Off to Saltire Radio for an interview about webseries COPS AND MONSTERS with the lovely Kevin Hall. You can give it a listen here: Simon Weir On Saltire Radio . Delighted also to report that this online drama series has now won the 'Best Web Series Award' at The Los Angeles Film Awards !!
Spurred on by this success we recorded another episode this month and nice to work with the familiar team and cast on this, my 20th collaboration with director Fraser Coull. News also that there is to be a Christmas Special episode featuring my character Norris Fletcher in the works and a crowd - funding campaign will begin next month.
Again it was another quick and fun shoot in Govan, followed by another Podcast recording of THE SECOND SET playing a wide variety of characters and dodgy accents! Training then began for another series of RPM gigs around the country before finishing off an industrious month with more auditions and shot a showreel scene for actor Mark Barrett, my CLEEK & DON ALFONSO CHADWICK co-star, shot in Glasgow City Centre.
I attended the much awaited screening of Jay Spence's short film MIRIAM at a packed out Glasgow Film Theatre. I play a Defence QC in this film, directed by the brilliant Luke Aherne and was delighted with my scene which opens the film. Really classy piece of work this and looking forward to watching it's progress in the festival circuit in coming months. Huge congratulations to all involved. Photo of us onstage at the Q&A courtesy of Chris Quick and Jay Spence.
Then off to London again for a COLOPLAST UK roleplay and stay at the beautiful Cavendish Hotel and another fun and successful gig the following day. Flew back to Glasgow immediately after just in time to catch the Press Night of Irvine Welsh's TRAINSPOTTING revival at The Citizens Theatre, courtesy of Mark Barrett and nice to catch up with some familiar faces again.
This wrapped up a busy month and time for a holiday, so popped off to Greece for a well-deserved break and much-needed sunshine...! Been over 3 years and 120 jobs since I've been away, so I think I needed it!
And there's nothing quite like riding horses into the sea, now is there...? See you next month!
