Hi
I've had loads of problems logging on lately but seem to have it sorted out.
It seems ages since Gang Show really missing everyone.
How come hadly anyone uses the cast message board.
If you are reading this and don't use the messageboard then please start :-)
Rather than do all my catching up in this posting I'll try and go back and catch up on the missing posts.
Lydia got an invite to Bath Gang show's party & she's taking me with her LOL
L8rs
T
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Christchurch Gang Show
Hi
I've just got back from a holiday in Bournemouth with my family it woz Brill.
While we were there we saw a banner for the Christchurch Gang Show so we went to see it. The man selling programmes said that 3 groups from Swindon had gone down there to see it. The show woz good but it could have been gr8 if the gang had just bothered to smile & look like they were enjoying themselves. It woz so different to Bath just a few days B4. It would have been gr8 if evr1 from Dancin in the Street could have gone down 7 taken over the Christchurch show & showed them how to do it. If we had performed like it Becky would have ripped our heads off then sewn them back on & riped them off again. They did do Chitty Chitty Bang Bang well, but that woz mainly solos & it woz the big numbers that they werent so good at. I thought their sketches were good though. I want to know how come they were allowed to do 8 songs from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when according to Ian we were only allowed to do a couple coz of copywrite.
BTW if you get a chance to eat at a Brewers Fare have the apple pie it's wikid!!!!!
L8Rs
T
I've just got back from a holiday in Bournemouth with my family it woz Brill.
While we were there we saw a banner for the Christchurch Gang Show so we went to see it. The man selling programmes said that 3 groups from Swindon had gone down there to see it. The show woz good but it could have been gr8 if the gang had just bothered to smile & look like they were enjoying themselves. It woz so different to Bath just a few days B4. It would have been gr8 if evr1 from Dancin in the Street could have gone down 7 taken over the Christchurch show & showed them how to do it. If we had performed like it Becky would have ripped our heads off then sewn them back on & riped them off again. They did do Chitty Chitty Bang Bang well, but that woz mainly solos & it woz the big numbers that they werent so good at. I thought their sketches were good though. I want to know how come they were allowed to do 8 songs from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang when according to Ian we were only allowed to do a couple coz of copywrite.
BTW if you get a chance to eat at a Brewers Fare have the apple pie it's wikid!!!!!
L8Rs
T
Saturday, April 02, 2005
Bath
Went to see Bath Gang Show this week.
If any of the Swindon cast are reading this & didn't go, then why not?
It's not far to Bath by train & you can still be back in Swindon by 7:00. It woz even easier this year as Julian organised a coach trip Lydia, Scotty Dina, Leigh & Bert all went on the coach trip as did a load from our show. I went with Cat, & her mum.
The show woz Brill and the cast were so enthusuastic they really got the audience going.
Good opening & lots of good acts I think they did a few too many sketches, but coz they only have a small cast they need to do the sketches to let the others change. Loved the Monks.
The Blues brother bit woz good as well & so woz the sketch with the moby. Liked Christmas and the Boogie bit as well. Well done guys.
If you get a chance to see the Bath show then go, if you don't luv it then you need treatment.
L8Rs
T
If any of the Swindon cast are reading this & didn't go, then why not?
It's not far to Bath by train & you can still be back in Swindon by 7:00. It woz even easier this year as Julian organised a coach trip Lydia, Scotty Dina, Leigh & Bert all went on the coach trip as did a load from our show. I went with Cat, & her mum.
The show woz Brill and the cast were so enthusuastic they really got the audience going.
Good opening & lots of good acts I think they did a few too many sketches, but coz they only have a small cast they need to do the sketches to let the others change. Loved the Monks.
The Blues brother bit woz good as well & so woz the sketch with the moby. Liked Christmas and the Boogie bit as well. Well done guys.
If you get a chance to see the Bath show then go, if you don't luv it then you need treatment.
