An Actor Prepares - new video from the Socks

A new video from the Scottish Falsetto Socks, letting you into the behind the scenes preparations as An Actor Prepares to play Hamlet. It's like the Actors Studio, trust us.

#scottishsockscrime More Great Fan Ideas

As we continue the countdown towards announcing the title of the Socks new crime-themed show, the fan suggestions keep coming in on Twitter and Facebook. Some are so good, who could resist drawing them up? So thanks to (I think) Steve Noble for Pump Fiction, and to Alan Woollcombe for Clog Day Afternoon. Keep them coming.

And as if those weren't enough, here's the latest incoming:

Tony Naggs ‏@xa329  The Thin Blue Plimsoll Line

Dave Spence Darn-ie Brasco?

Jackie Mitchell ‏@BroughtToBook what about The Big Sheep, Raymond Chandler

Steve Noble ‏@steev_nahrbl Tinker Tailor Soldier Cobbler. The Men from Ankle.

Jaytee ‏@jaytoosh The Lost Sock.

Jonathan Ball ‏@jabey  The Stocking?

Chris McColl Psocko?

Steven Richter  a sock work orange but im guessing thats been done right

Jayne Dow ‏@JayneDow  Alfred Hitchsock's Psockho? #scottishsockscrime

Catriona Hamilton Sheersock Holmes and the deadly anklet

Joanna Harte The Reservoir Socks.
 

Steve Noble ‏@steev_nahrbl  you must have done it already. Sherlock Hose.

So what title have they chosen? Stay tuned...

Ian Rankin - new video from the Socks

Click to play a brand new video by the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, some idle work in progress nonsense as they work towards the new crime based show - Ian Rankin.

They keep going through the rejected titles for the show, here are the ones we've dismissed so far (including some stonking fan suggestions from Facebook and Twitter - yours are welcomed):

So what title have they chosen? Stay tuned...

Socks Crime Rejected title No 8 + two fan suggestions

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's brand new show is on the subject of crime, thrillers, murder mysteries, spies and more crime. En route to choosing a title, they've rejected a few good runners up. Above you can see one of the original list of 10 Rejects, Number 8 - Angels With Dirty Socks. This is about the least likely film ever to be parodied in a Socks show. If anything this one was making up the numbers, even among rejected titles. So it's the fan suggestions that have brought the rundown to life, and some of them have been such fun we couldn't resist illustrating those too. Check these out...

I am indebted to Simon Beckett ‏@LordSiBorg for suggesting Get Garter, and to half a dozen people beginning, I believe, with Peter Crocker for this nifty excuse for a drawing:

We've also had these fresh submissions in on Facebook and Twitter.

 Mark Forrest ‏@rowiecrumbs The SockShop Redemption?

Simon Beckett ‏@LordSiBorg Heel Street Blues, Good sock bad sock, Sockth Sense

Anna Dickie ‏@wilfulblindness "The Argyle Job" "The Chuddy Sole" "The Thermal Rap" "Broadfitting" ?

‏@Littleteapig Sherlock Sock Investigates? Sockfellas? Samuel L Sock stars in Sockfiction? 

 ‏@Kendalkitten Ripping Darns, The Toe Job, The Maltoes Falcon

Tony Naggs ‏@xa329 NYPD socks? CSI: argyle socks?

patrick mccafferty ‏@mccaffepj Dixon of Sock green, The Sockford files, Shersock, Hawaii five toe, Heel St Blues, The Missing (sock)...

If you have any ideas to top this little lot, please let us have them. The real title is almost upon us.



So what title have they chosen? Stay tuned...

Socks Crime Reject bonus - and the titles so far

We've been running down the titles that the Scottish Falsetto Socks have rejected in the process of naming their new crime-based show, and as we go we've been inviting your suggestions. We've had some fantastic ideas sent in on Facebook and Twitter, and above we see one that's been suggested a few times so we couldn't resist drawing it up. Here are the titles that we've already seen:

And here are some of the latest fan suggestions to have come in.

Alan Holloway Woolfellas

Ian Ellery The Thirty Nine Insteps (see above, Ian), To Kill a Sockingbird, Odour most Foul.

Paula Cuccurullo Psocko...

Andy Muirhead ‏@andy_muirhead Socktopussy?

Scott Tucker ‏@s77tux 21h21 Anyone suggested "The Undarnables"

George Liston "The Silence of the Socks"? Mime could be tricky...!

Milady ‏@macelven 15h15  The Third Sock? (Subtitle "...and so is she?")*

*The first fan suggestion to correctly name any of the original 10 we came up with!

Milady ‏@macelven Aw I'm so proud. I was going to go with The Sock Who Knew Too Much but I thought you could have more fun with a zither.

Keep them coming folks, the real title is revealed this week.

Socks Crime Reject title(s) No 7 - Woollander and more

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's brand new show, for the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 (and then the world) is on the subject of crime, thrillers, murder mysteries, spies and more crime. But what to call it? They have finally chosen a title, but not before they'd rejected ten good runners up. What were those you ask?

Rejected title Number 7 - Woollander.

We've already seen Brighton Sock, The 39 Insteps, Good Smellas, Lock Sock and Two Smoking Barrels, Chinatoon, The Big Slipper and Rear Windae.  Your suggestions can be found on Facebook, Twitter and summed up here on the blog. Keep guessing folks.



PS, how's about this for a bonus?

(Original) Rejected title Number 7 - The Third Sock.

This was going to be the 7th rejected title, but it's now 7a, cos frankly it's not that good a gag, or that memorable an image. Still, enjoy.

So what title have they chosen? Stay tuned...

Socks Crime Reject title 6 - Rear Windae

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's brand new show, for the Edinburgh Fringe 2015 (and then the world) is on the subject of crime, thrillers, murder mysteries, spies and more crime. But what to call it? They have finally chosen a title, but not before they'd rejected ten good runners up. What were those you ask?

Rejected title Number 6 - Rear Windae.

We've already seen Brighton Sock, The 39 Insteps, Good Smellas, Lock Sock and Two Smoking Barrels, Chinatoon and The Big Slipper.  We've had lots of great fan suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and summed up here on the blog. Here are more of the latest incoming:

Gareth Kavanagh ‏@Garethothevworp Sockly Sockly?

Simon Beckett ‏@LordSiBorg The Sockford Files

Rosemary McIntosh ‏@goatonarope The Sock Who Came In From The Cold ?

always distracted ‏@my_grayne  Falsetto Trek II: The Search For Socks

Terry 'Saneep ‏@MrTumshie I'm assuming someone has already suggested The Usual Sockspects?

Warlord & Nice Guy ‏@SongoftheOss Crime Sock Investigators?

  Naval Criminal Intelligence Socks

Pete Stone ‏@kigelia dixon of sock green?

Littleteapig ‏@Littleteapig Sock & Bailey?

Pete Renshaw Ah it helps that we can use shoes as well...'Farewell my loafer' comes to mind.

I the Hosiery... very fond of Micky Spillane.

Or, rifing on previous Raymond Chandler 'Fairisles my lovely'

Scott Tucker ‏@s77tux Thought of another one… The Sockford Files!

 Scott Tucker ‏@s77tux Blame the late hour and my love of wordplay… Sew Darn Impact, starring Clint Eastwool?!

Alan Woollcombe 'Clog Day Afternoon.'   

So what title have they chosen? Stay tuned...