One Actor - Another Show

"Fiddelity" is a new monologue in eleven scenes (2019). It takes place over the character's seven decades and deals with the thwarted desire of a young child to play the fiddle, and the impact of the fiddle in question on the generations of this family. The script has received a favourable review from a literary critic; but another review found that although it was a "great story" it would not be a good play. Personally I believe that a monologue is a form of storytelling. A great story should be enough; but it has to be told well. This particular review was not based on a review of the script; but of an early and hastily put together video rehearsal of the play. Perhaps it was the performance they found lacking. Anyway, the review did encourage me to take a fresh look at the script and do some rewriting while away for the winter. The  early video rehearsal of scene 1 of this 11 scene monologue can be viewed on YouTube at  Fiddelity Sc. 1 . The play has yet ...

The play was very well received in Annapolis Royal. A snowy, wintery night might have dampened the audience attendance, but it didn't. A good house and an enthusiastic and attentive one was a delight to perform for.  As a playwright and as an actor one is always relieved that a new work is appreciated and enjoyed. And it is always good, and somewhat frightening, to put a work that has been long in gestation to the test. And now, for a while at least, it is put to bed.  Where the play goes from here is anybody's guess. I will submit it for the 2020 Liverpool (NS) International Theatre Festival; but there are no plans to produce it elsewhere right now. In the meantime, a new work is in its infancy. We shall see what becomes of it next.