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 [...]