L8Rs
T
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Good Rehearsals
This weekend’s rehearsals went really well. After last week which was awful, it seemed even better than it woz. It seemed as though we rehearsed just about everything on Sunday which woz really good. The props are starting to appear at rehearsals now, which makes it seem more realistic and you realise just how close we are to the show. In 4 weeks time we will be in the theatre. Sarah has sorted out a visit to the theatre for those of us that have never been before so I am looking forward to that. I watched the flower dance that the Cubs are doing, it woz funny, they are doing a ballet & Leia’s brother is at one end and he has to get it all wrong. At the same time Anna is dancing properly. It should be good.
On Sunday for some reason Julian woz running around wearing a long blond wig LOL I hope he is wearing it in one of the acts but I can’t think what. We have a girl with a really good voice singing a solo to dancing in the street whilst the rest of us dance, she woz using a microphone last time & her voice is wicked for an 11 year old.
On Monday night the adults were doing their laundry scene and out came the camera phones. If someone e-mails me a picture I’ll put it on this Weblog. We got to do the percussion thing on Sunday with all the different bits & pieces, it’s getting there now but we’re doing it again on Tuesday. There is one girl in some things & she is like corporal Jones in Dad’s Army in that she is always a second or two behind evry1 else. I hope she gets it all right by the show.
They showed our photos that they took for the programme this week. Mine woz OK. The only thing is most of us looked like the cast of the Simpsons (yellow) but they fix that in the photo editor. Todd especially looked just like Bart.
Lots of people have asked wot I look like, well if the photos are up again on Sunday, mine woz the one to the right of Chris.
L8Rs
T
On Sunday for some reason Julian woz running around wearing a long blond wig LOL I hope he is wearing it in one of the acts but I can’t think what. We have a girl with a really good voice singing a solo to dancing in the street whilst the rest of us dance, she woz using a microphone last time & her voice is wicked for an 11 year old.
On Monday night the adults were doing their laundry scene and out came the camera phones. If someone e-mails me a picture I’ll put it on this Weblog. We got to do the percussion thing on Sunday with all the different bits & pieces, it’s getting there now but we’re doing it again on Tuesday. There is one girl in some things & she is like corporal Jones in Dad’s Army in that she is always a second or two behind evry1 else. I hope she gets it all right by the show.
They showed our photos that they took for the programme this week. Mine woz OK. The only thing is most of us looked like the cast of the Simpsons (yellow) but they fix that in the photo editor. Todd especially looked just like Bart.
Lots of people have asked wot I look like, well if the photos are up again on Sunday, mine woz the one to the right of Chris.
L8Rs
T
Monday, January 24, 2005
The Latest
Hi
I think we could be getting there. Rehearsals seem to be getting good now and we didn't have loads of people asking where they stand. Lots of people though are still unable to dance and sing for thriller. Mind you there is one Guide leader who has major trouble singing and dancing in anything. She is quite near the front in the opening & it is amusing to watch her co-ordination (hope she doesn't drive)
Hedge made the comment to our choreographer that it is difficult to keep the volume & dancing right when she is talking over her p.a.
I think that she woz a little upset. I don't think he woz saying she shouldn't do it, it woz just that it explains why people sometimes go a bit quiet.
One thing e.g. singing or dancing is easy
Two things at once e.g. singing & dancing is OK & we can normally do it
Three things at once singing dancing & listening, no chance unfortunately something has to give Wardrobe have started working in a big way now & people keep appearing wearing part of a costume or a wig LOL, also lots of the men in Steam Heat were trying dresses on!!!!!
People seemed to be talking a bit less in rehearsals but it would really help if the adults and older teens don't talk as it just encourages the rest of us to think that it doesn't really matter if we talk.
Unfortunately at the start of rehearsal Betts had to talk to everyone about some people being nasty to others. Not a very nice thing to hear especially as we are all Guides & Scouts.
Streetlife rehearsals start this week so that should be good fun.
L8Rs
T
I think we could be getting there. Rehearsals seem to be getting good now and we didn't have loads of people asking where they stand. Lots of people though are still unable to dance and sing for thriller. Mind you there is one Guide leader who has major trouble singing and dancing in anything. She is quite near the front in the opening & it is amusing to watch her co-ordination (hope she doesn't drive)
Hedge made the comment to our choreographer that it is difficult to keep the volume & dancing right when she is talking over her p.a.
I think that she woz a little upset. I don't think he woz saying she shouldn't do it, it woz just that it explains why people sometimes go a bit quiet.
