This terms show roles!

aww this is awkward it has been a while....

Howl's moving castle: review

With the end of term i had a little free time on my hands before i headed home so obviously my first thought was to go to the theatre!

1 term down 3 to go!!

So my first term is over and I can not believe that it has gone so fast!

in at the deep end !!

Busy busy busy!!!
They were not lying when they said it was an intensive course!

post graduate fund raising tips

With only a month to go until i swan off to the big smoke my fund raising campaign is in full swing. 
Results are slow but - slow and steady wins the race.

out of the woods

So into the wood finished a week or two ago and my life is getting back to some kind of normality and MAN IT IS BORING!

butterflies and Opera's

Ok so I know that I have been a little naughty and not written a blog in a while… I have a god excuse honest!!

smoking in theatre

The smoking ban came into place in England on 1 July 2007. From that date all public places had to legally become smoke free this included pubs, clubs and places of work. There were a few exemptions for example prison cells (if both inmates were smokers), care home bedrooms and of course on stage in the theatre. 

i ain't afraid of no ghosts

1^st Witch: When shall we three meet again?
2^nd Witch : how about 10.30 just after the cast have come off stage?
3^rd Witch: yeah just past the green room by the props store
1^st Witch: oh yeah that’s a good one it will really freak them out!

Ok rubbish jokes aside there is no denying that theatre have a reputation for ghosts and ghouls. It seems that if you are any sort of theatre at all you need to have a ghost.
A general check list for a theatre ghost story is:

"oooo the ballet...how posh!"

Trivia: In the 18^th century dance company managers could throw their dancers in jail if they missed rehearsals or performances!

I went to see my first ever ballet last night at the  Royal concert hall in Nottingham it  was a strange experience i did not know what to expect, obviously I know the basic Jist of the story but I did refrain from Wiki –ing it before I went , mainly to challenge myself on whether I could understand the story or whether my working class genetics would over-power me!  I am not too proud to admit (after wiki-ing it today to see how much of it I understood) I did miss some of the slighter nuances!