Paintbox Jane went to St Ives Jazz Club. We had a great time and the show went down a storm! This is from one lovely review: The narrative in Paintbox Jane revolves around the French painter Raoul Dufy (played with panache by Tim Goodwin) as he paints an imaginary portrait of a female friend. It […]
Read More →I am pleased to announce that Jon Hiseman, of Coliseum fame, will be recording Paintbox Jane at the end of June at his studio in London.
Read More →Following the success of the London premier of ‘Paintbox Jane’, in which I play the French painter, Raoul Dufy, I’m pleased to announce that the project has now been expanded by half-an-hour into two 45 minute sets. The new version has added songs and dialogue and looks like it will be immensely entertaining. Company Westbrook will […]
Read More →“…the most interesting character in the story is the black suited enigma known as The Man who exists somewhere between Siobhan’s drug fuelled thoughts, her more lucid conscience and the inevitability of her death; imagined or otherworldly, he is never really explained but it is through him we are privy to her inner thoughts… The […]
Read More →Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it? That’s what it is to be a slave. ~ Roy Batty, Nexus 6, Bladerunner. The sensation of fear remains much the same throughout life: it is, after all, the natural response of our bodies to potentially dangerous situations. It is things we fear that change. These […]
Read More →The concept of ‘freedom’ has different meanings for different people. Freedom means a lot for someone behind bars; for someone tending a bar when they would rather be doing something else, it may mean slightly less. Someone caught in a dysfunctional relationship might want to be ‘free’, but it is not the same kind of […]
Read More →I am currently working as dramaturge to Mike Westbrook & Company for the tour of ‘A Bigger Show’ featuring The Uncommon Orchestra. This is a wonderful, musical and theatrical work featuring a 22 piece orchestra with some of the best jazz musicians in the UK. “Not a Big Band, but a band that is BIG!” ~ Lee […]
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