#lloyd simmonds

[weirdlookindog]

Charles Lloyd Birkin, editor - Monsters: A Collection of Uneasy Tales. (Philip Allan, 1934). Cover art by Philip Simmonds.

#charles lloyd birkin #monsters a collection of uneasy tales #horror books #philip simmonds #horror art #old books

[playthe-piper]

@kentucky-fried-goth-attire and I made a bapo discord..

https://discord.gg/sunFqPGGHj

#bare a pop opera #bapo #bare the musical #jason mcconnell #peter simmonds #matt lloyd #Nadia McConnell #ivy Robinson #discord server #btm

[hearmyvoicee]

people have been putting these songs together on tiktok with their fave characters so i’m doing it for bare!

labyrinth, taylor swift-Jason and Ivy

the archer, taylor swift-Peter

not strong enough, boygenius-Nadia and Matt

#bare a pop opera #bapo #bare a rock musical #bare the musical #ivy robinson #nadia mcconnell #matt lloyd #peter simmonds #jason mcconnell

[a-wins-a-win]

Matt watched them hold another wordless conversation, feeling his heartbeat quicken and his palms start to sweat as Jason heaved a breath.  

“Okay.” Peter started, sitting back against the wall so he had enough room to look comfortably between both Matt and Jason. He pressed his hands against his knees, nails digging into his jeans. “We’ve got stuff to talk about - and it’s useless to pretend like we don’t.”

He somehow doubted that there was a 'best outcome', in God's eyes, not for a situation like this. Matt allowed himself a silent, desperate prayer anyway.

HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE OKAY - 'two's company' up ao3 <3

#bare a pop opera #fics-ation nation #shameless self promo #Matt Lloyd #Jason McConnell #Peter Simmonds #but make it polyamorous #as I say I’m not expecting this one to land but I really like a lot of what I did with it

[nbymop]

Useless bare headcanons because I love you guys

#bare a pop opera #bapo #bare: a pop opera #peter simmonds #jason mcconnell #ivy robinson #nadia mcconnell #Tanya Garrett #lucas carter #matthew lloyd #Matt Lloyd #I'm right. #Jk

[ifprayerwastheanswer]

Hey guys! I've been having a tough time with Ivy's characterization, so I thought I'd share with you all the scene that would correspond to the song "Portrait of a Girl" in the bare novelization and see what you guys thought of it. How does it come off to you? I wanted her to be conflicted - enjoying the attention she gets, liking to have fun, good-natured - but also craving to be known on a deeper level. It would mean a lot if you guys left a comment, here or on AO3!

#bare a pop opera #bare novelization #jason x peter #peter simmonds #peter x jason #ivy robinson #matt lloyd #bare: apo #jonah platt #payson lewis #fanfic #shameless self reccing #fanfiction #author #ao3 #feedback

[heavensevered]

forever thinking about this moment

#Bare A Pop Opera #bare barcelona #ivy robinson #jason mcconnell #peter simmonds #nadia mcconnell #matthew lloyd

[saint-starflicker]

I think I (only sometimes!) ship Peter and Matt because Michael Arden's Peter had slightly more romantic chemistry—in my opinion—with Aaron Lohr's Matt...than John Hill Jason...

Lohr Matt and Arden Peter do the hand-on-shoulder and bro-nudge-arm a lot. A lot, a lot. Even after Matt finds out that Peter kisses boys. This next sentence would've been "Matt must feel very secure in himself" but we know he doesn't do everything else he does in the show because he's emotionally secure. I think it's obvious that he's really very insecure about a lot of things. So, what's with all that cavalier contact-initiating, hrmm, Matt?

Also because until I got fixated on analyzing Jason's characterization and emerged with something that made sense to me, my first reaction was really more "Peter, son, I support you but could you possibly consider dating somebody whose issues aren't..." inconspicuously gesturing to Jason "...that? All of that??" Not in a billion parallel universes would that have worked, because they're soulmates, but you can't blame a concerned parent for trying.

But I mean.

Just.

