andrew allen
@mygrayne.bsky.social
Writer, director, actor, creative coach, list maker. Credits include ONE WOMAN ALIEN, YEAR WITHOUT SUMMER, FOUR PLAY, THE CITY OF DR MOREAU, THE HAUNTING OF GABRIEL CHASE
https://linktr.ee/andrewallen
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OK, fine
Now do your 65 year old with a cat as a profile pic, two photos of a holiday glass of wine and a comment about how the local council are pointless
Cos if anyone needs their phone taken off them
Now do your 65 year old with a cat as a profile pic, two photos of a holiday glass of wine and a comment about how the local council are pointless
Cos if anyone needs their phone taken off them
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
OK, fine
Now do your 65 year old with a cat as a profile pic, two photos of a holiday glass of wine and a comment about how the local council are pointless
Cos if anyone needs their phone taken off them
Now do your 65 year old with a cat as a profile pic, two photos of a holiday glass of wine and a comment about how the local council are pointless
Cos if anyone needs their phone taken off them
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 6 of 24
PYSCHO (1960)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Day 6 of 24
PYSCHO (1960)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 6 of 24
PYSCHO (1960)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
Day 6 of 24
PYSCHO (1960)
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 5 of 24
PULP FICTION (1994)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
Day 5 of 24
PULP FICTION (1994)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 5 of 24
PULP FICTION (1994)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
Day 5 of 24
PULP FICTION (1994)
Dir: Quentin Tarantino
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 4 of 24
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner
Day 4 of 24
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 4 of 24
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner
Day 4 of 24
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 3 of 24
THE EXORCIST (1974)
Dir: William Friedkin
Day 3 of 24
THE EXORCIST (1974)
Dir: William Friedkin
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 3 of 24
THE EXORCIST (1974)
Dir: William Friedkin
Day 3 of 24
THE EXORCIST (1974)
Dir: William Friedkin
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 2 of 24
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Dir: Robert Wise
Day 2 of 24
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Dir: Robert Wise
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 2 of 24
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Dir: Robert Wise
Day 2 of 24
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
Dir: Robert Wise
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 1 of 24
JAWS (1975)
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Day 1 of 24
JAWS (1975)
Dir: Steven Spielberg
December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
SNOWMEN MAKE MOVIES
Day 1 of 24
JAWS (1975)
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Day 1 of 24
JAWS (1975)
Dir: Steven Spielberg
Advent Calendar Of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 3
I didn’t pay attention to detectorists when it first came out; it didn’t hook me. And - perhaps naively - I had no real interest in whatever the Office alumni did next. I didn’t know who Mackenzie Crook was, outside of Gareth. (1/2)
I didn’t pay attention to detectorists when it first came out; it didn’t hook me. And - perhaps naively - I had no real interest in whatever the Office alumni did next. I didn’t know who Mackenzie Crook was, outside of Gareth. (1/2)
December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Advent Calendar Of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 3
I didn’t pay attention to detectorists when it first came out; it didn’t hook me. And - perhaps naively - I had no real interest in whatever the Office alumni did next. I didn’t know who Mackenzie Crook was, outside of Gareth. (1/2)
I didn’t pay attention to detectorists when it first came out; it didn’t hook me. And - perhaps naively - I had no real interest in whatever the Office alumni did next. I didn’t know who Mackenzie Crook was, outside of Gareth. (1/2)
Seems like an accurate summation of the years listening. Although Youth Theatre sessions have sneaked a bit of Stray Kids into the Top 5 #CatBurns #BoredAtMyGrandmasHouse #Kokoroko #ShakespearsSister #SpotifyUnwrapped
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Seems like an accurate summation of the years listening. Although Youth Theatre sessions have sneaked a bit of Stray Kids into the Top 5 #CatBurns #BoredAtMyGrandmasHouse #Kokoroko #ShakespearsSister #SpotifyUnwrapped
As long as this isn’t what you find in the morning:
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As long as this isn’t what you find in the morning:
Advent Calendar Of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 2
I think I only saw Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner in the last year or so.
I think I only saw Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner in the last year or so.
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Advent Calendar Of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 2
I think I only saw Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner in the last year or so.
I think I only saw Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner in the last year or so.
Clearing the decks from the last Cast Iron Short Play Night and preparing for 2026 - lots planned: more short plays, acting classes, and improv drop ins - you in?
For now tho it’s an Acting Class tonight, working on duologues the actors themselves have penned …
For now tho it’s an Acting Class tonight, working on duologues the actors themselves have penned …
December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Clearing the decks from the last Cast Iron Short Play Night and preparing for 2026 - lots planned: more short plays, acting classes, and improv drop ins - you in?
