I’m lucky enough to have a bunch of friends who are creative. Some draw brilliantly, others design and make costume, and some have an entertaining way with words that leads me to look forward to their next blog post. I, on the other hand, tend towards ‘live’ art, where by ‘live’ I mean art that takes basically the same time to consume as to create ( Read more... )

( Optimistic and realistic views of what I can do )

I've just got back in from the ADC bar following the show. It went great. Lots of fun, and we got lots of laughs. I even managed to get an audience enveloping laugh, by having to use the line from Noel's House Party "Mr Blobby, Mr Blobby" in a Late Night Poker show, and coming up with "Mr Blobby, Mr Blobby is not a valid poker hand, sorry." I ( Read more... )

So there's a few hours to go, and there's nothing else I can do to prepare. No, really not an exam I've done the revision for (look at the time!), but the first time I've ever done improvisation live on stage. In fact, it's pretty much the first time I've been on stage in an actual dedicated theatre, having previously performed in school halls and ( Read more... )