I don’t think I have ever written about one of my greatest passions, an error that I will now correct.
The good lady and I are dedicated and long serving members of our local amateur dramatic society. Over the past 20 years we have participated in countless shows and it seems to me that the quality just gets better and better.
Last week we were working backstage on our production of Hairspray. While judgement will always be personal and subjective, I have to say that this is the show where I personally believe all departments came together to produce pretty much the perfect show. There were no weak links. The show was superbly cast and they were all professional, energetic and totally committed. The 15 strong orchestra were amazing under the leadership of our incredible musical director. Wardrobe provided dozens of dazzling and memorable costumes. The backstage team, supported as always by the excellent theatre technical team, produced a virtually flawless show. The lighting design was absolutely beautiful. It sounded great, looked amazing and ran like a well oiled machine. It was a total sellout, which is a testament to the hard work and skill of our incredible publicity team.
Great fun, hard work, very satisfying and an absolute pleasure to be a small part of. We are not available for the next one as we are jetting off round the world, but needless to say the quality, hard work and dedication will be just as evident as everyone moves on to the next exciting adventure.
Sheppy'S World 