The girls and I have had a very special sweet treat this week We headed to The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury To see Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! Reimagined for the 21st century. Music by Tchaikovsky. It’s a Nutcracker! for all seasons, … Continue reading
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” … Continue reading
Last night I returned to The Marlowe Theatre For the first time since February 2020 It was so good to be back To see Grease The Musical I loved the movie Grease as a teenager I knew every word to … Continue reading
Here at Edspire HQ we are regular theatre goers And HUGE Julia Donaldson fans So Tabby McTat On the stage Was always going to be a hit A 55 minute musical production Adapted from page to stage By the wonderful … Continue reading
Yesterday was Esther and William’s 9th birthday We seem to have had a bit of an accidental Wild Animal theme this year On Monday we went to the cinema to see The Lion King Tuesday we had a wonderful day … Continue reading
Today I took Esther and Bea to the theatre The Churchill Theatre in Bromley To see The Gruffalo’s Child A Tall Stories production We LOVE The Gruffalo in our house And have done for the longest time We love the … Continue reading
Regular readers of Edspire will know that Esther and William are big fans of In The Night Garden. One of the first times William really giggled at television was at the antics of his good friend, Iggle Piggle. We do … Continue reading
Watching Joseph in costume!
This Friday I have chosen to reflect on my acting career – amateur dramatics that is.
I started performing when I was 6 years old in school nativities and local pantomimes and I continued into my thirties playing lots of fantastic roles, mostly in musicals and one act plays.
I studied drama at school to GCSE level and also completed A-Level Theatre Studies.
I share my love of theatre and acting with many of my friends and my fiance David.
I really do love acting and singing and directing and hope that at least one of my children will inherit the theatre bug from me.
Today I have been remembering good times and good friends made in theatres across Europe.
I have been recalling Little Shop of Horrors and playing Audrey, Dulcie in The Boyfriend, Mrs Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, many principle boy and girl parts in panto and much more.
I have been reliving my roles and singing all the songs for I still know all the words.
There is no business like show business even when the show is an amateur one!
