On Saturday, we travelled to Cheltenham to deliver our show flyers and check out the digs! I'd never been to Cheltenham before and thought it was a lovely place, lots of activity, many many people on the streets and the energy was really uplifting. Our first stop was The Everyman Theatre to drop off the box of flyers/posters and then we spent the afternoon doing the tourist thing - walking around, leaving flyers at all of the hotspots (tourist bureau, library, museum, other theatres, cafes and pubs). The reception we got was terrific - people seemed keen to chat and find out what we were doing and when. Comedy is always a good topic of conversation, especially in the depressing times of late, so we spent lots of time just chatting to the people, cracking a few jokes and drinking lots of coffee! Later on we went back to the Everyman to meet Corin the tech dude and see the Studio Theatre space (just right for us - intimate quarters!). All of the theatre staff we met were very friendly, happy people. We discovered that we've already sold tickets to all three shows which is terrific news as it's still 5 weeks before the first show. We'd really love to sell out and reach as many people as we can. This will be our first proper set of shows outside of Devon and it's important that we keep networking and bring our show to a wider UK audience. So if you live near Cheltenham and need a good laugh, come and see us next month (12, 13, 14 March) at The Everyman Theatre. (http://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/).
FYI - We're performing two great little sketches this Saturday (Valentine's Day) at Rougement Castle in Exeter as part of the Art Week Finale. The sketches are Not a Date and Subbucks (a local favourite!). If you're in Exeter on the weekend and want a free preview, come along - both of these sketches feature in our new show, This Show Shall Remain Nameless...
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