This week’s adventure takes me to Stockwell, where I’ll be attending the tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Wandsworth Road. I’ll be playing the shrill combination of piccolo, flute, Bb clarinet and (for 4 bars only!) Eb clarinet. Do make an effort to attend if you can – yesterday’s sitzprobe sounded pretty darn …
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‘Kiss Me, Kate’ in Southend – 18th to 21st April
You’ll never guess what I’m doing this week! Oh wait, maybe the title of this post was something of a spoiler… Never mind. If you happen to find yourself in the appropriate vicinity, do come along to see what I’m sure will be a marvellous production from Southend Operatic & Dramatic Society (abbreviate at your …
Seussical in Woking
I like to future-proof this blog, so here is a post for a day yet to come, when I assume somebody will have invented a time machine. Said time machine will enable them to go back and watch The Sundowners’ production of Seussical, which I have been playing for in Woking this week, on the …
Betty Blue Eyes, in Hornchurch
Hi there music fans! Have you always wanted to visit Hornchurch but have never had a convenient excuse? Well here’s one for you now, because from 7th to 10th February Shenfield Operatic Society will be performing Betty Blue Eyes at the Queen’s Theatre. What’s more, I’ll be joining them to play flute, clarinet, alto saxophone …
The Sam Jewison Orchestra at The Jazz Cafe, this Tuesday
If you’re a big fan of The Sam Jewion Orchestra then, well… I suppose you’ve no need to read this because you’ll be aware of it already. For the rest of the population, though, I’d like to point out that this coming Tuesday (16th) I shall be joining this motley crew for another wild performance …
‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’, London, 22/11 to 2/12
After doing a couple of fairly serious musicals, it will be nice to relax a bit over the next fortnight and play something that doesn’t make any great claims to profundity (although it does stake several claims to profanity)! For I will be playing flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone for Sedos’ production of …
Gypsy, in Westcliff, 8th-11th November
This coming week sees me embarking on an epic adventure to Westcliff, to perform as part of Little Theatre Company’s production of ‘Gypsy’ at the Palace Theatre. Come along and let me entertain you by playing a lot of flute, a fair bit of alto saxomophone, more piccolo than is tasteful (i.e. any at all), …
Things for you to watch and listen to
The dark nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling off the trees, there’s a distinct chill in the air and The X Factor is in full flow. Pretty miserable, wouldn’t you agree? So to cheer you up, here are some videos that you’ll really enjoy, assuming you are a fan of the music of …
Carousel, in Woking
Well I’ll be waltzing my way to the wonderful world of Woking this week to play clarinet (and the odd little bit of flute) for Woking Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Carousel! Rodgers and Hammerstein regarded this as the greatest of their collaborations, so if you want to find out why then come along at …
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, in Eastleigh
If you like blog posts that start with ‘If you like blog posts that start with […], you’ll love this’, you’ll love this! The title of this one has probably given you a clue to the fact that I’ll soon be travelling to Eastleigh, to play a selection of instruments for Southampton Musical Society’s production …