Somewhat remarkably, my pitch won last night. I've now got a year to do something interesting with it, with the view to create a full-blown play for the stage. So, that's pretty neat.
A huge congratulations to the team at Re:Play for putting together a fantastic event, The Lowry staff for accommodating my diva-esque tech requests, and well done to all of the acts who performed on the night. It was a tip-top evening .
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So, what am I doing?
For a while now, I’ve been fascinated by the concept of
digital personals. How we, as social media users, portray ourselves through sites
like Twitter and Facebook. How we spin scenarios and exaggerate events in order
to create our perfect digital lives.
Any recommendations for a snazzy night out this week? Thinking of @rossorestaurant or @sancarlo_group #wineanddine
— Tom But Better (@Tombutbetter) January 21, 2013
The play I’m performing on Friday is called ‘Me, But Better’.
It explores how online profiles can become almost fictional versions of our
daily life; how what we choose to say, or not say, creates an almost
perfect image of how we want to be perceived by friends and followers.
Everything is going brilliantly for #pitchparty on Friday. Should be a fantastic night. #replay2013
— Tom But Better (@Tombutbetter) January 20, 2013
Over the next week, I’ll be posting on the *fictional* Twitter
feed @tombutbetter as a prologue to the event on Friday. I’ll use the account
to explore some of these concepts and the feed will conclude with the live
performance on Friday. If you’re free, do pop by. If only because I need
someone to tweet me on the night.
As ever, I'll still be tweeting on my original (and genuine) account @totmac if you want to chip in with your two cents.
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