Too Long Between Posts!

It has been a little too long between posts and I feel that, although I have tried (and failed) in the past to avoid "update" posts, there is no avoiding it this time.



WARNING - UPDATE POST FOLLOWING

Right, so -

Melbourne International Comedy Festival! This year I performed in Beaconsfield the Musical and what a wonderful experience it was. It was so warmly received and (brag alert) got some fab reviews including the coveted 4.5stars in The Age. As well as Beacy (as we affectionately call it) we got to write and perform for the open/close of Axed! and we appeared in one of the gorgeous Ali McGregors Late night Variety Night Shows ... again, what a pleasure!
Though, my personal highlight, once again, came in the form of 80's Enough - the fantastically awesome 80's cover band fronted by the one and only "Flash Dan". I was lucky enough to be invited up on stage for the closing night party at Hi-Fi Bar and sung Flashdance (What a Feeling!) I will happily carry that memory for a very very long time. Truly wonderful if not the smallest bit overwhelming - I hope everyone gets to feel such warmth and excitement from friends as I did that night. My friends, I have to admit, are probably the best out of all the friends you can have. I have not even mentioned all the great, inspiring and clever shows I got to see and see my friends in, which is rather remiss of me, so let me simply say, twas a grand month!
After Melbourne (which, given the leaving of a city I love and containing loved ones) I was incredibly thankful to dive straight into Sydney's Comedy Festival.
Susie and I were commissioned to write some live commercials for the sponsors of a Gala event. We were so proud and happy, both with our writing and performance of said commercials - how blessed am I that I can work with one of my best friends! We then went right on into our season of iMPro3 Shuffle - Suz's brainchild. Long form improvised comedy inspired by a random MP3 player taken from the audience. This is a show we love to do, mainly because it reunites us with the complete 4 Coasters - Toby Truslove and Cale Bain. We get to invite some of our favourite people to play with us and bang - we got a show!
National Theatresports time came round too, seeing our friends from Perth and Melbourne and Brisbane all drop in for some improvised good times and WAY too much drinking.
Amor and I took in the talents of Wayne Brady at the State Theatre. One talented man, and one pert behind!
With the finishing of the festivals (and the leaving of friends and loved ones yet again) I looked certain to fall into depression - but then - I flew to Melbourne. A surprise ticket to Martin Shorts one man show (Just crazy brilliant) Amazing seats at Avenue Q (WOOHOO - starring the amazing Luke Joslin) a fancy schmancy stay at The Hotel Windsor (Robes AND Slippers) made for a truly remarkable weekend. Note to self though AB - you cannot drink like you used to!
And just like that (after the saying goodbye to loved ones and friends YET again) I was rescued from the complete set of Blues by the June Long Weekend, Radelaide, My Nephews and The Cabaret Festival.
Oh my Lord. Bernadette Peters. She was everything I could have hoped she would be. I am so very very glad I went to see her, great excuse to visit my sister and her family and this time round meant I got to catch up with the Awesome Axis lads. It has also given me enough inspiration to jump aboard that Monkey driven Speedboat and make some real progress on the show I am (still) writing. I can actually see it taking shape now. Look out world. I have something I want to say. And by say I mean sing. And I plan on singing it soon!

Now, staring down the barrel of about 5 weeks of nothing much, the plan is to fight off the depressing loneliness with good old fashioned writing sessions. Right, self indulgent ranting monologues, here I come!