The Fabularium at the RSC!

In June last year The Fabularium had the exciting opportunity to be part of the Pilot Sites event run by the company Pilot Nights and hosted by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. The show was called 'The Midsummer Mechanicals Perform the Town Band of Bremen' - and it was exactly that. Peter Quince, Starveling, Flute and Bottom all took to the stage in bumbling mechanics fashion to perform the old German folk tale we tour around with us!

As was only fitting, Bottom played the Donkey.

We adapted the play for the event including shortening it and of course adding more Shakespeare references, and we had a fantastic time performing it at the RSC, in the courtyard directly opposite their main entrance.

We also had the opportunity to attend a workshop run by fantastically experienced vocal coach to the RSC Charlie Hughes-Daeth (check out her highly impressive CV here!) which was really engaging and useful.

Other artists performing at the event included Bright Particular, Hannah Silva, Alice Cooper & Claire Willoughby and Miranda La Mutanta.

Where Have I Been?

Hello.

It's been a while since I've posted! 9 months in fact. Enough time to brew up a baby...though that's not what I've been doing (sorry to disappoint mother). What I have been doing however is working pretty darn hard. I've moved location a few times and ended up living in Derbyshire for the time being, doing a lot more singing work, which is a lot of fun. But there is a lot more between now and then which I have not yet told you, because I've been...well...busy I guess. But I haven't forgotten this blog and I will keep updating when I get chance, and filling in the gaps!

Although I mostly post about work in this blog obviously I also live life outside of work and as with anyone's life there have been ups and downs. I have had the privilege of spending more time with certain family members which has been amazing, but I have also in the last few months lost a very very dear friend. The beautiful and talented Katie Sharpe, who I lived with for 3 years in Northampton, and have known for I think nearly 9. I will not post a full tribute here, as I have done already in more appropriate places, but I could not continue to post without mentioning this beautiful beautiful friend - beautiful inside and out. A part of me has left this world with her. And so it is a rather different Anna that will be writing the following posts. Some of the events I will write about happened before she left this world, and some after. Her leaving is like a wall between the two realities. I love and miss her so much, and she will always inspire me to keep doing what I love and working hard, just as she did. Here's to Katie.