Sweet Harmony

Around Easter 2014 I went with my mum to a concert by Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir. We knew a couple of people in the choir, though I'd never heard them before. We truly enjoyed the concert. I found it really inspiring, and it made me begin to think about whether I'd like to join them. It took me a while to decide but eventually I went along to a rehearsal. I enjoyed it a lot and have been going along to practice since, when ever I've had the opportunity.

I've generally been wanting to improve my ability to sing harmonies, spurred on in part by an audition where my harmony skills let me down(!) and have been having lessons to help with this which have been really helpful. The gospel choir has further helped me develop these skills, and I'm seeing a lot of progress which is great. In July I performed with the choir at Gospel Fusion concert at Huddersfield town Hall along with other gospel choirs and amazing gospel artists. It was fantastic.

Another project which my harmony practice has come in useful for has been a new group Gareth and I have started singing with - called Steve Ansell and the Truth - which has been a lot of fun! Check out our facebook page. Also in the group is Jan Ansell. I met and started working with Steve and Jan for the Gi60 Theatre Festival in 2012 (you can read about this here and here!). Over the summer I sang with them (minus Gareth) at Bakewell Music Festival which was a really great weekend. And also at an event in Holmfirth. We had our first proper outing as a four at The Picturedrome in Holmfirth in November but I will do another post about that at some point! Very exciting!

Also over the Summer was involved with a little weekend called Bret Fest organised by Julie Boyle which was great fun. Played a few tunes Gareth, with Joshua Patel, and Ben Erridge.  

I am really glad to be finding more opportunities for singing at the moment and will keep pursuing more!

The Butterfly and the Stolen Egg

Hey, just want to share a few pics from a couple of performances with the fantastic Wooden Spoons Theatre Company last year.

Mother Nature's Day

'Mother Nature's Day' was held at Bolton Nature Reserve on the weekend of Mother's Day. I became a butterfly and told young audiences how I had transformed from a little caterpillar.

The audience's walked through the reserve and along the way met various woodland creature who told them about their mother's/babies and educated them on ways they could provide safe, welcoming environments for animals to flourish in with their young.

Behind the scenes

Getting into costume

I really enjoyed this project and thankfully the weather was kind. Great to be part of a performance inspiring children to care for wildlife. You can read more about 'Mother Nature Day' and see many more pictures here.

Practising make-up for 'The Butterfly'

Who Stole Easter?

Who stole Easter was an outdoor interactive comedy with a touch of the ridiculous, inviting the audience to uncover the mystery of who stole the valuable 'Golden Egg'. This was performed as part of the traditional egg-rolling event in Preston at Avenham Park (you can read about how I was involved with this last year here).

At the audition

A promotional shot

Photo shoot

I played the questionably Spanish Madame Omelette, Fiery femme fatale with a dodgy accent and a secret. Great fun to play, fantastic fun cast and really enjoyed it.

Actress Rose Fowler helping me with my costume

Make-up ready for 'Madame Omlette'

 Some pictures of the cast:

Gareth Price-Baghurst, myself, Joe Hughes, Graham Easterlow, Rose Fowler, Eryl Parry, Mae Brogan