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ESSENTIAL THEATRE COMPANY based in North London are casting for two MALE roles in their forthcoming production of PLAZA SUITE by Neil Simon. They are in need of two actors of playing age 40 - 50 to play the roles of Jesse Kiplinger and Sam Nash. A sustainable American accent is needed as is a feel for Neil Simon's wry jewish humour. The production will rehearse from early March on ONE or TWO EVENINGS PER WEEK AND SOME SUNDAYS. The show dates are 4 - 8 JUNE. The catch is there is NO PAY as this i… Continue

HI GUYS - TRIED TO POST THIS ON THE FORUM SECTION BUT THE PAGE WENT ALL BLACK AND IS CONSEQUENTLY NOW SITTING ON THE "NAUGHTY" STEP!

I sent an "angry of London" letter to the London Lite newspaper today (yes indeed, nothing better to do) regarding an article in which Sir Peter Hall complains that some young actors in the theatre these days are speaking too softly and cannot be heard by audiences. He attributes this to the fact that young actors make TV and film roles a priority ove…

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Hi all -

After the 'high' of being in a show comes that deathly silence that often happens if we've nothing on the horizon to replace it. Blah blah, well you all know how that feels. The 'Mr Macawber' syndrome is slowly seeping out of every pore at the moment! Sorry if I spelled that wrongly, but you know what I mean.

Wishing you all a happy 2008. Hope it brings some dreams come true.

IF YOU FANCY A TRIP TO SOUTHEND ON SEA - OR LIVE IN THE AREA. COME AND SEE "THAT'S SHOWBIZ" AT THE EASTWOOD STUDIO THEATRE, LEIGH ON SEA, ESSEX. IF YOU CAN'T GET THERE (BIT OF A SCHLEP I KNOW) THEN AT LEAST CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE, WWW.JANSKIPRODUCTIONS.COM WHERE YOU CAN HEAR SAMPLES OF THE GREAT SONGS, READ THE SYNOPSIS AND GET TICKETS. THIS PRODUCTION IS A PRE TOUR SHOWCASE SO IF YOU DON'T SEE IT THIS TIME, YOU CAN CATCH IT AT EITHER THE BRI… Continue

WHAT AN APT HEADING THIS IS. HI TO EVERYONE AND APOLOGIES FOR MY RATHER LONG SILENCE. I AM IN THE MIDST OF REHEARSALS FOR THE NEW MUSICAL IN WHICH I HAVE A RATHER MEATY ROLE! YES - I AM SINGING AGAIN AND TO MY HORROR - A LITTLE BIT OF DANCING TOO (LUCKILY, THE MAIN DANCERS CARRY MOST OF IT). I NAMED THIS BLOG AS I DID BECAUSE I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN THIS PRODUCTION. THE WEST END OR AT LEAST SOME KNOWN FRINGE VENUES, NEED SOMETHING NEW AND THIS IS NOT JUST NEW, IT IS A REAL PIECE OF ENTERTAINMEN…

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