For now tho it’s an Acting Class tonight, working on duologues the actors themselves have penned …
For now tho it’s an Acting Class tonight, working on duologues the actors themselves have penned …
Have you seen that the latest @ironclad-creative.bsky.social
short story competition is open?
We are looking for short stories up to 6,000 words responding in any way to the prompt:
RESERVED
More details on our website!
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
short story competition is open?
We are looking for short stories up to 6,000 words responding in any way to the prompt:
RESERVED
More details on our website!
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Have you seen that the latest @ironclad-creative.bsky.social
short story competition is open?
We are looking for short stories up to 6,000 words responding in any way to the prompt:
RESERVED
More details on our website!
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
short story competition is open?
We are looking for short stories up to 6,000 words responding in any way to the prompt:
RESERVED
More details on our website!
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
Advent Calendar of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 1
Clue (1985) Somehow the first thing I saw Madeline Khan in. Has influenced me to the degree that when I wrote Four Play,
Clue (1985) Somehow the first thing I saw Madeline Khan in. Has influenced me to the degree that when I wrote Four Play,
December 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Advent Calendar of Things That Bring Me Joy, Day 1
Clue (1985) Somehow the first thing I saw Madeline Khan in. Has influenced me to the degree that when I wrote Four Play,
Clue (1985) Somehow the first thing I saw Madeline Khan in. Has influenced me to the degree that when I wrote Four Play,
Tom Stoppard.
1937 - 2025
1937 - 2025
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tom Stoppard.
1937 - 2025
1937 - 2025
No Cast Iron Acting Class this week - but we return for the last two sessions of the year on Tuesday 9 December & Tuesday 16 December! Still some spaces left, and it’s been a great stack of sessions so far!
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November 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
No Cast Iron Acting Class this week - but we return for the last two sessions of the year on Tuesday 9 December & Tuesday 16 December! Still some spaces left, and it’s been a great stack of sessions so far!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/andrew-all...
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched #BabyDriver #TheMummy #CivilWar #WakeUpDeadMan #AKnivesOutMystery
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched #BabyDriver #TheMummy #CivilWar #WakeUpDeadMan #AKnivesOutMystery
Heading out into town to do some work, some of which involves writing. Which would be fine, except I’m pretty sure one of my contact lenses is beginning a slow journey around the back of my eyeball
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Heading out into town to do some work, some of which involves writing. Which would be fine, except I’m pretty sure one of my contact lenses is beginning a slow journey around the back of my eyeball
At one of the games this week, I hosted two best friends - one a estate agent, the other a undertaker, which gave me the opportunity to ‘spontaneously’ come up with a great Nora Ephron line from When Harry Met Sally which doesn’t get quoted as much as the other great Nora Ephron lines (1/2)
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
At one of the games this week, I hosted two best friends - one a estate agent, the other a undertaker, which gave me the opportunity to ‘spontaneously’ come up with a great Nora Ephron line from When Harry Met Sally which doesn’t get quoted as much as the other great Nora Ephron lines (1/2)
Prepping classes - writing, improv, and acting - for 2026, while clearing the decks for the next couple of @cast_iron_btn short play nights.
I’m not gonna think too deeply about how few days are left in this year.
I’m not gonna think too deeply about how few days are left in this year.
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Prepping classes - writing, improv, and acting - for 2026, while clearing the decks for the next couple of @cast_iron_btn short play nights.
I’m not gonna think too deeply about how few days are left in this year.
I’m not gonna think too deeply about how few days are left in this year.
The doors are now open for the latest @ironclad-creative.bsky.social Creative Short Story Competition!
Cash prizes & publication await!
Deadline 31st January 2026
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
Cash prizes & publication await!
Deadline 31st January 2026
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The doors are now open for the latest @ironclad-creative.bsky.social Creative Short Story Competition!
Cash prizes & publication await!
Deadline 31st January 2026
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
Cash prizes & publication await!
Deadline 31st January 2026
www.ironcladcreative.org/shortstoryco...
Three more sessions of my new ACTING CLASS coming to HOVE on the 25th of November(TONIGHT!) , then 9th and 16th December.
Improv, devising, script work and more!
Check out the CAST IRON button in the Linktree above 👆🏼
Improv, devising, script work and more!
Check out the CAST IRON button in the Linktree above 👆🏼
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Three more sessions of my new ACTING CLASS coming to HOVE on the 25th of November(TONIGHT!) , then 9th and 16th December.
Improv, devising, script work and more!
Check out the CAST IRON button in the Linktree above 👆🏼
Improv, devising, script work and more!
Check out the CAST IRON button in the Linktree above 👆🏼
