A Weekend On The Wrong Side Of The Pennines...

With the bearded ladies outside The Blackpool Tower Dungeon,
where I have worked in the past.

Last weekend I was in Lancashire. I had the opportunity to see a performance by Unit, a new youth theatre company in Preston. The performance was directed by Graham Easterlow and Katy Mitchell of Bordello Theatre. It was an excellent performance with a political theme that was very thought provoking and quite original I thought. They are hoping to take the performance further if funding allows. I think it will be an exciting project to see continue to develop. Huge amount of potential there. I have worked with Graham and Katy as part of Easterland which you can read about here. The play was developed within in just one week and was devised by the cast as a whole, you could see the great amount of work put in. It was accompanied by a mixture of live and recorded music and had elements of physical theatre, all of which I love so I very much enjoyed it.

Also whilst in Lancashire I got to see a very different kind of performance - this time in Blackpool; an excellent Michael Jackson impersonator at the birthday party of actress and singer Helen O'Neill. Navi the 'number 1 Michael Jackson tribute' has been hired by Michael Jackson himself, and has a unique reputation which you can read about here. His performance was amazing and full of energy.

Navi and a Britney Spears impersonator
 who also performed on the night, though just a couple of songs.

With the birthday girl Helen

On our return from Lancashire Gareth and I headed to Holmfirth for a rehearsal with Steve Ansell & The Truth. We are preparing for a recording this weekend at Sick Room Studios which I am looking forward to. Watch this space! In the mean time don't forget to follow our Facebook page: Steve Ansell & The Truth.