Back at it

A supplimentary post for you.

I just had to mention on the blog that I am writing again! And (touching wood) it's going really well.

I'm about half way through the scenario for the first act and the ideas are still flowing.

The big change for me in this play is that it is a drama, not a comic drama. A change in genre I know, but for some reason this is really starting to excite and enterain me.

I will blog more as it develops.

Call to the stage

I had the very good fortune of being invited to hold a position in the auditions pannel for the Waterside (Southampton) production of Denim. As I have blogged before, this production is taking part this October and is being directed by the lady that review the very first production (which led to it winning Production of the year in the Curtain Call Awards).

You can gain more information on the production at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/watersidetheatre/whatson.htm

The audtions are being broken over two dates, so on Sunday we only had two ladies to audtion. Having been both sides of the stage, I understand the pain of auditioning. But it didn't appear to show with the two performances I saw that day. Both gave all they could, and the supporting readers soon warmed to what they had to do.

It was very odd for me once again. Here I was sat there with a form in my hand, watching people read my words. Occassionally I could recall the very moment that I thought of a line they were delivering. And occasionally I found myself wincing. But not at the acting, but because I knew what was coming.

To that end, I recommend that you never sit next to me when I'm watching one of my productions as I feel it harder than any audience member and get excited 10 seconds before a line is delivered. My wife says that she finds this very of putting, but hey... she married me!

I'll give you more information after the next auditions.