My life is a constant stream of cakes, balloons and lollipops - all in the name of performance.
Pictured is me performing at Dr Strangelove's Disco is Winchester. In the audience were two of my old friends from school; Kelli and Vicki, it was great to see them again, especially as they had witnessed my earlier attempts at theatre as the Lion in 'The Wizard of Oz' many, many years ago! I still remember nearly boiling to death in that massive fur suit.
Pictured is me performing at Dr Strangelove's Disco is Winchester. In the audience were two of my old friends from school; Kelli and Vicki, it was great to see them again, especially as they had witnessed my earlier attempts at theatre as the Lion in 'The Wizard of Oz' many, many years ago! I still remember nearly boiling to death in that massive fur suit.
On Sunday 16th, Gavin, Lily and I performed our OBERIU piece 'We Are Not Cakes' at The Finger in the Pie Cabaret at Madame Jojo's. We went a bit wilder with our make up this time! It was a smoother performance that at Cabaret Salon, and we received some great feedback afterwards. It seems as though people either really love the piece, or just don't connect with it at all. For me, it's a welcome change to perform with others, and I've enjoyed the whole process. As all three of us have a pretty intense six months coming up (Lily: working in Borneo, Gavin: Finishing his MA in Physical Theatre, and me embarking on training in Creation and Performance at LISPA) we aren't performing this piece again until July 2013, but we have managed to get it filmed - see below.
When I'm not mucking about with puppets, I like to see as much theatre as I can - I've seen two shows this week. The first was Shunt's 'The Architects'. I've always enjoyed the type of spaces they choose to stage their work, though this piece, although it began well with a disorientating maze, left me rather unsatisfied, as it wasn't nearly as physical as other shows I've seen by them. Later in the week I saw Kneehigh's 'Midnight's Pumpkin'. I defy anyone to see that show and not leave with the biggest grin! It was delightfully silly and very festive. They even got me involved at one point by dressing me as the pumpkin!
My final gig of the year was last night in Tunbridge Wells. I had a bit of a panic beforehand as I'd forgotten to pack my CD's! I got half way there and had to turn back to fetch them. I arrived at the venue in enough time, and was quite happy with my performances of festive Lolly Poppins and The WAG. Miss Jones gave me excellent introductions, and she got the party going with the longest, funniest and most potentially dangerous curtain call I've ever taken part in!
I now have a couple of weeks break before returning in 2013 at Miss Laura Lavelle's show at Jamboree in East London. I'm squeezing in a trip to Amsterdam with a couple of girlfriends before the hardcore clown training kicks in on January 14th. I expect my burlesque will have to take a bit of a back seat, but will a blogging a-plenty on all the shenanigans going on at LISPA. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
I now have a couple of weeks break before returning in 2013 at Miss Laura Lavelle's show at Jamboree in East London. I'm squeezing in a trip to Amsterdam with a couple of girlfriends before the hardcore clown training kicks in on January 14th. I expect my burlesque will have to take a bit of a back seat, but will a blogging a-plenty on all the shenanigans going on at LISPA. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!
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