Matt gets very good grades too, you know. And he doesn't take drugs, doesn't skip Confession to costume change...Matt's prayers for "someone out there who cares" were answered by Peter wandering around out there, so if The Big Guy approves...then...??

idk they just seem like nice catholic boys who can make happy lives together, as one requirement of that is still being alive

#bapo #altar boys #peter simmonds #matthew lloyd

[newestcool]

Georgina Grenville for Vogue Greece May 2023 Editor-in-Chief Thaleia Karafyllidou Photographer P.A. Hüe de Fontenay Fashion Editor/Stylist Nicholas Georgiou Makeup Artist Lloyd Simmonds Hair Stylist Mayu Morimonto Set Designer Aymeric Arnould wearing Schiaparelli f/w 2023 couture Newest Cool

#newestcool #newest cool #Ella schiaparelli #schiaparelli #vogue greece #georgina grenville #vogue editorial #vogue magazine #fashion editorial #Daniel roseberry #couture fashion #couture dress #couture gown #Thaleia karafyllidou #P.A. Hüe de Fontenay #Nicholas Georgiou #fashion photography #fashion magazine

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

Another Long-Running Panel Show Friday (January 27, 2023)

The Last Leg: Really good start to the new season. I didn’t realize how much I’d missed this show when it was off, until this episode. The Last Leg has its times when the quality dips, and maybe a bit more in recent years than in older ones, but they always seem to start new seasons strong, like they rejuvenated their enthusiasm while they were away and are excited to be back. I’m only slightly ashamed to admit that I laughed out loud at Alex Brooker’s opening joke, about his own hands being at least as good as a walrus’s fins for… I’m trying to think of what euphemism I want to use here, and all I can think of is how I recently heard Steve Hall call it “getting at myself”, which was such a strikingly strange term that I don’t think I’ll be able to call it anything else anymore. Anyway, the quite juvenile jokes about that made me laugh, and then they pretty much kept the energy from there. It was a loose episode, with Adam Hills letting things go off script a little more than usual before bringing it back, and it was fun all the way through.

Great guests, too. Obviously, Richard Ayoade is always funny on panel shows. He paired very well with Lucy Beaumont – that’s a contrast in styles I hadn’t realized would work so well until I saw it. Also, every time I see Lucy Beaumont I remember how perfect she is. Her whole schtick revolving around being comically earnest, literally leaning forward and not quite following but trying really hard, is consistently engaging. She had Adam just about breaking down a couple of times, it was great.

Having Angela Rayner on is a little dicey; politicians using comedy shows to whitewash their image is not great, even if it’s a politician who seems generally all right. But at this point, compared to everything else all the politicians are doing, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition going on a comedy show to answer silly questions and play some silly games is not the main thing plaguing the system. She came across quite well, anyway.

WILTY: Another good episode this week. I thought Jayde Adams was the highlight, in her WILTY debut. She took over many parts, particularly the mystery guest round, and it was funny every time. I just wish she’d gotten a better card of her own, she could have done more with it. Ellie Simmonds was very entertaining too, seemed to be genuinely vaguely baffled but having a good time.

Not such a good episode for me – I went 3-2 in the guessing, and only finished with a winning record due to the completely free point I got from Lee Mack’s obvious lie at the end. But I did enjoy that, a bit of old school WILTY with making Lee Mack defend something absolutely ludicrous. There’s an argument, and maybe a good argument, that that bit is getting rather old by now. I still find it funny every time, though.

QI: This was a good one too, mostly. I thought Tom Allen was the star of this one, he fits in really well on shows like this. I was hoping for more from Cariad Lloyd, as she has a history of really shining on QI (particularly some of her interactions with Sandi Toksvig), but she was relatively quiet this time (or just didn’t make the edit much). She had a couple of good stories, though. Everyone did. And Sandi seemed even more likeable than usual this week.

I like Jamie MacDonald too, I know him only a little bit from The Now Show. He has the same name as my favourite character on my favourite TV show ever (Jamie MacDonald from The Thick of It), so I mostly just remember him for that, but on this episode I think he said enough funny stuff so I’ll start remembering him for that instead.

The News Quiz: I skipped this one again this week. It had Geoff Norcott on again, and even though the rest of the lineup looked fine, I just can’t be bothered that right now. That’s not normally the case – I’ve listened to and watched plenty of episodes of The News Quiz and other things with Geoff Norcott, and just been mildly to moderately annoyed with him. But at this moment I have such low tolerance for that shit. I do “listen to the other side”, every day, on my CBC news podcasts. I do my civic duty of being informed about what all sides of the issues are saying. Don’t need to hear it in my comedy as well, when I’m just trying to be entertained.

Next week, however, looks great.

That’s an absolutely stellar QI lineup, across the board. Jo Brand never disappoints on WILTY. I’ve just checked and am surprised to see Joe Wilkinson���s never been on WILTY before, but I’m glad they’re fixing that now. I always enjoy when people who have particularly odd TV personas go on that show and we try to guess what’s real about them.

