Sorry, it's been a while. I have more upheaval to report, but everything else seems to be moving along steadily now. The Temple of Nothing has postponed it's premiere of Women are Revolting (WAR). It was previously scheduled for 25th April, but will now be taking place sometime in July. This decision was made to coincide with the funding application the Temple is making to the Arts Council in conjunction with the amount of rehearsals needed to put out a cracking show. I'm in total agreement, even though it means I won't be able to 'physically' participate in the July production as I will have replanted myself in Canada by then. I will however continue to be a member of the group (mainly to have the option of participating in the forthcoming tour - Berlin, Bulgaria...etc. etc.) and will also be submitting multi-media material for use during the productions. Mensa and the Devil Tree will probably have to wait for a Canadian release, but I have put together a series of poetic slideshows called The Book of You which will be included in the show.
Barefaced Cheek are getting ready for their one and only performance of This Show Shall Remain Nameless... on 18th April at the Barnfield Theatre, Exeter. Cancelling the Cheltenham shows this month was a terrifically painful blow to all of us and it has taken a few weeks to stop feeling so very bad about it all. In a way, it's very poignant that my last Barefaced Cheek show will be in Exeter, where we started out. It will be exciting and also very sad indeed.
I've also been writing and submitting new material for publication. My new short story LIV has just been submitted to the Genomics Short Story Competition (UK). I've also been working on some previously written children's work, reediting with more 'seasoned' eyes and hopefully giving them the life they deserve.
I have written my first fan letter since I was about 12 (to Duran Duran-the sex gods of my youth) recently. The letter is to James Corden, comedy writer and performer. I'm a huge fan of his work (Gavin & Stacey and now the Horne & Corden sketch show) and think he's a great inspiration, being a passionate writer/performer of comedy myself. I felt a bit silly writing it, but since I haven't thought of doing something like that for a long time, thought 'What the hell!'. If I made a difference to someone else's life in the work I was doing, I would love to hear about it, truly I would! So why wouldn't he?
I'm completely overwhelmed at the moment with job searching in Halifax (Nova Scotia) where I'll be taking up residence in June. It's a nutty process no matter where you live and I'm anxious that this is a detail which MUST be settled before we arrive!
Anyway, that's all I have to report at the moment. Enjoy the English sunshine - while it lasts!!
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