My Amazing Night At The Hackney Empire

Okay, I think it’s about time I finally talked about this. So as you all know, a few months ago, I took part in a writing course at The Hackney Empire, I did a post on that a little while ago, just talking about my experience, what it was like being there and taking part and what I got to do, if you haven’t already checked it out, check it out because it’s been up there for a while now. A few weeks ago, I got to go back and join all the other young writers and we got to see our plays come to life.

Real professional actors did like a table read and they acted it out. It was so cool. At first, I was a bit nervous to see how they would interpret my script but in the end, they did it perfectly . The atmosphere in that room was incredible, everyone was laughing they were applauding me, it was so surreal. They loved my play, everyone really loved the story, the characters, the jokes, it was so amazing . They only did one draft, it was Act 2 but it’s still great . Everyone loved it, everyone in the audience were laughing, even the actors were cracking up and they weren’t supposed to laugh, it was so funny . All of the plays were so good! It was so entertaining seeing all of the different kinds of plays being performed. They were great!!!

I remember a few minutes after the event finished when they called us all up to the front to get our certificates, when I went to get mine. it was so overwhelming, I didn’t think they would like it that much, I thought no one would find it funny but they all did. A few minutes later, I remember talking to a bunch of my friends and then suddenly, one of the actors came up to me, I think he was the actor who played Johnny, which was a character in my play about the band and he came up to me and he was like ”I love your play, I really enjoyed being a part of it!” and then he was like ” How do you even come up with something like that ?, like where do you get these ideas from?” and I told him that I watch a lot of comedy and sitcoms, I just love stuff from the 80s ” and he was like ” Yeah me too, I love the 80s ”, he was so lovely . He was also telling me how he wanted this role, by the time he saw this character and he was reading some of his lines, he was like ” I need to be Johnny, I want to be Johnny ”. So that’s so cool. I wasn’t expecting any of the actors to say anything, so that was really cool.

It just felt amazing . Sometimes, it feels good to be appreciated, it feels good to be a part of something . This was the best night of my life. We had two other tickets so I was allowed to bring my mum and dad along with me. They’re so proud. Apart from smashed wine glasses below our seats, we all had a wonderful time. I have some wonderful memories, I made some great friends, we still talk to each other from time to time. Me and my friend are still talking about The Breakfast Club and David Tennant so it’s all good.

That night, we had some incredible moments. We had the chance to go back stage, it was so magical. I remember when the event ended and we were all just catching up and congratulating one another, I was talking to my tutor, she’s amazing, her name is Ellie . We used to joke around with each other. I was obsessed with Broadchurch at that time and so every time I saw her, I would go ” Miller !!!!! ”, it was so funny, I would just go full Di Alec Hardy mode . Then I’d go around, pretending that I’m Malcom Tucker from The Thick Of It!!!

I’d love to do comedy when I grow up .

So yeah, it was just the best night ever, I know that I’m going to have many great moments in my life but you can’t top this. My goals for the future is to finish off my play and  send it to Bafta and channel four and some tv companies, so it’s all very exciting .

The actors were amazing too. They really know what they’re doing, that’s some skill right there, I’m not even joking, it’s really cool to see how they do it, it takes pure focus to do something like that, I could never do that . I wish them the very best in life, I know that they’re all going to go on to pursue great things, I’ll keep an eye out for any rising stars, they’ve got big futures ahead of them, they’re so down to earth and so talented and I wish them all the best. I also wish all the writers the very best, we’ve come so far, I know we’re on the right track, I was so amazed by everyone . I feel like this is the only time in my life where I don’t compare myself to others. I compare myself to loads of youngsters without even realising it and sometimes I get down about those young teenagers my age who are so gifted and talented and I want to be like them so I shy away from my abilities and talents, I just can’t help it sometimes .

But that night, I didn’t even do it once, I was focused on my art and my future and how proud I was of myself and not once was I comparing myself to others . Okay lets be honest, I was a bit jealous of the actors because they were amazing and so cool!!!.

Thank you so much for reading my post, I hope you get a little idea of what the night was like, it was the best night ever, so much fun, I’ll definetely be treasuring this memory forever, it makes me excited for the future. I hope you all have a lovely day, love you guys

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{ And yes I had to choose a gif of Reece Shearsmith, I just love him, so for all you Inside no 9 fans like me, here you are}