And Frankie Boyle, obviously, is a rare, unexpected treat on The News Quiz. Susie McCabe’s also always great, and pairs well with Frankie when she’s on New World Order. I guess that lineup is to discuss the potential independence referendum, since Ashley Storrie and Alex Massie are also Scottish. So that’ll be fun. An exciting episode of Andy Zaltzman And The Scots.

[meantt0beyours]

Na Pele/Bare revival

* Lucas Colombo as Jason McConnell

* Nicolas Ahnert as Peter Simmonds

* Veronica Goeldi as Ivy Robinson

* Luisa Phoenix as Nadia McConnell

* João Felipe Saldanha as Matt Lloyd

* Kacau Gomes as Irmã Chantelle

* Helga Nemeczyk as Claire Simmonds

#fancast #bare a pop opera #teatro musical

[universomovie]

Numéro France #241 October 2023 Covers

Numéro France #241 October 2023 CoversSource: numero.comPublished: October 2023 In this picture: Dara Gueye, Jimai Hoth GorCredits for this picture: Jean-Baptiste Mondino (Photographer), Babeth Djian (Creative Director), Babeth Djian (Fashion Editor/Stylist), Odile Gilbert (Hair Stylist), Lloyd Simmonds (Makeup Artist) All people in this work: Jean-Baptiste Mondino – Photographer Babeth…

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[hearmyvoicee]

sorry (also ik it’s not so cut and dry he hurt a lot of people too this is just a trend🫶)

#bare a pop opera #bapo #bare a rock musical #bare the musical #ivy robinson #peter simmonds #jason mcconnell #matt lloyd

[a-wins-a-win]

okie so ur guy finally got around to watching Bare : The Musical (mouse!! why?? because!! I love comparisons <3) and anyway. thought I’d document my thoughts

tldr; I think I would like Bare: The Musical as a standalone story, but as a Bare: A Pop Opera adaptation/re-interpretation I think it falls short in a lot of ways.

it gets a bit long so under the cut, if you wanna skip the dot points i summarise/reiterate down the bottom of the post

okay no but the photographic memory detail is kinda interesting. kinda sad in a lot of ways too if you think about it

the audio quality is Not It so forgive me if I don’t pass judgement on any of the songs

“Jason you act every day.” “I didn’t fool you <3” they’re cuties // they are SUCH goofballs here! they’re so dumb! teenageboycore if there ever was! I love them <3

it’s so WEIRD to hear a lot of these lines out of order / in a different context

ALSO the lack of singing during auditions is throwing me off

“Do you think your sister’s bi?” “…” “Bipolar?” I laughed—

Matty Patty babey boy!!! he’s so… he’s so something. idk if I like it yet. im very used to introvertedly anxious Matt but this Matt is such a lil cutie

WHOAH OK Portrait Of A Girl is way early

but I think I like a lot of the lyrics - “You don’t have a clue / what she is doing with you / what she is doing to you.”

actually no this is a crazy interesting take on Matt & Ivy and I’m OBSESSED with the way we get to see Ivy’s actual introspection on it in this context

ohhh okay. so it’s That kind of basketball team situation for Jason (+ Peter !! goddamn they really hate that kid)

the art class is a fun character device ! (also I’m screaming over the Math Book exchange)

i am intrigued by the Romeo & Juliet casting in this version ngl

I knew that they merged the Nadia & Lucas characters (lowkey I hate it! I think it does a huge disservice to Nadia + inevitably the McConnell dynamic) but it’s still weird to see it . That said “Out Of Your Mind” [as best as I can approximate what the song’s called??] is kind of a vibe

he was named after Peter Pan r u kidding ?? i am so so intrigued to meet Claire Simmonds in this version now

ohhh nooo I am having FEELINGS over Best Kept Secret (as I always do) but DAMN

“If the word were different and if wishing made it so […] I’m trying just as hard as you!” jason mcconnell you will be the death of me

im SICK why is everyone so MEAN in this version

EMO PUPPY DOG MATTHEW LLOYD I LOVE YOU

^ also goddamn that whole scene was An Exchange. interesting take

“You Don’t Know” is beautiful tho*

“I hear ya.” “Do you?” any glimpse of snarky/sarcastic Peter is a relief (not sure that I’m quite here for this Peter characterisation) . Also the Peter-Diane friendship is somewhat iconic

JASON is the birthday bitch!! that’s. something.

