A Glass of Nothing
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‘A Glass of Nothing’ still half full
So… Edinburgh. Blimey, it was an exhausting. In fact so exhausting, it has taken me two weeks to get around to writing about it… Edinburgh utterly dwarfs the Brighton Festival, and the competition for bums (on seats) is ferocious. Nothing beats first hand experience of publicising and flying for your play, sticking together as a unit…
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Final preparations for Edinburgh
So we’re taking A Glass of Nothing to Edinburgh. Exciting, yes of course, but the truth has dirtier fingernails. Our previous shows have all been close at hand, so organising a run in another country is harder. Only one final rehearsal to go now down in Brighton. Beth and Kitty now imperious in their roles.…
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A dark comedy for the selfie generation
My play A Glass of Nothing starts with Beth Symons, below, searching for likes online. Other than that, what else can a lonely twenty-something woman with no money, poor housing, and dismal prospects do? She has to stay at home and gulp a glass of nothing, that’s what. A Glass of Nothing is built around a classic…
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‘A Glass of Nothing’ theSpace@Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh 4-5 & 7-10 August
Tickets available here I’ve always liked collaborations. Brighton Blonde Productions, the theatre production company I put together with my stepdaughter Beth Symons has been a particularly excellent one. Our Edinburgh trip will be our third run as Brighton Blonde Productions. It is good to write with an actor in mind, instead of starting with a…
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A golden moment
There is a section of A Glass of Nothing where Beth is transformed into the world’s most beautiful woman and goes into the audience, requests a phone and takes a selfie. I just love this pic taken last night at the Marlborough Theatre. Our wee two-day run of We Three Kings and A Glass of Nothing is over.…
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Time to shine
After a six hour rehearsal, a snap taken last night in The Duke of Wellington whose rehearsal room we are using. Left to right, James Kuszewski, Dylan Corbett-Bader, Kitty Underhill and Beth Symons all with well deserved cookie accessories. I think their performances are peaking at just the right time. Beth has struck the balance of ensuring the cast is well…
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A Glass of Nothing & We Three Kings
The, ah-hem, sophisticated Brighton Blonde marketing machine is grinding into action. Here is the flyer for my plays at The Marlborough Theatre (tweaked for the interweb). Tickets are available at The Marley’s website here. I am very proud of A Glass of Nothing. I am not someone who lovingly strokes my old work. But plays…
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Tickets for A Glass of Nothing & We Three Kings…
Tickets are now available for my plays A Glass of Nothing, and We Three Kings here. You get two plays for the price of one. A bargain, even if I say so myself. We are doing a two nights at The Marlborough Theatre, (an old stomping ground for Beth Symons and I) on Thursday 8th…
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The play’s the thing
Last night Brighton Blonde Productions regrouped. Our next shows are on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December at the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton. It was good after the success of the summer (four star reviews and all) to read through it again making cuts and tweaks. We want to get it so tight it squeaks. Plus we are going not launch We Three…
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