Poem of the fortnight: War Time Woes

Oh Reggie, my dear Reggie,

How I do miss you so,

Since the day you popped those size ten clogs,

Its been harder than you know.

I always leave an extra cup,

Of tea outside for you,

Just in case you’re feeling parched my dear,

And need a swig or two.

And theres half a tin of spam, my love,

That’s been open for some time,

And some bread that’s gone a little green,

Scrape it off, it will be fine.

I don’t know if you folks get a chance,

To eat or drink my dear,

I don’t imagine ghosts do much,

Too busy spreading fear.

But if you can the options there,

Don’t want you ghouling on an empty tummy,

As long as it won't give you wind,

Though belching spirits would be funny !

Just wanted to check that you’re alright,

And still feeling strong and mighty,

Despite the fact you are deceased,

And wont make it back to blighty.

And did I say Im very proud of everything you did,

Even when you aimed just too far left and shot poor Uncle Sid,

And one last thing, I need to ask, what with you being rather hench,

You couldn’t pop back just for a bit,

And help me build this bloody trench??

Sketch of the fortnight: Confessions of a cleaner...

Well, it’s been all systems go in Well Red Comedy Land, hence the reason for the lengthy passing of time since my previous correspondence!. Projects, work and general goings on have been very exciting and we’re only just into February…

Through my university course, I have been metaphorically reaping the rewards of working with the prestigious street theatre company Periplum on ‘The Art of Demonstration’. A collaboration with the company and my fellow students in the first and second year of our Street Arts course which so far has managed to combine visual installations, clowning, dance, physical theatre, rapping and media (although the list goes on) and we’re not done yet! With just four weeks to devise and perform, the project has been a valuable learning process of the demands of being in a professional street theatre practice and what it means to our society today. We’ve been working on all elements of the show from devising to designing as well as producing and making. If you are interested in coming to this highly recommended and thought provoking  performance it’s invitation only so contact me for further info.

Kayleigh tells all on her cig break

In other news, Well Red Lady has been getting busy creating a wealth of new characters and concepts to get this rib-tickling year off to a very amusing start. In line with a university module, there has been the opportunity to create more comedy characters including Kayleigh, the cleaning lady. If you fancy taking a sneaky peak at her on her ciggy break, follow this link ….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kubFfilSyPQ . Having just worked out how to function my new camcorder, you can expect to see many more sketches in the coming weeks so watch this space.

 That’s all for now you lovely rosy red lot.

 X x