Fifteen theatre festival - For the Messengers 2

Fifteen theatre festival - For the Messengers

Fifteen play

It's over! I can't believe it, already ... another packed out show on Saturday night, went really well again. Have learned so much. The theatre festival was a great success, hurrah for The Space.

Drawing in the morning

Stayed on the boat last night after a wonderful, successful theatre show. And drew some pictures of the morning light. It's unbelievably hot at the moment.

One Woman Show - For the Messengers

Tonight! At the Space Arts Centre on the Isle of Dogs - 8pm start

The Space

Meeting Pradeep at The Space this morning to discuss my upcoming one woman show and fifteen minute play 'For the Messengers'. It's going to feature as part of a theatre festival called 'Fifteen' at the Space Arts Centre on the Isle of Dogs.

Fado!

Yesterday I improvised three fado inspired songs based on today's news stories from the Reuters archive.

It was a beautiful evening, with wonderful Portuguese food, set in the atmospheric and artistic Dalston Boys Club.

Matt and I were entranced by a rather magical performance by Sofia and her theatre friends, in which the beautiful and moving tradition of Fado was worked into a charming and delightful piece of theatre. I was enchanted, and it wasn't just that she was her friends. The physical and vocal performance was really gorgeous and it reminded me of some of the New Wave French cinema, especially as Sofia and friends wrote the piece around their experiences in London so real life and real fantasies wove themselves into the traditional and contemporary artforms. I'm thinking of the films that Godard made with Anna Karina, particularly Une Femme est Une Femme - so lighthearted and about being young in the city and relationships.By the way - very impressive and magical guitar work too from the two wonderful players.

I really hope it gets made into a piece of cinema. I'm going to suggest that!