Friday 30 November 2018

November 2018 - The Diary

Kicked off November with an appearance on CELTIC AM, presented by Andrew Milne at Malones Bar in Glasgow alongside Celtic's Bobby Petta and Wembley legend Jim McCallion chatting about my career and the ongoing Cathkin Park restoration. Photo below courtesy of Andy Milne.


Then back to COLOPLAST UK roleplay work in Manchester and a welcome return to the fabulous Malmaison Hotel with the usual crew. Back to Glasgow for more auditions and a screening of Paul Darroch's WW1 trailer ONE NIGHT IN FLANDERS with the Cast and Crew.


Thanks to Ray Crofter for the photo below.  The film was released on the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 on the 11th November 2018. You can watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlkfGin13PM&t=6s&fbclid=IwAR1_-ESUvi9UKf0y4xp_MPuV6NBEFEbYCwp2VBQ1UWpuQ7KnpH9snv52Cn4


Delighted to see ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES pick up a Scottish Bafta for 'Best Entertainment Show' this month. I really enjoyed playing the nasty, murderous Rev Reese on the only episode that remained unsolved by the panel nor the audience, so a huge well done to everyone at Tiger Aspect.


Back down to London for more meetings in another mad month of travel but hopefully it will all pay off! Yet more castings and finally into rehearsals for Glasgow Arts new pantomime, written by John Binnie and directed by Aileen Ritchie with a brilliant cast and my first tentative steps as The Dame!


I am playing Nurse Nellie Nae Dosh in our touring production of SLEEPING BEAUTY and coming to lots of community venues in December. I will post the dates at the beginning of next month and hope to catch some of you lot at the gigs!


Photos here are courtesy of Glasgow Arts of our lovely cast & creative team at our rehearsal rooms at Knightswood Community Centre and great to be back working in my old stomping ground once again!

Am constantly amazed by how much can be done in just two weeks to get a full pantomime up and running and impressed by my cast-mates talent & energy in bashing it into shape under our Aileen Ritchie's fab direction. Hard, hard work but beginning to pay of...Hopefully!


Also this month we got round the table to have a read of a new play I am producing later in 2019 with a stellar cast and Director. More details on that to come in the New Year. Then it was off to Pulse FM in Barrhead to record Radio Series MADE IN THE YOOKAY directed by Julie Dunn with a great


cast and more episodes to record later in 2019. Then it was back to pirate duties for the final CAPTAIN MORGAN live gigs in Kirkintilloch at Bar Bliss and Club Bliss followed by a mini tour of Glasgow City Centre! Huge thanks to the team and all at RPM for a 4th year of playing the


famous old Captain Morgan and to all the venues we played in Scotland & England once again in 2018. Hopefully we will be back in early 2019 for more high seas jinks! Thanks to Bar Bliss for


the photographs above. Great fun and a great crowd and a suitably wild end to an incredibly busy month. Now...it's panto time!

Sleeping Beauty Tour Dates Announced!

Delighted to be a part of Glasgow Arts Sleeping Beauty, which is touring to these venues:
Tue 4 Dec, 1.30pm & 6.30pm *EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT*
Barmulloch Community Centre
46 Walllacewell Quadrant G21 3PX | 0141 276 0875
Wed 5 Dec, 1pm
Lodging House Mission
35 East Campbell Street G1 5DT | 0141 552 0285
Thu 6 Dec, 6.30pm *SOLD OUT*
Drumchapel Community Centre
320 Kinfauns Drive G15 7HA | 0141 276 0560
Fri 7 Dec, 1pm & 7pm
Penilee Community Centre
10 Gleddoch Road G52 4BD | 0141 882 3309

Sat 8 Dec, 2.30pm & 6.30pm
Knightswood Community Centre
201 Alderman Road G13 3DD | 0141 959 9419
Tue 11 Dec, 1.30pm & 6.30pm
Ruchill Community Centre,
671 Bilsland Drive G20 9NF | 0141 946 8161
Wed 12 Dec, 1.30pm & 6pm
Barrowfield Community Centre
67 Yate Street G31 4AQ | 0141 550 5657
Thu 13 Dec, 6pm
Geoff Shaw Community Centre
25 Kerrylamont Avenue G42 0DN | 0141 647 0969
Fri 14 Dec, 6.30pm
Bellcraig Community Centre
10 Gorstan Street G23 5QA | 0141 945 2710
Sat 15 Dec, 1.30pm & 6.30pm
Barmulloch Community Centre
46 Wallacewell Quadrant G21 3PX | 0141 276 0875
Tue 18 Dec, 1.30pm & 6.30pm
Barlanark Community Centre
33 Burnmouth Road G33 4RZ | 0141 773 1812
Wed 19 Dec, 7pm
Possilpoint Community Centre
130 Denmark Street G22 5LQ | 0141 336 4057
Thu 20 Dec, 2pm & 7pm
Pollok Community Centre
134 Langton Road G53 5DP | 0141 882 5869
Fri 21 Dec, 1pm & 7pm
Castlemilk Community Centre
121 Castlemilk Drive G45 9UG | 0141 634 2233
Saturday 22 Dec, 1pm
Shettleston Community Centre
54 Amulree Street G32 7UT | 0141 764 1165

Monday 12 November 2018

Under New Management

Delighted to say I am now represented by the fabulous Luc Chaudhary at International Artists Management. All enquiries please go to : info@internationalartistsmanagement.co.uk



Check out their website here https://internationalartistsmanagement.co.uk/ Really looking forward to the next chapter in this roller coaster of a career! Onwards!!