Hi all
This is an update for you all. I know I failed to keep my promise of a blogpost per evening every night during Les Misérables and Oliver! at the Edinburgh Fringe. There were many reasons for the failure. One I was too fecking tired after nearly every show that I either forgot or simply couldn't be bothered (I know, it's very bad of me...), another being that I didn't have anything new to say about the subject at all. One other major blip was the fact my camera packed in and the footage I took backstage of the final show which would have been showvlog 2 was lost.
But fear not. I do plan to keep doing videos since I enjoyed doing the Playing Javert vlogs. It gave me something different to do every evening for a while which was nice. I'll probably be doing a mixture of vlogs, reviews, tag videos yadayadayada. (look out for my first attempt at "Actor Hopping" coming soon!
So Les Misérables finished with an incredible last performance, which was sold out and received the best standing ovation I've ever witnessed at a show. That night backstage was very emotional (not just for me, but for everyone else and all the audience as well. It became apparent that the audience felt the pain of the last night along with the people involved in the show.
My lovely Amy saw the show and reviewed it. During the next few days we saw the wonderful Caroline Rhea (Aunt Hilda from Sabrina the Teenage Witch). Amy had tweeted her before the show saying we were looking forward to it, and Caroline actually came and said hello before the show started (Amy knows her quite well I'd say) and best of all, before I'd even said a word she took my hand and said "Oh you're Gordon"... Safe to say I was a little starstruck but that did not take away from the enjoyment of her comedy show at the Gilded Balloon. Sadly, we didn't get to meet her afterwards, which was really gutting, but can't be helped since she was apparently called away urgently afterwards. Whilst waiting outside of the Gilded Balloon, some guy who had a show on, came up to us and asked us to choose a song for him to play on a small bespoke instrument. He claimed to know every single song and asked us to name any song for him to play as a small demonstration. So I picked I Dreamed A Dream, but I do regret not asking for Stars, as I'm not sure he would have known that one, but ah well. Once we'd been serenaded with I Dreamed a Dream, whilst walking back to get the bus, we heard Les Mis again, this time it was being blasted from Edinburgh Castle... Weirder still it then became Darth Vader's march.... We won't question it.
Over the last few days I've found out that I've been accepted onto a Performing Arts course at the University of Sunderland. During the University Open Day, I managed to bump into the person I had talked to over the phone about gaining a place, who then very kindly arranged a trip to East Durham College in Peterlee to have a look around the facilities and get a feel of my future surroundings. It seriously sounds like the best course ever, and I can't wait to share some of my experiences with you very soon.
Whilst staying in Sunderland I'm also coming to terms with student life, how to look after my money etc. God Bless TESCO and cheap food!
And apart from that nothing much else is happening really. University for me starts on the 11th September (well, that's when induction is, it starts fully on the 23rd) and by then I'll hopefully be posting a lot more videos and blogposts for you to read, watch, appreciate (or laugh at if you prefer... I don't care, I'm still getting the views aren't I?)
All that's left for me to say is roll on University!
Kind regards
Gordon H
