Ego Surfing

I would just like to clarify some identity issues. Searching for my name on Google produces a number of results which are not me. I don’t understand how this can happen. A friend tells me that there may be other people on the planet with the same name as me. Yeah right. So, to clear… Continue reading Ego Surfing

I Sit Corrected

It has been brought to my attention by one of my readers (the one on the left) that this post contains an error. It turns out that the men will be kicking a ball around in Germany, and not Greece as previously stated. Greece hosted the Eurovision Song Contest. Whatever My bad. Confusing these two… Continue reading I Sit Corrected

And Up Again

It’s like a bleedin’ rollercoaster round ‘ere. Only on Tuesday I was whingeing about a bad rehearsal, and now I’m telling you that last night was a lot better. Well, a bit better. We were rehearsing scenes which I’m a lot more confident with, so it went pretty smoothly. We also rehearsed the dance scene,… Continue reading And Up Again

A Word From Rehearsal

“NNnnnnnnnyyyyeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgghh!!!” That pretty much sums it up. We rehearsed the whole second half last night, which I should know 100%. Instead, I know about 15%. KMcG tried to help me, in the Amazing Line Learning Kitchen, with little success. The speech I tried to learn was one of those where, instead of a flow of… Continue reading A Word From Rehearsal

My Dads House is For Sale

As you can imagine, since my Dad died in July, various things have been happening. I’ve not really been able to go into too much detail here, but it’s been a case of sorting through all his papers, and the stuff in his house, which was my family home for 30 years. Now that house… Continue reading My Dads House is For Sale

They Call Him Shuggie

When walking the mutt, it’s often the case that when you get chatting with other dog owners and people in general, they ask the name of the dog. Me: “Shuggie.” Fool: “Shoogie?” Me: “No, Shuggie.” Fool: “Shaggy?” Me: “Shuggie.” Fool: “What does it mean?” Me: “In Scotland, men with the first name ‘Hugh’ get the… Continue reading They Call Him Shuggie

That Pain Barrier I Mentioned

I hit it at last night’s rehearsal, but I didn’t quite break through it. A couple of speeches were attempted, with pretty faltering results. I had to give up and grab my script, which was a bit disappointing. But while the rest of the cast rehearsed the court scene (nice and long, a good break… Continue reading That Pain Barrier I Mentioned

Twinkle Toes

As well as singing, it turns out certain scenes also contain what can only be described as ‘movement’. So now I must remember lines, remember to say lines, and remember dance moves in time to music. I fear the West End is not calling. Still, I’ve been here before, so I should be able to… Continue reading Twinkle Toes

I Was Grumpy On The Train

Hello fans. Because I was in a bad mood the other day (“No!”, you cry), the utterly banal (pron. ‘bane-ul’) conversation of the two women sitting next to me on the train got right up my nose. They were doing the standard gossip / natter / yammer thing that people do, but it seemed more… Continue reading I Was Grumpy On The Train