Initiation

While the weather is supposedly bright, the world's theatres are typically 'dark'. This time of year is always a bit of a killer for us thesps, so we have to try harder than ever to keep ourselves busy and get ourselves noticed.

Other than appearing in The Vagina Monologues at the Nuffield Theatre, my greatest feat this year has to be my participation in The Wedding Dress; an independent feauture film we hope to take to the London Film Festival. I played 'Rebecca'; the protagonist's best friend who tries to convince her that spending 24/7 in a wedding dress isn't the healthiest of ways to get over one's ex. Really can't wait to see how this one turns out.

Cast and Crew of  'The Wedding Dress' at Williamson's Park in Lancaster. Me: bottom right.

Cast of 'The Vagina Monologues' all gathering onstage at the Nuffield Theatre. Me: top left somewhere. 

Now that that's over, however, I find myself at a bit of a loose end in terms of film-making, casting and creative opportunities altogether. In the pipeline for sure are a few theatre festival jobs at the end of July; Hazard @ Word of Warning, The 24/7 Festival and an interview to work at The Lowry. After dodging some fairly questionable correspondence via Talent Circle about 'full body shots', I have so far applied to appear in another film taking place somewhere in the UK...the roles were advertised as 'various', so what will become of that one is anybody's guess. That said, it looks like exactly the sort of project I'd love to be involved with, so does 'break a leg' apply here?