Ok so its been 6 weeks since my last blog......no excuse, just lazy. Well panto finished and we had a great time as usual. The general opinion was that everyone loved it but said it was different. Well it was and that was what Paul and I set out to do. Andy wasn't there so it had to change. Grant and I had our usual wind ups going and he is just a great person to work with. He also really came into his own this year as well. His partnering with Jo Freer really worked well. Paul and I have started talking about next year already. I went to Birmingham to see the production of Aladdin we are getting next year and its fantastic. The 3D sections had the kids almost hysterical ( and the grown ups) The sets are all new and have a great modern look. We will be back to a traditional panto with a few surprises.
So back to work. I'm off to Singapore on Monday. My agent phoned up and asked if I wanted to be in the Queen Vic....... I thought me in Eastenders......but it was the new Queen Victoria (the latest Cunard super liner) so I fly to Hong Kong to pick that up in March. I was offered the new John Byrne play about the Slab Boys (the fourth in the series) at the Lyceum in Edinburgh but as usual I was committed to other work and couldn't do it. Every time something different comes up I'm working. The family are all well and David, with his band ,have been booked for the Isle of Wight festival in June. He also has a big publisher interested in his music. So all is well there.
Ok I wont leave it so long till the next time
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