People gonna come here from everywhere, and I’m almost there. Week three update! We have just completed our first and final week of rehearsals in Coventry. Next week we delve headfirst into the inevitable mind mushing that is the tech week before opening on Saturday. Wowzee, that’s close. It all seems very fast approaching, but … More And I’m Almost There…
I’m footloose and fancy free! Travelling all around the country, staying in places you’ve never been before (possibly with people you’ve never met) may sound like a barrel of laughs. However, I have found it to be quite stressful. Those who know me wouldn’t exactly describe me as laid back, but even with those more … More Gettin’ Out Of Town
Week two, and I have fallen like a tonne of bricks! I am utterly enamoured with this show. We have just completed our 6 day long second week of rehearsals for The Silver Sword and I’m really excited by how the show is coming together. After a (at some times very) staggery run through of … More It Takes Two (Weeks)
And away we go! There we have it – first week of rehearsals of The Silver Sword completed! And what a whirlwind it has been. We have blocked and worked through scenes of almost half of the show, which is no mean feat when working with 11 year olds! We have had movement sessions complete … More It’s the Start of Something New…
I’m currently up in Edinburgh (or home, as I call it) for some time away from London and some festival fun. It has been wonderful to catch up with friends I haven’t seen in a while and see some brilliant shows. My recommendations are below. Even though I have friends in most of them, I … More Memory…Turn Your Face To The Moonlight…
What a picture! What a photograph! On Monday I had a ‘shoot day’ for The Silver Sword. This involves getting some of the main characters together to take some representative photos to use for promotional campaigns for the show. For me this meant travelling to Coventry to meet the lovely Belgrade Theatre marketing team, meeting … More Hold It, Flash, Bang, Whallop!
Special announcement time! I have recently been cast in a brand new musical adaptation of Ian Serrallier’s WW2 classic children’s novel ‘The Silver Sword’. We will be opening at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry (who are co-producing with Sell A Door) and we will be heading off around the UK on a short tour. It’s … More The Silver Sword
Good morning! I spent a long train journey to Coventry last night writing a brief life story. So if you fancy reading about how and why I chose the wonderfully crazy career of musical theatre please check out: About Me ‘Cos I know where I’ve been (reading on Twitter this morning about Brenda Edwards singing … More Who I’d Be
Step aside, Momma Rose! Though Gypsy Rose Lee’s pushy mother did not blog about her child, I am quite sure that had the story been written in about a stagey mother and daughter in more recent years there would undoubtably be a website full of her daughters’ headshots; blog posts detailing their latest dance competition … More Rachel’s Turn
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