Russell Tovey plays Phil. A young gay actor in 1987 who is typecast as the guy dying of AIDS.
An actor who is grateful for the work but would like to get past page 18.
As Phil talks to the camera about his acting work. He also gives a glimpse about his private life.
Phil is promiscuous and begins a casual relationship with Simon who is a few years older and has great legs.
This monologue written by Brian Fillis very much plays to Tovey's strength as a blokey type of gay guy.
It meshes an actor's life with the Conservative government's reluctance to do much proactive for something they regarded as a gay disease. Phil even takes a dig at Private Eye, a magazine not always sympathetic with gay issues.
Phil is looking for better work, trying to fight off stereotyping and get over fallow periods. He also finds out that the specter of AIDS is never far away. It's enough to make anyone angry.
An actor who is grateful for the work but would like to get past page 18.
As Phil talks to the camera about his acting work. He also gives a glimpse about his private life.
Phil is promiscuous and begins a casual relationship with Simon who is a few years older and has great legs.
This monologue written by Brian Fillis very much plays to Tovey's strength as a blokey type of gay guy.
It meshes an actor's life with the Conservative government's reluctance to do much proactive for something they regarded as a gay disease. Phil even takes a dig at Private Eye, a magazine not always sympathetic with gay issues.
Phil is looking for better work, trying to fight off stereotyping and get over fallow periods. He also finds out that the specter of AIDS is never far away. It's enough to make anyone angry.