Sunday - Day 10

In for notes at 9.15, then 2 dress rehearsals. We open tomorrow with a 10.00 am show, then another 10 o'clocker on Tuesday and press in for the evening show at 7.00.

Tuesday - Day 5

Oh dear - struggling with the dancing. How many left feet can one person have ?!?!

Sunday - 7.00pm

All blocked - v. impressive - now just got to learn it...

Sunday - Day 3

Peter Duncan joins us today so we start blocking from the top. No days off until 18th, when I go up to Sheffield to see Damian (Williams) in his "Snow White".
We open next monday with a 10 o'clock show which is a first for me - it's going to feel very strange!

First Day

A good first day's rehearsal. Ran through my song for the end of my opening spot, "Dolly Dumpling's Special Remedy" (my version of George Formby's "Aunty Maggie's Homemade Remedy") which I wrote for "Snow White" in Worthing in 2004. I was a bit worried because the Director/Choreographer, David Samuel has added in dancers and babes doing a routine, which I didn't think the song needed, but he's done a great job and I'm totally won over; I think it's going to work really well. Also worked a bit with the MD, Colin Billing, who is wonderfully relaxed and above all patient. Another relatively easy day tomorrow but it will all kick off for real on Sunday afternoon when Peter Duncan joins us (from directing panto in Oxford).
Have decided not to try and cook Christmas lunch in our flat so have just booked for The Old Manor Inn in Kewstoke instead.

Panto here I come

Off to Weston tomorrow to start rehearsing friday. All packed -just have to pick up new frock en route in Shoreham from the wonderful Pat Moss

Panto Launch 15th September

I'm really looking forward to my trip down to Weston next wednesday for the Panto Launch. Still trying to decide what to wear - at the moment I'm favouring my "Daisy" outfit - but I've sorted out what I'll be doing for the "taster" show - the Billy Balloon story.