This afternoon I let out a gasp of frustration and shouted, ‘Arms, stop being dicks!’ Moments later I apologised to them, but they’re really behaving badly at the moment.
The other day I mentioned my new elbowing-things tic: walls, tables, doors, the bath, other people.…
We got back from Shambala in the early hours of this morning, and I went straight to bed. Several hours later I woke up to a very rainy London, feeling exhausted. I’d been planning to go to Notting Hill Carnival and Eoin was coming to pick me up in the early afternoon.…
I had lunch with Bunny, Fran, Pete and a load of other people, sitting on the grass, bathed in sunshine, with the sound from the main stage of an incredible harp player drifting over hundreds of other people all having a lazy lunch too.…
The sun’s been out for most of the day and Shambala’s looking beautiful, with people in colourful costumes everywhere. I’m not doing a show today so I’m able to relax properly.
Captain Hotknives did have a show though, a solo set in the Wandering Word tent.…
I woke up in a warm tent and crawled out into the dewy day. King Russell and Fat Sister, camped opposite, were already up and about. They were making tea on a portable stove and I sat with them, surfacing slowly.…
At ten o’clock Fat Sister and King Russell arrived at the castle, soon followed by Bunny’s brother Pete. He’s one of my two main support workers at Shambala, with Eoin, the other half of the team, meeting us on site.
We had a tense time packing the small car with four people’s-worth of stuff, two tents and one all-terrain wheelchair.…
This’ll be a quick post – I’m in the middle of packing for the Shambala Festival. We leave tomorrow and I’m really excited about being back at one of my favourite places.
If you’re heading there yourself, catch me on stage with Captain Hotknives at the Social Club, on Friday at 5.00pm and on Sunday at 5.15pm.…
After two days back in London, my stay in Edinburgh already seems like a long time ago. Since getting home, a few significant moments at the Fringe have kept coming into my mind so I thought I’d share some with you.…
We got home from Edinburgh yesterday afternoon, and today I went straight back to work. It’s the final week of the Summer Playscheme and all the projects were busy with children enjoying their break from school.
As I wheeled past the huge queue of people waiting to come in this morning I felt very happy to be back.…
So the Edinburgh run of Backstage in Biscuit Land felt like a great success and got some fantastic reviews. If you wanted to see it but didn’t get the chance, this is a reminder that there are some upcoming London dates next month:
September Performances
7th September: Southbank Centre, London (tickets available here)
18th September: Battersea Arts Centre, London (tickets available here)
19th September: Battersea Arts Centre, London (tickets available here)
20th September: Battersea Arts Centre, London (tickets available here)
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