A little more active this week. Just.

Rich and I meet up with a couple of friends briefly yesterday, which was good as I haven’t seen much of anybody in a while.

I’m also doing FOH for Ottershaw Players production of Oscar Wilde’s short story ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ (adapted for the stage by Constance Cox in the ’50s) at the Rhoda in Woking this week.

I watched it Wednesday night and very enjoyable it was too. (Brilliant costumes Chris and thanks for lunch!)

Last night I sat in the foyer and did some prep work for my Riverside Youth Theatre Improv Workshop on Sunday.

Last week’s went down well despite my poor mood and lack of concentration. I managed to plan something in the morning, having had a couple of hours sleep and the workshop was well received. I had a few thankyous directly afterwards as well as a couple of emailed thankyous later which made me feel better.

Week Two (of six) on Sunday, and after a few trust exercises I’ll be introducing the ‘Who, Where, What, When, Why and How’ of Improv.

The objective for Week Seven (the AGM before they break up for the summer) is to have a couple of groups perform a live ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ style show, using all the techniques I’l be teaching them.

If their introduction to it all last week was anything to go by, then we’ll have a good show. They’re up for it, which is great!

Tonight in the foyer at the Rhoda I’ll be reading a play that John emailed the Nuffield Writers Group as a little bit of extra homework!

By next Thursday I need to have read a couple more plays, plus the emailed one, as well as finished writing a two character scene involving ‘action’ and writing another scene entirely of snippets of ‘overheard’ conversations.

I’m off to Argos at Brooklands to buy a digital recorder thingy then I’ll sit in the Tescos cafe and see what nuggets I can record! You’ve been warned!

Having recently overheard (and scribbled down) such interesting lines as “She was proper minging”, “It smells like horse piddle” and “Go on be a bitch, at least I have a life”, I’m looking forward to it!

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