Hiya gang, and first of all a big 'shout out' to "Mr Logan" who just returned from his honeymoon. His name has been changed to protect the guilty. (You know who you are!)
So it's May already and things are both slow AND hectic. Been focusing mainly on theatre at the moment, but I want to get my ass in gear (How American!) and start getting some other stuff out that might actually bring in some money.
'Write' now (Geddit? How fuggin' witty am I?) even a Hallmark card commission would look good. Met John McGrath the Director of the National Theatre of Wales at a talk in the Sherman in Cardiff and what a nice guy he was, but more importantly, he said his focus was going to be on the writing and the writers, which seems obvious but so many forget that.
The theatre group I'm running with, Act Write, wants to take a break till Nov cos we have a shortage of writers & plays, but I'm worried if we do that, we won't get everyone back together again.
Ayways, off to London tomorrow to see Peer Gynt at the Barbican, then to see a friend of mine, Jodie Osterland in 'Seven Other Children' at the New End Theatre, Hampstead. She is one of the best actors I've ever seen, and if you need someone in your films, you can't get better outside of the top rank.
More soon, as I've made a New Spring Resolution to update my blog more often.
Cheery bye!
Friday, 15 May 2009
Friday, 13 February 2009
FEBRUARY IS THE CRUELLEST MONTH...
What a busy month this is, and I thought January was bad! I've got 3 London theatre trips to get thru, and I've also had 3 other trips cancelled last weekend cos of the snow. I was going to see Wales play Scotland in Edinburgh, had to cancel cos of another trip to Newbury for horse racing (A promise to a friend), which was then cancelled cos of the snow, and I had a trip to Bath the day before cancelled cos of, yes, you guessed it, the snow!
Next week I'm off to London for the 2nd theatre trip. Saw RSC's 'Dream' last time, this time it's Derek Jacobi in Twelfth Night. Not calling him 'Sir' as I don't believe in this Fascist nobility thang, maaaan!
Then end of Feb it's RSC again for Taming of the Shrew with that lovely Sue White off Green Wing. I lurve her, what the heck is she doing married to Jack 'Wimpy' Davenport anyways? Women are mysterious.....
In between that squeezed in Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon & Secret of Moonacre. Loved the first two, and to save you time, the secret is apparently that Ioan Gruffudd likes wearing knee-high boots.
Who'd'a' thunk it?
See you laterz!
Next week I'm off to London for the 2nd theatre trip. Saw RSC's 'Dream' last time, this time it's Derek Jacobi in Twelfth Night. Not calling him 'Sir' as I don't believe in this Fascist nobility thang, maaaan!
Then end of Feb it's RSC again for Taming of the Shrew with that lovely Sue White off Green Wing. I lurve her, what the heck is she doing married to Jack 'Wimpy' Davenport anyways? Women are mysterious.....
In between that squeezed in Slumdog Millionaire, Frost/Nixon & Secret of Moonacre. Loved the first two, and to save you time, the secret is apparently that Ioan Gruffudd likes wearing knee-high boots.
Who'd'a' thunk it?
See you laterz!
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
A KICK UP THE A**
My home boy, Dave 'Razor Slash' Melkevik, has berated me for not updating my blog, but what HE doesn't realise is that I'm too busy leaving comments on HIS blog instead!
But it's a fair cop, although society IS to blame......
Basically, I'm writing 2 new short plays, entering another script in a contest in Bristol, and sending off a couple more. The Sherman was fun, but my entry lost. However, my good friends from Cardiff (including Mr Melk) assure me that it's simply a case of bringing enough friends to vote. That made me feel lots better!
Having said that, this means that I don't have enough friends to win........
Aww screw 'em! One day, when I'm a famous writer, the Sherman will beg me, that's right, BEG ME to let them put on one of my plays. Then I'll have the last laugh.......Ha, Harr, HAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
(Hmm, too much cough syrup I think)
But it's a fair cop, although society IS to blame......
Basically, I'm writing 2 new short plays, entering another script in a contest in Bristol, and sending off a couple more. The Sherman was fun, but my entry lost. However, my good friends from Cardiff (including Mr Melk) assure me that it's simply a case of bringing enough friends to vote. That made me feel lots better!
Having said that, this means that I don't have enough friends to win........
Aww screw 'em! One day, when I'm a famous writer, the Sherman will beg me, that's right, BEG ME to let them put on one of my plays. Then I'll have the last laugh.......Ha, Harr, HAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
(Hmm, too much cough syrup I think)
Monday, 15 December 2008
I FRICKIN' WON, MR BIGGLESWORTH!!!!
Hello all,
Guess what? I won the ActSwansea Play off final for December! Made it Ma, top of the world!!!
Oh, ad I've had an entry accepted into the Sherman's Script Slam. Boy, when it rains, does it pour!
Does it pour?
Guess what? I won the ActSwansea Play off final for December! Made it Ma, top of the world!!!
Oh, ad I've had an entry accepted into the Sherman's Script Slam. Boy, when it rains, does it pour!
Does it pour?
Monday, 17 November 2008
Monday, 27 October 2008
The Unbearable Lightness of Helium
Hiya chuckies!
Been a few days, thought I'd update the ol' blog, don'cha know!
'So what you been a'doin' matey-boy?' I hear you all cry, my blog being popular and all, and the old civil service answer is: as little as possible.
I gave this answer to Frankie Boyle at the Princess Royal last week, as a feed line without trying to be funny and he just looked at me & said "Being a comedian's not so f***ing easy, is it?"
I thought "Ooh! get her!" but I left it at that.
(Later when he left the theatre I kicked the sh*t outta him! F***ing Glaswegian ginga speccy freak!)
I hate work. Nuff said really.
So what you been up to then?
Been a few days, thought I'd update the ol' blog, don'cha know!
'So what you been a'doin' matey-boy?' I hear you all cry, my blog being popular and all, and the old civil service answer is: as little as possible.
I gave this answer to Frankie Boyle at the Princess Royal last week, as a feed line without trying to be funny and he just looked at me & said "Being a comedian's not so f***ing easy, is it?"
I thought "Ooh! get her!" but I left it at that.
(Later when he left the theatre I kicked the sh*t outta him! F***ing Glaswegian ginga speccy freak!)
I hate work. Nuff said really.
So what you been up to then?
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Hiya!
As we speak I am applying final touches to my entry in the final of the ActSwansea Play Offs on Dec 3rd. at the Dylan Thomas Centre. This is the contest that Dave Melkevik won last year and I'd really like to win it simply because the cast deserve some notice. And yeah, ego plays a part, but when this won it's heat what I thought about most was not "what a great play!" but more "what a great cast!"
One actor was so hyped up by the performance that she said to me later in the dressing room (before we'd won) "I hope I get to do that play again!" and I was just so freaked out that it had had that affect on someone.
So come along if you wanna see it. It's a work of pure guinness!
Wed Dec 3rd 7.30 at the DTC.
As we speak I am applying final touches to my entry in the final of the ActSwansea Play Offs on Dec 3rd. at the Dylan Thomas Centre. This is the contest that Dave Melkevik won last year and I'd really like to win it simply because the cast deserve some notice. And yeah, ego plays a part, but when this won it's heat what I thought about most was not "what a great play!" but more "what a great cast!"
One actor was so hyped up by the performance that she said to me later in the dressing room (before we'd won) "I hope I get to do that play again!" and I was just so freaked out that it had had that affect on someone.
So come along if you wanna see it. It's a work of pure guinness!
Wed Dec 3rd 7.30 at the DTC.
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