Last night the lovely Autumn and I ended up at Alan Ayckbourne’s play A Woman in Mind at the Vaudeville Theatre on The Strand. We pitched up there as I’d been given tickets by a colleague who’d won them in a competition and then found himself double-booked. Another colleague remarked that ‘you can always tell [...]
I didn’t hear back from the advertising people who might have put me on TV, but it was a long-shot anyway. But I haven’t been quiet mourning a lost opportunity for 15 minutes of fame – last week I was visiting the lovely Autumn’s mum who lives in France. But more of Le Republique later.
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Russian hats and reefer jackets II
After being spotted by some casting agents at London Bridge railway station on Saturday who were looking for someone to feature in an advert, I was asked to come in for an audition today. I went along, unsure of what to expect. The Casting Suite studio offers a service they [...]
I like my ‘Russian’ hat. It’s one of those ones with ear flaps that you can fold down, they’re known as Ushankas apparently. As my ears really feel the cold it does a good job of insulating them. Tying the flaps together under my chin, makes me feel completely wrapped up against the most biting [...]
