Shadow Thief in Gimhae

Just got back from our tour of "Shadow Thief" to 김해 (Gimhae/Kimhae), where the Gimhae Arts and Sports Center (GASC) treated us royally. They always produce special banners and pamphlets for our shows and their theatre is welcoming, warm and the audiences are always fun to perform to.... Yay for Gimhae!

I'm the one with the horns....

How I Spent My Christmas Day....

It's Christmas Day, what better way to spend it than to dress up as a Minotaur and scare children...

A happy, happy Christmas!

Death at Christmas

Sad news: Harold Pinter died on Christmas Eve.

One of the greatest writers in modern theatre, Pinter was a hero of mine and his plays have had a great influence on me. A great loss. Michael Billington's tribute to him can be found here.

Here's Pinter's Nobel Lecture from 2005:

The Transcript.

And the video:

Rest in Peace Harold.

Don't put your daughter on the stage Mrs Worthington...

Note to self - Always check your props...

An actor slit his throat on stage when the prop knife for his suicide scene turned out to be a real one.

Daniel Hoevels, 30, slumped over with blood pouring from his neck while the audience broke into applause at the "special effect". Police are investigating whether the knife was a mistake or a murder plot. They are questioning the rest of the cast, and backstage hands with access to props; they will also carry out DNA tests.