After casting for Beauty and the Beast (Porthcawl panto) on Monday morning at the Drill Hall in London I rushed up to the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. I love the theatre and how it has grown over the past decade, as well as the fantastic programme- a mixture of the classics, new writing and contemporary pieces across the mainhouse and the studio.
After a lovely meeting with Ian Forrest, the Artistic Director, I saw Ayckbourn's Chorus of Disapproval (picture left) and loved every minute. It's a fantastically crafted piece and the cast were wonderful - including my good friend Aimee (thanks for the z bed and wine and chats!!) It was also great to bumpt into Eliza Hunt (a fine actress and colleague who I worked with alongside Alan Ayckbourn 6 years ago on Sugar Daddies for National Tour) again and to catch up. I'm looking forward to seeing Memory of Water in the studio later in August. If you've not been to Keswick yet- do! http://www.theatrebythelake.co.uk/
It's been busy planning the Blackpool Summer Season in the office this week with Kev and designing the AV with Manoubi Ben Lamri. The show looks at the history of Burlesque from the parody of musicals and operas in the 19th Century onwards.
It's Porthcawl photoshoot tomorrow at the theatre for panto so it'll be great to meet some more of the cast and see Steve and Sarah (Boden- producers of Imagine Theatre). I love the start of pantomime and pre-production.
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