A colourful start to the year

Happy 2013

Hope this year is full of good things for you all! I wonder what it will hold for me!

Well kicking off the year earlier this month I tagged along with my partner to London again to help with a company there he's worked with before. The company is called The Lion's Part and the event was a Twelfth Night seasonal celebration which involved a procession, a performance combining a mish-mash of tradition, music, bright costumes and fun and all ending up at a pub (woop) George Inn (which has a whole history of it's own!).

Some snaps of the performance

We helped out with bits and pieces to do with props and practical things. Unfortunately the day before we headed to London I wasn't very well, which was frustrating timing as I felt it affected me whist I was there and was not quite myself. It was all new to me and very interesting to experience and some challenges but I really enjoyed the performance day especially, it was a fantastic show/experience and great to see different approaches to creating theatre. Other highlights included a 'kissing wishing tree' which you tied wishes too (and then kissed someone), a story teller and dancing to traditional folk songs and jigs.

In traditional 'Mummers coats' ready for the procession

Lots more to look forward to this year and I hope lots of good things I haven't even imagined yet! Hoping to keep updating this every so often, (however little it may be read!) as I've quite enjoyed writing in it a bit more.

The beautiful 'Kissing Wishing Tree'