oh okay! this Portrait Of A Girl/Boy reprise is so intriguing to me. this version of Ivy in general is so intriguing to me

snarky Peter Simmonds you are everything to me <3

i miss ‘Are You There?’ hopefully it comes back to me later, I am desperate to see this Peter & Matt have a meaningful conversation

i could honestly not discern most of those lyrics but whatever they replaced 911! Emergency! with seems unnecessarily extravagant? for very little payoff

“Peter did you learn the entire script?” “Maybe.” no I love that for him though. i’m struggling because I like a lot of this Peter’s little character MOMENTS, but OVERALL I don’t like him

again the lack of singing is throwing me off

“I’m NOT your boyfriend!” OWCH

“Your world might not stop!” ohhhh okayyy i am. going a bit insane. over this mcsimmonds.

EVER AFTER !!! EVER FUCKING AFTER !!! (or whatever this version is officially titled)

what is the general consensus on Jason having Role Of A Lifetime?? bc aside from the title not making thematic sense for his character... idk it could just be the delivery but i don’t hate it

i am Not Here for the Nadia-likes-Matt subplot, tbh. i think it’s silly.

there is something so so desperate & violently destructive about this Jason - and it isn’t even like. hidden behind this facade of effortlessness that Pop Opera Jason puts up, if that makes sense?? (yes I am upset that he kissed Ivy first even if it makes sense for this version of Jason)

what an act 1, ngl. I am so anxious for act 2.

oh ok that’s a bit cute

“What if I told the world your story? / What if I told them what you’ve done? / What if I went and shared your secret? / What if I let them know I’m someone?” OH OKAY!!! this Peter is A Character!! and he’s fascinating!!

“I am gonna win… yep, I promise.” oh ow okay that hurts

“What If I Told?” [again guessing at song titles] is doing irreparable damage to my psyche /pos and I can feel it happening in real time

oh shit! i forget that they’re not even roommates in this version!

i feel like this version of the story (or at the very least ‘Touch My Soul’ or whatever it’s called here) is really capitalising on the Ivy-Peter similarities in the way the characters are being played

ARE YOU THERE? <33 WHY ARE YOU SO LATE IN THE STORY???

“Are you there? What did I do wrong? / Tell me and I’ll fix it, get us back where we belong.” screaming crying throwing up what the FUCK

disappointed in the lack of patt meter tho ://

NO BC THIS CONTEXT!!! of Sister Joan putting Peter in!!! i actually quite like it!! i kind of hate the stagings where they have Peter like. butt in, for lack of a better phrase to use. bc that’s so uncharacteristic for him, I always read that scene as he’s stage whispering the lines/doing the motions for Diane to follow along with and he just sort of ends up in the Actual Scene accidentally

ough. the mcconnell siblingsism… it’s missing and it makes me sad

“I don’t wanna be here anymore.” OH NO OH NO I DON’T NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE TRAGEDY OF PETER’S SUICIDALITY NEXT TO JASON’S SELF-DESTRUCTIVE TENDENCIES AND THE WAY THIS STORY PLAYS OUT !!! IM GONNA BE SICK !!

“God Don’t Make No Trash” isn’t my favourite song in the show or anything but I do miss it a bit, even if the replacement song works for Sister Joan + this Peter

ok no now I’m upset do we just not get to know anything about Peter’s mother at all in this version?? look with this version of Peter I don’t feel like she’s a necessary piece of his character/story but still. would’ve been nice

“I have plans, I’m not that girl.” // “If I can’t, then why should he?” Ivy !! i am back and forth on this Ivy! i like a lot of it but I also don’t like a lot of it, those lines tho are so everything to me

“So talk to him.” “We don’t. Talk.” rip to the mcconnell siblingism. like I suppose it makes sense? given the vague family dynamic this musical gives us, but still. I miss them <\3

there is something so physically painful to me to watch Jason have such obvious emotional stress fractures

the lack!! of singing!! is so wild!!

oohhh this Matt is so fucking vindictive - “Is this just another thing you’ll try for the day?” SCREAMING

