Goodbye 'Narrative', but what a week!

Don't ask me to explain what 'Narrative' was about,
or why they were wearing sombreros.

Well, well dear reader, I've been rather busy this week, even I'm struggling to remember what's happened.

Perhaps it’s best to start with the focus of the week, 'Narrative'. Having worked on the show for four weeks, it had finally come (yes, the end of the get out), no we opened the show! Having finished the tech at last, Tuesday morning, we managed to get a run through in, before our first performance that night. The audience seemed to like it and nothing went horribly wrong, good start. As the week continued, we kept performing (not me personally dear reader, I just faffed around backstage). It didn't take long to get into a routine for the shows, but our final show, Saturday evening, came quicker than expected. Having been a little unsure about the show at first, its grown on me a lot. It's been great to work on a show at last, but more importantly getting to know the team and our cast (they kept us entertained). Within minutes of the show finishing on Saturday we began the get out. Within a few hours the set was gone, simply piles of wood and lights. Whilst there was still more to do on Monday (a lot of painting), its unrecognizable as the show. I'm sad to see it go so quickly, but hopefully it won't be long until the next show. I couldn't have asked for a nicer group of people to work with, I just hope the next show is just as much fun.

Amongst the excitement of 'Narrative' I've seen a fair few other shows (I had to get away from the gravel for a bit!). The first of these were 'Mojo' and 'Madness in Valencia', the other college shows. Both were brilliant, although I think Madness was perhaps my favourite (I got biscuits in that one, I'm easily swayed dear reader).

The third show was something completely different (no, not Monty Python). On Thursday afternoon I escaped completely (it was almost as dramatic as the Great Escape, dear reader!) to see 'Rehearsal for Murder'. It's an Agatha Christie that I hadn't heard of before, but you can't go wrong with a good murder (the word 'murder' should be read in a strong Scottish ascent) mystery. I was not disappointed, as it was a fantastic play, as they brilliantly explained the plotline at the beginning, without us realizing. With it being a matinee it was a very different audience (a little older), but I seemed to be on the row of individual people, as none of us seem to be there with anyone. As a result, I befriended a lively lady from Abergavenny (did no one think about us dyslexic people when they named places in Wales?) tourist information. She told me all about the area and what there is to do. It sounds rather nice, so perhaps when it brightens up a little I may go for a wander there (remind me of that in a few months dear reader, ta). The only issue with seeing a murder mystery before 'Narrative' was that when I watched our play that night, I started looking for a complex murder plot when Maeve was killed (just to be clear, she's still with us, she's just a good actor).

You may ask dear reader why I went to see the show (pause, so that you can ask). Well it’s funny you should ask. You'd never guess, but one of the cast had done Doctor Who (gold star to whoever guessed that). This week's actor was a lovely lady called Susan Penhaligon, who appeared on the show on 1972. She was a little surprised when I mentioned it, but pleased that I enjoyed the show.

The final excitement of the week was Sunday. Having finished the get out at 3am I had to be up at 6.00 for a trip to London (I always knew I'd be doing this, I'm just a muppet). This week's instalment of MooreonTour took me to a new part of London; St. James theatre (near Buckingham Palace, just google it). I met up with Dad and had a lovely catchup, before we made our (slightly long winded) way to the theatre for an afternoon with Diana Rigg. She was doing an 'in conversation' session. Yes dear reader, she was also in Doctor Who (gold star number two if you guessed), and we managed to catch her for an autograph beforehand. She was fantastic to listen to, talking at length about her career, including all sorts from 'The Avenger' to 'Game of Thrones'. Amongst talking about her career, she talked about her childhood in India, and told stories of those she'd worked with. As well as it being a fantastic afternoon, the theatre was lovely, definitely one to keep an eye on.

I can't promise that next week will be so exciting dear reader, but we shall see.