Well, that's the first week of rehearsals finished for Aladdin at the Yvonne Arnaud. All has gone pretty well and the rest of the cast are great fun. Mr Havers is, as expected, a true gent and will be great in the show.
There is a problem, however. Surprisingly (not!), yours truly is having a few challenges with the script. Well, not the script so much - as it's very good, and very funny - its more to do with the fact that I am completely hopeless at remembering lines! For years I`ve been used to making stuff up as I go along on the radio show, which is fine, if a little "hit and miss". But now, here I am in a situation (not for the first time in panto!) where everyone else is all read and learnt....and I'm having to resort to extreme - and slightly messy - measures in order to keep up.
You see, I have reverted to an age old mechanism that helps with remembering things like panto lines - writing them on my arm!! Yes it's true - the method that I picked up from various maths and history dates tests at school....now come in handy when I'm playing the Emperor of China!! (note of caution: I, in no way, condone this sort of scandalous behaviour whether at work or school/college - it's just that I'm rubbish!).
So there I was during the full run (as they say in the trade) of Act 1 on Friday sneaking a look at my scrawl on my arm. I wasn't proud, trust me. And the concerns don't stop there...
You see, I don't have much to say in the first act.....but that all changes in Act 2 (including a major musical extravaganza!), so quite what I'm going to do as we move onto Act 2 this week, I don't know.
Perhaps, I should get one of those brain training games to try and get my memory working better. Poor old soul!
Keep checking back for more panto news - and don't forget you can book tickets to see me and Al in our respective shows by clicking the "local panto 2008" tab on the front page of the website!
all the best
PG
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