OH FUCK OKAY

oh I’m gonna be sick watching this meltdown

again!! the absolute sick dog violent desperation radiates off Jason generally but FUCK ME it’s so bad here - like I really truly believe that in that second right after Cross that this Jason made the decision to kill himself**

love the R&J costumes in this version tho ngl, they’re a bit cute

oh shit he’s really just. Dead. like obviously he’s dead in the Pop Opera as well but without Queen Mab it really does just feel like. you blink and he’s gone without any sort of buildup/unravelling

i feel like they definitely tried to recycle a bit of the early versions of the Father Flynn storylines for Father Mike here - like they don’t explicitly go for the queer angle but it feels a little bit alluded to, imo

the fucking bookending!!! i’m such a sucker for that shit

oh. okay. it was certainly A Watch - definitely interesting! full of odd character choices I didn’t love, most notably the basketball team and the way that side plot played out, also the merging of Nadia & Lucas’ characters. I think it does a huge disservice to Nadia’s character, the McConnell twins relationship, Nadia & Peter’s relationship, & I like Lucas as a character (& a plot device) so it really feels like a lose-lose situation. And I would’ve liked to have Peter’s mother at least alluded to, especially given how much more Sister Joan seems to fill a motherly role (and it would’ve made sense thematically! Given his hypothetical conversion with Jason’s mother in You & I, coupled with Diane’s whole spiel about her mom being her best friend - it’s a missed opportunity imo) (even tho as established for this characterisation of Peter it’s not quite so necessary)

that said! credit where credit is due - I am supremely intrigued by the characterisation of… okay most of the cast now I’m thinking about it. Would definitely like to do a comparative character breakdown (let me know if anyone else would care for that at all).

Emo puppy dog Matt Lloyd you are so special (it’s such a silly way to play him!! the show all but eliminates the academic part of his and Jason’s rivalry and THAT makes me sad bc I think it would be so so interesting to play into the rivalry more with this Matt and this Jason - but the way Matt & Ivy’s relationship exists in this version of the show, the absolute lack of any academic focus At All [which?? like they are At School, that SHOULD count for something] and even the play part feels somewhat lacklustre in so regards to the Matt vs Jason element, which again I think is a mark against B;TM)

as I said above - I think I would like Bare: The Musical as a standalone story, but as a Pop Opera adaptation/re-interpretation I think it falls short in a lot of ways. Which is another point - it’s so so crazy to me that The Musical is the adaptation of the Pop Opera, not the other way around. Which kind of sucks! because I think making it into a book musical, not a sung-through show, does give a little more breathing room for character & relationship work and development, but it just seems ill utilised, to the point where it doesn’t even seem to match the Pop Opera, let alone improve/expand on it. Because all the extra dialogue time had to be spent on reordering the story beats so we ended up losing time with the characters in a way.

or at least that’s how it read to me - obviously I am not a professional reviewer/critic so don’t take my word for it, I just wanted to talk it out. or shout it out into the void, as my tumblr may be. if you read this whole thing?? shoutout to you, I love you <3

#the ass quality audio made this somewhat difficult. if anyone has a version that doesn’t sound halfway underwater it would be appreciated #LISTEN I hear y’all when you say it’s not as good as BAPO and I believe you! #but I love to compare and contrast. so. #* worth sacrificing the Pop Opera characters of Nadia & Lucas for? idk. probably not. #** of course the whole Two Households but still happens - which is I guess Jason trying to bargain and like. delay the inevitable. - #but I truly think that I’m the second after Cross Jason’s suicide was pinned to the universe’s cork board #as I say credit where credit’s due I did like several things about the musical! it’s just. second fiddle to the pop opera (for good reason) #yeah. if anyone else has thoughts throw them my way bc I definitely think it’s an interesting comparison #mouse talks bapo #bare a pop opera #bare the musical

[nbymop]

I want to rip off bare and make it a British boardingschool

#bare a pop opera #bapo #bare: a pop opera #jason mcconnell #peter simmonds #nadia mcconnell #ivy robinson #tanya garrett #lucas carter #matthew lloyd

[heavensevered]

The last name "Simmonds" can be derived from "Sigmund" which is based on Germanic words meaning victory and protection.

Robinsonade: a story about being marooned on a desert island or some similarly inhospitable place.

Breaking up with Peter caused Jason to strand and Ivy is a desert island to him because of his homosexuality.

The name Peter means rock, and we can all agree he is Jason's rock. It also represents how strong he turns out to be. "Jason" is of Greek origin and means healer. (Ironically, ivy represented fidelity and eternity in ancient Greece. "I'll be with you always")

The name Jason also means "the Lord is salvation", and that idea shows in the musical.

"Matthew" means "gift of God" and it's clear that Matt knows that.

#idk which dots i'm trying to connect here #Jason McConnell #Ivy Robinson #Peter Simmonds #bare: a pop opera #matt lloyd #Bare A Pop Opera