intense joy surge through my body, the words “Oh my god, I’m so happy” actually came out my mouth. I haven’t really don’t much today, life is just good and I feel content in my own skin. Today, I love being me.
Theatre should be for everybody and it’s amazing some funded orgs/theatres are offering free tickets but PLEASE don’t forget to support the smaller companies and theatres producing digital theatre and trying to stay afloat. Not everyone can offer free art.
I’m almost at the end of the
@duolingo
Gaelic course and feeling way too emotional about how I’m going to fill that empty hour of my morning. Any recommendations for further learning?
#ScottishGaelic
@ScotsGaelicDuo
I feel so weird that I’m genuinely thankful for this time. Obviously not thankful for the Pandemic related deaths, redundancies and collapse of the theatre and other economies! But I’ve had the privilege of time to re-focus and had incredible life & career opportunities ❤️
We bloody well did it! 6 weeks of high production value new writing shorts filmed under social distancing. It’s been SO much work but SO worth it and I’m so proud of our small but amazing team.
If you can donate anything at all in exchange for watching, we’d be so grateful 🥰
Decided to completely redraft my play right before my final hand in. I hate myself deeply but think this is going to be a much better play. Sorry I’ve not been replying much (lol what’s new) just keeping my head down ✍️
Just to clarify, I am a real person tweeting out my real support for
@NicolaSturgeon
&
@theSNP
and no, I’ve not received any kind of payment, subsidised membership or perk for tweeting my subscription. The 10k figure is quoted from an email yesterday.
#SNPInfluencer
#Jokes
😂😇
On Wednesday I spent 4 hours in bed unable to move my limbs; trying to cry but couldn’t, and feeling like my heart was about to explode out my chest the entire day. No apparent reason. So lucky to have support of good, loving people & feeling better now.
#MentalHealthAwareness
Just cause someone seems happy& jokes away doesn’t mean that’s how they feel on the inside. We all need to talk more about our mental health. You are not alone, talk with friends/family &open up about how you feel. It will surprise you how much this can help❤️
#MentalHealthMatters
My first submission into
@stage2page
and I could not be more excited to workshop a snippet of this play. Very grateful for the opportunity. Actor friends please come along and play!
DRUMROLL TIME: The selections for this month’s event are as follows;
Being Liza by Rachel Flynn
Sheep are not White by Sarah Dolan, and
Star Gazer by Clare Cockburn.
“Rachel Flynn...performing ‘Love Never Dies’. This is a breathtaking performance, her vocals compliment and lift the Lloyd Webber number. The vocal precision and technique used is staggering, this is a truly complex number that is performed at a supremely high standard.
❤️❤️❤️
Massive thank you to the wonderful company at
@APAWhatsOn
for an amazing first week. So grateful to get to play Cinders in this beautiful city. Cast are alright too! ☺️ Opening a week today!
@QdosPantomimes
Thoroughly enjoyed my vegan sausage roll at
@PlayPiePint
today - as
@EveNicol
said: finally getting my ticket money’s worth! Play was a total cracker too. So happy to have my weekly lunchtime theatre fix back 🥰👏
It’s 1 year since
#BeingLiza
my first play as a writer/performer/producer. What a wild year it’s been. I’ve grown so much as a person and an artist by creating our own work with
@Ryan_Dewar
& amazing collaborators. Cannot wait to see what’s next for us
@weareInterabang
🎉❤️🎊
🎉 Happy Birthday to us! 🎉
Celebrating 1 year since the opening of Being Liza at
@AssemblyRoxy
#FormationFestival
. We'd like to thank all of our amazing collaborators, supporters & venues, and those involved in our upcoming projects
#SceneToSeen
launching July 2nd and beyond.
Musing on feeling like a failure:
In weightlifting, you often train to failure to build muscles & strength.
Why don’t we accept the same of our work, our ideas, our goals? Every ‘failure’ is necessary in building strength & endurance, a step closer to what you want to achieve.
Still feeling inspired after seeing
@Kishwicka
at cinema in
#RSCRomeoandJuliet
- A Motherwell College girl who has grafted her way to the top.Talent, hard work, persistence and being a nice person does pay off. On yourself lass! ❤️