Posted in events on Feb 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Our sister company Soaring Eagle, is a production company which provides workshops and performances to schools and communities which allows participants to explore wider social issues whilst engaging in fun activities through drama, dance and music. We explore literature based material and cover PSHE and citizenship curriculum based concepts. If you would like to be [...]
Posted in events on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Hi all, here is a quick up date whilst I am away.. and have access to a computer. I have just finished filming the first of several short comedy sketches in London and have had great fun making them. Its the first time I have viewed rushes ( the uncut, uneditted footage) and not cringed. [...]
Posted in Funny Theatre moments on Jun 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
A wonderful, if very mischevious famous Northern comedian starred as the male lead in a farce show which toured around the UK a few years ago. I was lucky enough to land the female lead when I was still wet behind the ears and thus a prime target for his humerous attentions (I did say this was a [...]
Posted in Tips, other on Jun 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh.. I can’t go on, my throat is so sore.. I have no voice!” As an Actor and Director I must have heard those words so often. They become the ‘6 months into a long run ‘ mantra. Fatigue sets in, the novelty is worn off and our immune systems are finally giving into those [...]
Posted in Funny Theatre moments, other on May 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
During a particularly ill fated and low budget theatre production the crew and cast alike were hit by a particularly aggressive stomach bug. The budget for this show left no funding for understudies and so we had to go on. Throughout the matinee performances we would chant ‘Doctor Footlights cures all’, we slept when and [...]
