Just over a year ago I wrote a piece about the start of a new venture into curing meat. It was doing really well, so much so that I was making food all the time and making any progress on the … Continue reading Smoke gets in you pies…
Hello once again and greetings from the other side of the world. My theatrical based travels now find me in Auckland having completed three weeks in Wellington with the musical Annie. The journey, I have to say, is long! I left … Continue reading There’s more to Wellington than boots…
After seemingly brief sojourn in Leicester the big pink bus moved onto Edinburgh. I say seemingly brief because nothing of any exceptional merit occurred. Eateries were eclectic and our random corner by the De Montfort hall was fairly typical. A local … Continue reading Start spreading the Noos… Monarch of the puddings reaches Scotland (again)
Those of you who have seen me recently will probably agree that the hair had got a bit out of control. So when our newly appointed and exquisitely groomed keys two, Mr. Carradine, joined the tour there was a sudden rush … Continue reading Cut above the rest – The tour continues in Manchester
Greetings from Newcastle upon Tyne, jewel of the north. It’s probably twenty years since I worked here last and it’s changed a lot. There’s been a fair amount of regeneration and it would appear that there’s a decent amount of … Continue reading Ha’way The Lads (and Lassies)
Following on last last weeks food post I am now writing to you as an in-betweener. That is in-between Wolverhampton and Newcastle. A travel day of sorts, too far to go home to return to the north again with out … Continue reading Cone with the wind…
We are now safely nestled in Wolverhampton, playing the Grand Theatre. The business of show is doing well and it’s nice to be in an orchestra pit once again. It was always going to be tough to beat Brighton and … Continue reading Monarch of the puddings – Cardiff & that place off of the M1…
Refreshed after a week off the Monarch of the Puddings tour landed in Brighton. Now the good Mrs F had just toured here with her play and so I was a little prepared for our trip. The Theatre Royal Brighton … Continue reading Peoples Republic of Brightonia & Turkish food courts – The tour continues
I like beer, in all honesty I always have. We’re used to paying prices in London (and surrounding areas) so imagine my delight in Sheffield to find a pub where beer is £1.80 a pint! This is a shock. The … Continue reading “Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.” – Homer Simpson
Greetings from sunny Sheffield, the town where toothpaste in a tube was invented. Week one of my sabbatical from the world of swing and adventure into eighties pop musical Priscilla. Its funny taking over a show from someone else, I … Continue reading Monarch of the Pudding – Life in the bus lane – Touring with Priscilla
I tried a social media experiment this year, I tried to give away studio time. Bare in mind the surest state of the economy I was astonished by the lack of response from people across the board. So when … Continue reading Helping Heroes – Keeping Karma
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