View from my seat. A bare stage apart from a spotlit model dog with a pitchfork sticking out of it. The backdrop is a large computer board which looks like graph paper

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

Thank goodness AmDram restores my theatrical equilibrium.
Directed by the two people that directed me in my last show, I made quite a trek to show support and saw a quite brilliant show.

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You Stupid Darkness

On paper this would be filed under ‘Not My Thing’. (Dystopia) I went to see it to support a friend and thought it was brilliant. Well crafted play imagining a world hit by catastrophe. Four brilliant actors too.

We Will Rock You
Absurd plot line but this was so much fun. Great night watching and listening to a talented cast belt out Queen songs.
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Puss In Boots

Local Panto. Real community feel, which is maybe what Panto should be. It was fun, but at the same time it was a touch overlong. Should be said I had a rotten headache and the room was stuffy so I wasn’t at my appreciative best.

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Unexpected freebie to this new writing showcase as I was fire warden for second half! Interesting evening although my view was rather obscured.

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Peter Pan-to

Another day another Panto

And another one involving someone I knew!

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Sword in the Stone

Wonderful Panto written by and starring several friends. Made me quite wistful that I wasn’t up there with them.

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Jesus Christ Superstar

OH MY WORD!
This was an incredible show and up there with one of the best I’ve seen this year, both pro and amateur.
ALW better have an amazing Judas for his revival next year, because this one was phenomenal.

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Dreamgirls

The talent in this was extraordinary. Great show based allegedly (legal reasons) on the story of Diana Ross and the Supremes and the history of Motown.

Strong voices particularly from the women who were so darn powerful! Good night out.

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Tonight at 8:30

Three Noel Coward Plays

A bit patchy in places but an enjoyable evening.

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Grease

Great night watching a fab amdram production. The musical is a bit different from the film, notably there’s no car race. Still some parts of the story are 🫤 but the performances were great and made me laugh.

Vardy V Rooney: The WAGatha Christie Trial

Second time seeing this but from a different group. It’s actually a pretty funny play - very Fringe and suited to amdram.

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Emma
This was a really fun adaptation of the play, reset in the 1920’s.

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Assassins

Sondheim musical about those who’ve tried and/or succeeded to assassinate presidents.
A lot of US history I didn’t know (particularly the Nixon and Ford eras).
A razzmatazz show yet at times it felt flat.
Banger of an ending though.

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The Crucible

Great production with some incredibly strong performances.

So I wasn’t sure how it was going to go last night. Did feel nervous but it turned out fine and I felt energised afterwards.
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New play with new group and no one I know.
This is daunting. They’re quite hard to get into so I’ve been nervous from the start. First proper rehearsal last night and it was hoped we’d all be off book (yikes!)
I wasn’t but I was close (phew)
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Pippin

Sometimes I watch a show and am amazed not only that I know but that I’ve shared a stage with the people up there. Tonight was one of this occasions. Fantastic performances.
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Flyer/Programme for Colonise This!

Curtain call for the cast of Girl from the North Country

View of the stage for Cold Comfort Farm featuring a kitchen table a screwed up tablecloth and some bread

Curtain call for the cast of Brigadoon.

It’s been a week! Four shows.
- Colonise This! (written by a mate and one I had a cameo role in)
- Girl from the North Country
- Cold Comfort Farm
- Brigadoon
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I’m just had to upload a headshot for the next show I’m in. Everyone’s looks very professional … and mine does not 😂
I mean it’s one taken for another show so it should be fine, but I don’t have specific pro headshots.
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The show I was in!

Twelfth Night

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Proms Remixed.

A friend of mine was
In this and then I spotted an ex-castmate singing along. And wow what a voice he had. Great show

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Black Mountain
Great one act play from a new writer.
Also starring a friend of mine who was amazing!

Black Mountain

Stage for WAGatha Christie Trial. Courtroom scene with a carpet looking like a football pitch

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Vardy v Rooney: the WAGatha Christie Trial

I was on Twitter when this all kicked off back in 2019 (ahhh those halcyon days) and was enthralled for days mainly by the memes. This play is fun and they’ve done well livening up the courtroom scenes.

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I needed someone who was focused, loyal, a bit of a joker, ultimately honest and not willing to let others take the blame, and - importantly - someone who can keep some control and clean up other’s messes

And so I hit on

The Guardian Deity

NISHINOYA YUU

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Anyway we needed to write some character focused stuff today and one is a reference point, as in a person or character you can use to focus on your character.
And I was struggling with this. Like, he’s a bit (in my mind) like Del Boy or Danny Dyer, but that’s not the complete picture
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Fabian, my character, is one no one remembers. I’m also feeling a tad out of my depth with v talented ppl and a director who is incredibly focused and creative (so I feel a bit intimidated even tho she’s lovely)
I’m also the oldest there by a few plus years
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Okay so a worlds colliding moment happened with me today at rehearsal when I’d been feeling a bit lost and low.
Basically one one hand I think I talk too much when I’m enthusiastic but then get floored by quite simple questions
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Cover for the play A Bunch of Amateurs featuring a sheep wearing dark glasses in front of a barn on which a red curtain is draped.

It’s been a week since the show A Bunch of Amateurs finished and even though I dove straight into another play, I’m missing the people and camaraderie so much.
Had so much fun with this play. Rehearsals were a blast from the start.
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Set of Blithe Spirit.

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Blithe Spirit
Went with a friend to see a friend play Elvira and bumped into two friends who are in the next show with me!
Anyway, this was fantastic. Far better than the pro version I saw a few years back and prob better than the one I was in 😬