31 Jan 2011
Horrible Audiences
The brand new tour of Horrible Histories opened last week and first reactions are coming in from our audiences: ‘I went to see Ruthless Romans today and it was amazingly... read more
28 Dec 2010
Tony Curtis
My friend was given Tony Curtis’ new autobiography for Christmas, but before he had a chance to open it, I nicked it! And what a fabulous read it is! If... read more
27 Dec 2010
The Waiting Game
We’ve got three reviews for GEORGE and SKELLIG due to appear in The Guardian and The Times. You could say there is a sense of anticipation in the air…!... read more
26 Dec 2010
Judgements
It’s wonderful to have friends who have faith in your abilities, but I do have to wonder about my friend Fiona, who believed me when I told her I’d entered... read more
20 Dec 2010
The Jungle Book
Those involved with the last tour of THE JUNGLE BOOK will be pleased to hear that Gidon Fineman, who at just 16 years old created the incidental music for the... read more
20 Dec 2010
Hmmmmm!
Must admit I enjoyed convincing one of the (experienced!) actors in SKELLIG that by some strange quirk in the wiring, all our backstage calls at The Bloomsbury get played over... read more
18 Dec 2010
Skellig
I love hearing the comments from the kids as we leave the stage after the curtain call: “Skellig! We love you Skellig!” and my favourite so far “What happened to... read more
17 Dec 2010
Skellig
I love when you arrive for your early morning show feeling just a tiny bit underwhelmed at the prospect and the audience turns it into one of the best shows... read more
14 Dec 2010
Small Island
I don’t watch enough British drama to know – but it doesn’t seem that often that you can enjoy such excellent acting as portrayed by Ruth Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch, David... read more
29 Nov 2010
Peter O’Toole
Back in the early 90’s I interviewed some well known actors to help raise money for the BSC. One of them was Peter O’Toole. Here’s something interesting he had to... read more