May 30th, 2018 Doreen’s ‘Leith is Where The Heart Is’ performance at the Hidden Door Festival was outdoors in the Courtyard of Leith Theatre. We decided to create a trilogy – a sound-loop of Doreen talking about Mood Indigo, followed by the re-created performance by Katie and the third part of our trilogy, written textContinue reading “On the Road”
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Reunion
May 21st, 2018 Marie’s 95th birthday celebration, and while she says she doesn’t want a fuss, we choose to ignore that (she secretly loves a fuss!). Her family arrive in the afternoon to celebrate, bringing Marie’s suitcase of memorabilia with them, including the white tap shoes from her Raymond Sister days. She has been askingContinue reading “Reunion”
Truckin’
April 16th, 2018 Back after our Easter break and ‘discovered’ The Truckin’ Dance. Doreen heard the lyric in ‘Macpherson is Rearsin’ to Swing (one of Marie’s dance numbers) “…truckin’ in the heather”. It is a fun dance and we had a real laugh recreating it. Both Marie and Doreen knew it instantly and were offContinue reading “Truckin’”
Launch Day
February 27th, 2018 What a day! 1 pm Networking lunch 1.45 pm Book launch (our An Audience With…book, along with two more from The Festival Theatre’s Forget-Me-Not programme) 2 pm Art Work in the Lift 2.30 pm Film Screening in the Main House “Reactions and responses from everyone were brilliant, lovely to see everyone thereContinue reading “Launch Day”
Dance is a Feeling
December 8th, 2017 In usual style, we had a huge end of season party with many guests; People who have supported us joined classes and workshops, come to meet us, take class or talk, share practice and find out more about the world of Variety Theatre. Plenty of prosecco (now An Audience With… tradition), thanksContinue reading “Dance is a Feeling”
The Walls Come Alive
October 21st, 26th & 28th, 2017 We are sold out! All 3 shows! There is still a huge demand for tickets, even a personal letter to Paul HUdson to pleade for one from the Festival Theatre, to plead for one. The excitement is palpable. We opened our dress run to an invited audience and thisContinue reading “The Walls Come Alive”
The BBC and The Sunday Post
October 17th, 2017 We are excited that the BBC want to do a feature on us, this is thanks (I’m certain) to our wonderful publicist – the great Liz Smith. On the day of filming, we don our costumes, perform excerpts from the show, and June and Doreen are interviewed by arts journalist Pauline McLean.Continue reading “The BBC and The Sunday Post”
Tech Week
October 16th – 20th, 2017 “The week before the show – production and technical manager Fi Johnstone, assisted by Marissa Ferguson as stage manager, myself and Katie and Daisy, along with ‘outside eye’ Luke Pell, and MJ McCarthy working on sound with us, spend the week setting up and testing out the technical aspects ofContinue reading “Tech Week”
Costume, Tap Mats & Tap Shoes
October 2nd, 2017 We have ordered more Tap Mats for the performance so now have twelve in total, this is great as they are portable and can be used by the audience as well at the end of our show. We’re going to utilise the teaching style we have found works for complete beginners asContinue reading “Costume, Tap Mats & Tap Shoes”
Politics of the Practice
September 25th, 2017 I am feeling excited and a bit nervous, aware of how much I am asking of the women to value themselves and what they have to offer, and of how radicle and unusual it is to create a performance with women of this age (and of course remembering the other ‘d’ word).Continue reading “Politics of the Practice”
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