What a Week!!

I’ve been running like a mad thing between a forest in Athens and a wedding in Verona!

It was the first night of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Saturday. The audience seemed to enjoy our efforts very much and everyone was very pleased. The asses head and tank-top are two of the hottest things I’ve worn on stage, it’s like having your own personal sauna. The weight is falling off, hurrah! (Photos of me as Bottom on stage - photo credit: Tristram Kenton)

I drove back to Kent straight after to catch a weekend with the family. Having finally arrived home at 4am I was dragged out of my pit to help with home work and play tennis on the new Wii with my girls who have missed Daddy quite a bit. A good Sunday lunch and a bank holiday May Fair at their school and then the long drive back to Leeds to continue rehearsals for Roméo et Juliette.

We have our final rehearsal for Roméo et Juliette in the studio today, just working through notes taken by the director at the final run on Friday.

Like the run for ‘Dream’ it was great to sit and watch the rest of the show. Two very emotionally charged performances from Romeo and Juliet and it must be said some luxury casting in the smaller roles!

We’re all off to West Park again tomorrow to work with the orchestra on Roméo et Juliette. This should be a very different sound world to ‘Dream’. Right now though the weather has cheered up and I’m off to lunch in the church yard opposite the Grand Theatre. Enjoy the sun and more news anon!