since last posting, Islands successfully played four shows in Cyprus, to great and full audiences. I returned to Hexham, immediately to begin rehearsals of La Pelota Magica with Shona Wright as LX Stage Manager and a cast of Paddy Burton, Angel Aguacil and Xela Marx. Rehearsals were hectic, as Xela hadn't done the show before and the rest of us have pretty bad memories!! Luckily John and Sarah always use a DVD for reference when reworking past shows, so we were able to see what happened last time!! I really enjoyed getting back behind the set where it all began for me with TSF...two years ago I was fresh faced and recently graduated from Goldsmiths University of London with a 2:1 in Music. Shona and I have picked up where we left off (we are a cracking team) and I'm so pleased to be able to speak with Angel and Xela much better than I could two years ago...Those intensive 10 days with Dimas in Cyprus really got my Spanish up to speed again.
I hear from John that Islands went well in Tenerife...I am quite disappointed that I couldnt be part of it, but I'm sure I'll get opportunities to work on it again in the future. It is a good show that is getting better.
Right now we are in the middle of our 4 weeks on the road, currently in Banbury. A week ago Shona developed a nasty cough and slowly but surely we have all been taken down with her. She is still suffering, and I have been constantly attached to a roll of toilet paper since yesterday afternoon!! Paddy, Xela and Angel have all been unwell too, but to a lesser degree (a good job too as they're the performers) Thankfully our schedule hasn't been too hectic while we've been ill...our two weeks in the north east were much more full on. We have an epic drive on Friday, from Thetford, Suffolk to Stirling, for which we're very much hoping to have recovered from the bug...
hasta luego
Jack
