#bab's cabs

[weltato]

LINK TO FIC -> 'Of Bartenders and Taxi Drivers'

Fandom: League of Gentlemen (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Category: Gen

Relationships: None

Characters: Barbara Dixon, Minor Characters, Original Characters

Additional Tags: Minor Original Character(s), Introspection, Character Study, Taxis, Canon Trans Character, (it's awful rep but she is trans and she deserves the world), Canon Compliant, During Canon, Canon-Typical Behavior, I could absolutely tag everybody, It's basically everyone

Language: English Chapters: 1/1 Words: 1,638

Summary:

Barbara and the various people that use her taxi service in Royston Vasey.

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The fic where I have written almost every single character in Vasey in under 2k words :)) It's entirely from Barbara's POV though, so I didn't want to tag everyone and then barely have them in it. Check the end notes of the fic for the full list of who crops up!

The title is a riff on 'Of Mice and Men', if that wasn't obvious. This was fun to write! The people that have the "most" written about them (story-wise, in my head) are Judee and Ross, with Charlie and Stella coming a close second imo. Stella is actually mentioned twice lol. Also, I feel like the OCs I have in this (which are so minor it's a blink and you miss it) could potentially crop up again in future TLOG fics [insert the shifty eyed monkey puppet gif here]

Enjoy the fic everyone!

[thismustbetheblog]

Saying goodbye to The League of Gentlemen: Live Again. I said it before I never thought I'd have a chance to the League live. It was dream come through to see the show four times (Glasgow, Birmingham x 2, Sheffield). 

It was amazing getting to meet them in Glasgow (minus Jeremy). Have to give it to them they made such an effort to sign stuff and greeting the fans. Even in in Sheffield it bucketed it down (parts of Sheff actually flooded) so they couldn't come out but they let people leave stuff to be signed and collected the next night. 

The show itself was brilliant and wonderfully staged. As someone who trained in theatre you tend to be extra aware of the technical stuff like quick changes, set changes, ASM/stage hands etc. but I have to say it was so sleek I actually forgot the changes. I've done plays like that where 6 people did 2-3min pieces and had to do quick changes so it's a logistical nightmare but the League make it look easy as hell. Highlights were seeing Pauline in real life. I was squeaking whenever she came on stage. What a queen. Hearing “She doesn't have to eat the chocolate! She can play with the toy inside!” one of my fav lines and Tubbs and Edward’s lament...proper emotional. Only teeny tiny complaint no Mrs Levinson (STYLE ICON....I wore my gold lamé parka to the Sheff show in tribute) or Iris

I wouldn't have had the courage to audition for my drama course if it wasn't for the League. I wouldn't have wrote any of my plays if it weren't for them. I wouldn't have got through my thesises...thesii? if I hadn't have used them in my research. 

I haven't wrote recently because of health issues/a major depression session but seeing them live has made me want to write again and made me want to be on stage again. Because there's nothing like being on stage and hearing people laugh at stuff that you wrote and you could see that joy on their faces. Every standing ovation. When they corpsed and could barely get through the Pop sketch in Brum. It was three mates making each other laughing and loving being on stage together again. 

Thanks to the Gents for sharing that with us again. I will never forget it. It’s true once you visit Vasey and all it’s characters...you'll never leave! You’ll never want to. Tschuss!!