Saturday, 14 July 2007
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I'm back! Long story short, June was a frenzy of rehearsals, performances, being ill and work. So needless to say, this weekend I am very pleased to be having a bit of a wind-down! So, as a month is quite a long period of time to cover in one blog, I'll just stick to the main events...
Hazel's Gig
I got to see Hazel perform her music for the first time at the beginning of June, at the Fleece and Firkin in Bristol. Ben and I met up with Karen and Steve and had a very nice evening. We had chance to have a nice catch up (although we really ended up going off on one big tangent which is even better!) and a few drinks at the Seven Sisters before popping across the the Fleece. So pleased to finally see Hazel performing and very very proud of her - she has an enormous amount of talent. Managed to bag myself a copy of her EP which has taken pride of place among my eclectic music collection. See Hazel's Myspace if you fancy listening to a couple of tracks and finding out more...Beautiful Soup
After taking this show to Tokyo last year, it was a little odd switching parts and learning a whole new set of lines but the character of Squirrel seemed to come to me quite easily, and I love the costume. I was actually only covering for Juliet but got to do two performances so that was quite nice.Truly Madly Deeply
Based on Anton Chekov's The Proposal and The Wedding, TMD ended up being a totaly sell out! I couldn't believe it! All the oldies came back from university to fill the main roles (with the exception of a couple of people, myself included, who were already around!) and a jolly good time was had by all. I had a nice little part, not too many lines but involved a bit of comedy, a bit of overacting and some improv. The show was basically set at a society wedding reception, the sort that would be covered by HELLO! so the theatre was transformed into a pretty impressive looking venue. We had lots of ABBA (what better way to finish a show than with a good boogie to Dancing Queen?!) and we all joined in with 'Close To You'. It was so nice to finally play a slightly more 'grown-up' role, as I've been used to playing animals, children and generic storytellers for quite a long time!!Music Theatre - Hairspray
Everything is all change from September, so this was the last Music Theatre presentation in its current format. We did a Hairspray medly to round off the season and worked pretty damn hard to get it ready in time. I had my nice little solo parts in 'Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now' and managed to learn the dances pretty well but I've been suffering from the mother of all colds so was struggling for breath ever so slightly! To make matters worse, my mic gave up the ghost but apparently it didn't matter because I was heard as well as the people who had workings microphones. Go me and my asthmatic lungs!! Anyway, had some very positive comments so I'm feeling very accomplished. I've been asked to go back in the new season to work with the younger group and play the 'adult' roles and I've also decided to carry on in the top group as no one seems to have any objections! I'd be very sad to give up my singing, so I'm really excited about returning in September.Ben's Mums Party
Last weekend I had Friday off and we travelled down to Kent for Ben's mums birthday. She had a rather nice party on the Saturday night which both my mum and dad came along to, as well as Ed. A good evening was had by all, and both mothers drank more than probably should have!So, that's about it really, aside from working like a dog. It's been a crazy month but things are beginning to settle down now and I'm completing more jobs at work, which is great. My holiday is fast approaching and I'm really looking forward to a break and being able to catch up with some friends.
In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy a nice takeway tonight while watching Neighbours night on BBC3. Good times!
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