Clueless

Working with kids is a weird thing as, despite only being in my early/mid twenties I start referencing pop culture from when I was a teen and I get blank faces from the teens I'm teaching. I never got it when adults would roll their eyes when it was me not getting the reference and now it's happening the other way around a bit too quick for my likening. I've just watched Clueless again and I'm shocked to see it was first out 14 years ago. Yes 14 years!!!! I know that the rest of my life now is going to be full of weird moments like this and I don't like it....

M x

Sister Act:: Rise of the Understudy

On Monday Night I saw Sister Act the Musical. It's good. Not amazing, but good fun. A very expensive looking pantomime really. But Debbie Kurup who was on for Patina Miller (who I think is on holiday) was AMAZING! I've seen Debbie in all sorts of shows before and she is always a stand out but she was just fantastic in this. Thankfully they didn't bother doing the announcement at the beggining that Patina wasn't on as I cannot stand the obnoxious groan and moan you hear from the general public in the audience (notice how I distance myself from them lol). Google Debbie Kurup everyone - she's fab.

M x

Temping Tuesdays

ARGHHH teaching is not my calling. It is not to say I'm not good at it or indeed I don't enjoy it sometimes but it is not what God put me on this earth to do. I actually treat my teaching as not 'just a job' but something that I feel is worthwhile - until yesterday.
I teach all ages acting and singing after school but yesterday not only did I have a parent moaning that she didn't understand why they need to warm up before singing but I had a group of 14 -16 year olds that admitted that they probably couldn't find 15 minutes during their week to look at lyrics of a song for the following class... WHY DO WE BOTHER?????!

The End. Now I have to go and work with 1 year olds at a creche...

A Little Rant...

This week I have admittedly watched a lot of E4, which as we know results in watching the same American dramas all day on a loop. It does also mean that you have to listen to that dreadful announcer man who thinks it's hilarious to use the word 'ruddy' in every sentence but this week he didn't just take the biscuit - he took the whole 'ruddy' tin!

Background info:
I am absolutely mad about the American series, 'How I Met Your Mother'. It's tag line is 'A Love Story in Reverse' and so you are watching just that - the lead character, Ted, telling his children in the fututre how he met their mother. It's very cleverly written as not only can you watch any of the episodes as one off funny programs- if you watch all the episodes from every season they are intricately weaved together so, for instance, something mentioned in season one may now be explained properly until season three. A normal sitcom can't do this as it would have a pool of writers and different director each episode - this doesn't happen with How I Met Your Mother as it's always the same team.

Why am I furious?
WELL. The stupid advert for How I Met Your Mother is a ridiculous negative advertising ploy to say that 'it's just like Friends' and you've seen it all before. Firstly this is not true and Secondly why on earth do that think that would make people watch it- if they have spent money on buying the program in for E4, why on earth demean it with it's advertising??? I wrote to channel 4 yesterday and gave them a piece of my mind on it and aparently the email will be passed to the appropriate people. They are such IDIOTS!

Mx

The Quest for Stardom

My word I have become Slack Alice. I apologise for not writing for ages then I follow it by not writing for ages. So what's been going on?
I attended a course on new musical theatre which was really good, I directed Little Women the Broadway Musical in a week then went to visit Bath and Cornwall and now I am back and about to record a demo CD. Thunderbirds are GO!

Bath is amazing - I just hope the next time I am there it is because I am filming a period drama! And I hope Rupert Penry Jones is near by....

Talking of which he was in the dire 'Match Point' last night - for ONE whole scene! Oh Rups!! Mind you I think i would take a part with one scene to be opposite the beautiful Johnathan Rhys Meyers. Although I would have to hold back the laughter from the terrible acting. Shouting does not a King of England make.

Anyway enough of this nonsense. Everyone must take notice of a fabulous young composer called Michael Bruce. He worked with us on my course and he is destined for great things - there is a concert of his work in London on November 1st which I won't get to see as I'll be in Norfolk working but please go!!

New headshots came through this week - I'm really happy with them but my word where are I finding the money??? Becoming an actor is so expensive....

The Quest for Stardom

Sorry i have been away for a bit, I've been stupidly busy!
I've just done a great workshop week with west end performers and it's been brilliant and I have learnt so much. Plus I had a couple of workshops with casting directors and I graduated! so tonnes going on.
Of course now though I feel exhausted. I've been sat her listening to musical theatre songs and trying to find new audition songs...and so it goes on.

How has everyone else been doing? Seems like everyone is at least sorted with panto etc by now so 2009 has stopped looking so bleak...even if I'm spending winter in Norfolk lol! I'm sure it will be wonderful.

Good things are coming!!

M x

Temping Tuesdays

On Friday I babysat for a boy who seemed to have bad hayfever and wouldn't stop sitting on me and demanding cuddles...yesterday I had a call to tell me he has swine flu and I have to incubate until Friday!!! I'm not allowed to be around under 5s until then either so I'm not able to work at the moment despite the fact I feel fine! DISASTER!!!

M x