Show Pony

Following an on-stage triple homicide attempt, one-time West End leading man Malcolm runs a therapeutic improvisational class. He believes trauma can be rewritten by recreating a bad memory and altering its outcome through roleplay.

  • Jordan Tweddle
    Director
  • Lee Mattinson
    Writer
  • Jordan Tweddle
    Producer
  • Mark Rogerson
    Key Cast
    "Daniel"
  • Richard Dixon
    Key Cast
    "Malcolm"
  • Helen Goldie
    Key Cast
    "Janet"
  • Katherine Littrell
    Key Cast
    "H"
  • Samuel Young
    Key Cast
    "Paul"
  • Briony Davies
    Key Cast
    "Fiona"
  • Llewyn Ayres
    Key Cast
    "Simon"
  • Jane Pratt
    Key Cast
    "Val"
  • Ellie Rose
    First Assistant Director
  • Chris Chapman
    Camera Department
  • Nic Sian
    Camera Department
  • Jeremy Bradbury
    Sound Department
  • Jack Abernethy
    Sound Department
  • Kerry Ward
    Sound Department
  • Helen Lyon
    Composer
  • Elisa Cherene
    Editing
  • Mitch Mimms
    Editing
  • Chris Chapman
    Editing
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy Drama
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 11, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital BRAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jordan Tweddle

Making his highly anticipated directorial debut, Jordan brings a unique sensitivity and depth honed over years as a seasoned actor on both stage and screen.

Known for his compelling performances, Jordan has appeared in a wide range of acclaimed projects, including Boys on Film: 20 (Peccadillo Pictures), the BBC’s First Homosexual, and ITV’s iconic Coronation Street. His theatre credits are equally impressive, featuring collaborations with respected companies like the National Theatre, Theatre by the Lake and HOME Manchester, as well as a UK tour of his critically acclaimed one man show Pillock.

With his move to directing, Jordan draws on this rich acting background to shape emotionally resonant storytelling, delving into complex characters and the subtleties of human experience. His directorial debut marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter, as he offers a fresh and nuanced perspective that promises to bring deep, thoughtful explorations to life on screen.

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Director Statement

I was interested by the fragile, fluid nature of traumatic memory—how it warps and distorts. Trauma memories aren’t static snapshots; they are ever-shifting, blending the real with the imagined, as the mind replays fragments over and over. Show Pony explores that psychological landscape, where memory amplification blurs the boundaries between intentional remembering and the uncontrollable waves of memory that invade unbidden, reshaping the past into something both familiar and foreign.

Malcolm, a former West End star who survived an on-stage triple homicide attempt, now running an improvisational therapy class, is convinced that trauma can be rewritten by recreating a bad memory and altering its outcome. I created the concept of “white space”—a blank, transformative canvas in which memories can be replayed and revised—as a counterpoint to the grounded, often harsh reality of the therapy room. It’s in this white space that anything is possible, as Malcolm’s class navigates the fine line between healing and self-deception.

The film asks, how much can we rewrite our trauma, and what are we willing to do to make that possible? Show Pony doesn’t promise answers, but instead opens a surreal, darkly humorous window into how we rewrite our stories to reclaim control, and how even our darkest memories can become arenas of both risk and reinvention.