One thing e.g. singing or dancing is easy
Two things at once e.g. singing & dancing is OK & we can normally do it
Three things at once singing dancing & listening, no chance unfortunately something has to give Wardrobe have started working in a big way now & people keep appearing wearing part of a costume or a wig LOL, also lots of the men in Steam Heat were trying dresses on!!!!!
People seemed to be talking a bit less in rehearsals but it would really help if the adults and older teens don't talk as it just encourages the rest of us to think that it doesn't really matter if we talk.
Unfortunately at the start of rehearsal Betts had to talk to everyone about some people being nasty to others. Not a very nice thing to hear especially as we are all Guides & Scouts.
Streetlife rehearsals start this week so that should be good fun.
L8Rs
T
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Midweek Rehearsals
Hi
Midweek rehearsals went well, Monday started with all the youngsters in rehearsing the big items and they have changed how & when they move in the finale then the older ones joined for half hour before the youngsters left. Because the running order has changed from before Christmas, the older ones who were singing Monster Mash are now going to be in thriller, so they had to learn the thriller dance LOL.
The evening ended with the adults doing Stem Heat which woz fun to watch.
Tuesday saw two sketches being rehearsed first of all b4 the youngsters did Hans Christian Anderson then after that it woz rehearsals for the Choir item. There are some tricky songs in it that means splitting up into different groups, but it woz really sounding great at the end.
You know how the papers do "separated at birth" pictures well I think they should come here & do one of Orlando Bloom (especially as Will Turner in PotC) and Robin. Jo is convinced that Robin is actually Orlando.
What is it with Wellies? Most wellies are black, and here in Swindon we also see a good number of green wellies as they are popular in the country, but Pink wellies with white polka dots!!!! No names mentioned, but she knows who she is.
L8Rs
T
Sunday, January 09, 2005
Back after Christmas
Hi
We are back at rehearsals after Christmas and unfortunately there were a few bits today where some of us hadn't learned our words properly. We need to sort it out or the production team will be getting fed up with us.
They keep going on at us about talking & fidgiting in the rehearsal room but this morning whilst we were setting the finale, the leaders at the back kept leaving their positions & loads of them even went and got themselves coffee!!!! Come on leaders it has to be fair for everyone we were thirsty as well so if we have to stick it so should they.
The annoying leader had a go at Howard for wearing a hoodie with the hood up. OK he looks like a dork with a hood up in rehearsals but it isn't exactly doing any harm is it, still as she isn't allowed to shout, I guess she needs to do something.
There is a really cute little Cub at the front in toot sweets, well she will be a Cub by the show, she's only a Beaver at the moment but she seems really good, and will really make the audience go aaah.
The other thing worth watching is one of the women singing monster mash, she has only been to a couple of rehearsals & is finding the movements difficult. LOL
Rest of rehearsals went OK and it woz good to see evry1 after Crimbo they are starting to talk about costumes now as well.
2 months today is our opening nite. Scary or wot
L8Rs
T
We are back at rehearsals after Christmas and unfortunately there were a few bits today where some of us hadn't learned our words properly. We need to sort it out or the production team will be getting fed up with us.
They keep going on at us about talking & fidgiting in the rehearsal room but this morning whilst we were setting the finale, the leaders at the back kept leaving their positions & loads of them even went and got themselves coffee!!!! Come on leaders it has to be fair for everyone we were thirsty as well so if we have to stick it so should they.
The annoying leader had a go at Howard for wearing a hoodie with the hood up. OK he looks like a dork with a hood up in rehearsals but it isn't exactly doing any harm is it, still as she isn't allowed to shout, I guess she needs to do something.
There is a really cute little Cub at the front in toot sweets, well she will be a Cub by the show, she's only a Beaver at the moment but she seems really good, and will really make the audience go aaah.
The other thing worth watching is one of the women singing monster mash, she has only been to a couple of rehearsals & is finding the movements difficult. LOL
Rest of rehearsals went OK and it woz good to see evry1 after Crimbo they are starting to talk about costumes now as well.
2 months today is our opening nite. Scary or wot
L8Rs
T
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