I hold my standard for Gilbert & Sullivan at the level of the film Topsy-Turvy (with a sublime turn by James Broadbent). It's an amazing film - not just for the central story, but also for the picture it presents of how theatre was made in that era. Anyway, I thought it was pretty good ( Read more... )

Still. Bored ( Read more... )

I am spending all day day in the theatre. There's a rental loading in their set and rehearsing. I was here at 7:45 in the sweet bleeding morning. I have brought with me anything that might enterain me: my laptop, for writing; Angela Carter's Burning Your Boats, for reading; Neil's Sandman #2, for reading; and a cup of vanilla yougurt, for ( Read more... )

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LA LA LA INSOMNIA ( Read more... )

So there I was, all set to post about posting about nothing, when the computer announces it's tired and doesn't want to play anymore.  I'm killing time at the theatre in Moorpark.  I'm pretty bored.  They're dancing on stage right now.  It's really looking like I'm not going to be doing any actual stage management until the second week of September ( Read more... )