Well, here I am at the airport after 3 days in Melbourne at the Long Paddock conference. What a week! Cold! Cold! Cold! (for a Gold Coaster!) Producers of work pitching their shows to venue managers etc… Pretty full on and it was great for MWTC to see the level of the shows that were being presented. Very high quality. There was so much good stuff that we were wondering why the GC has never seen any of it?! That’s for another blog, you know what I’m like, do not get me started!
We met lots of great people and of course we had a great time with the gang from The Arts Centre Gold Coast. Many thanks to Destry, Cheryl and Brad for taking us along and showing us the ropes. Also thanks to Sue-Anne and Jayne from marketing and box office, it was great to get to know them a little better. Building these relationships is what will make the GC a strong and legitimate artistic voice in the region.
On a personal note it was also great to get back to Melbourne, the place where I spent my university days and my formative theatre days. Also nice to be there with Claudine and to show her that part of my life. We went to the Victoria Markets and got sore feet walking around the city. We went to my favourite coffee shop in the world, Pellegini’s on Bourke St. Some of you may know this coffee bar, very Italian and very Melbourne.
The trip has planted the seeds of a new work, based on King Lear and a legend of our family…more on that as it comes to hand. We have a title and a concept and that's all I’m saying for now.
When we get back we are getting reading to get stuck into the Twelfth Night rehearsals. I have been reading sonnets in preparation, boning up on my iambics and my punctuation in readiness for Jennifer. I love Shakespeare, but you can’t be complacent with him, ‘cause just when you think you have him, he manages to slip through your fingers…
There is a little video of the trip, so check it out and I will see you all soon!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dame1StNn8E
James
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