Making Things Up Again...

Hello everyone again...here's the second post of four about the shows I saw in the past few days...hope you're keeping up so far.

Well, after reading my last blog, you'll know that I'd just seen Rocky Horror in Manchester so that meant last Friday (21st June) consisted of driving back to my home town Lincolnshire to drop my friends Holly and Ellie off before picking up my mum to head to London for a mad couple of days which would include seeing West End Live and The Book of Mormon...it is the latter which this blog is all about.

Well the journey down to London was pretty smooth and getting to our hotel was relatively easy, especially when compared to finding the Travelodge in Manchester! It was then time to set off for some dinner and a cocktail at one of the Bella Italia's in Leicester Square before heading over to The Prince of Wales Theatre to see The Book of Mormon.

I was extremely excited about seeing this as it is the latest big thing in London with the tickets being the hottest thing to have in the West End...and there my mum and I were with some! Like with most theatres pictures were forbidden, however, in most you can normally get a sneaky one of the stage curtain but not here...any sign on a photo being taken and you were pounced on! The curtain itself was a not very impressive blue-y colour, nevertheless, the sides of the proscenium arch were made up of pillars with stained glass windows and at the top of the arch in the centre was a gold statue which twirled round as each act began.

We were seated about two or three rows back and just off centre so had a really good view. However, in terms of the seats themselves they were not the most comfortable in the world...but let's not dwell on that.

Ad then the show began...and well what can I say...it was the oddest thing I have ever watched! For most of it I sat there wondering what on earth was going on...especially in the song 'Spooky Mormon Hell Dream'. However, despite all this I can honestly say I LOVED IT!

There were two things that really struck me about the show...firstly it was nowhere near as rude as I was expecting. It was definitely offensive if you took things too seriously but it was nowhere near as rude as Avenue Q, especially as the first three songs passed without any swear words! The other thing that struck me was that for a musical which takes the piss out of a religion it has a very strong religious message...it doesn't matter how you come to God just as long as you do, as well as promoting the fact that everyone has value of some sort.

I have to say that I don't think The Book of Mormon is really for the big fans of shows like Les Mis, Phantom and Once as it is rather cheesy and camp, however, you'll never know unless you give it a go. That's all I can really say about the plot as it truly was a very absurd musical...just go and see it for yourself.

The effects and costumes during the show were, for the most part, pretty standard...that is until you go to songs like 'Man Up', 'Spooky Mormon Hell Dream' and, my personal favourite, 'Turn it Off' where there was tap dancing in the dark!

As for the cast, both Gavin Creel (Elder Price) and Jared Gertner (Elder Cummingham) were hilarious and work very well together as a team. Alexia Khadime was amazing as Nabulungi and her performance of 'Baptise Me' with Gertner was so funny! It was, also, lovely to see Olivia Phillip (part of the ensemble) again after last seeing her at West End Bares and watching her as a Diva in Priscilla before that. Overall, the cast were all fabulous and deserved the standing ovation they got.

I, also, managed to get a few pictures of my trip...

 

The Theatre

 

Me Outside the Theatre

 

So there we have it, the hottest show in town, The Book of Mormon...let's just say that seeing is believing!

Have any of you seen the Book of Mormon? If so what do you think? I'd love to hear from you either by commenting below or tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox

Love you all#

Kat

xx

Behind the Basque

Hi everyone, I hope you're having an amazing June. I most certainly am as after having a few weeks off from the world of theatre I managed to cram four musicals into three days plus the West End's biggest musical extravaganza! So I'll start at the beginning (as Julie Andrew's famously said, 'It's a very good place to start') and keep your eyes peeled for the three blogs after this that will look into The Book of Mormon, Top Hat and War Horse, but for now it's time to show the world your fishnets as we head to the wonderful world of Rocky Horror!

Yes, you're right I have already seen this show twice, once in Grimsby and once in Cambridge (please click to view) and am soon to be jetting off to see it again in Cardiff...I'm crazy I know. However, this time's adventure was to the bright lights of Manchester for a very special trip as my friends and I had booked a Behind the Basque package.

So let's begin...after picking my friend Holly (if any of you have been looking at Adult Child/Dead Child blog I've mentioned before then you'll know Holly from there) up from her house on the Wednesday (19th June) night, waking up ridiculously early on the Thursday morning (according to Holly) and walking my gorgeous dog, Meggie, we set of to pick up the other member of our party, Ellie. And soon we were on the road...the journey to Manchester didn't take too long and passed relatively smoothly, however, finding the Travelodge where we were staying was nearly impossible. We'd realised that the postcode from the website wasn't recognised but hadn't thought this would be a problem...well after driving round Manchester/Salford, finding the wrong Travelodge, parking in a very expensive NCP car park in the hope that this Travelodge would give us directions, losing the parking ticket, getting very brief directions, finding the parking ticket, getting out of the very tight car park, driving aimlessly around, asking two random chaps, screaming at one because he pointed out our Travelodge and finally finding the correct car park and Travelodge we arrived!!!

After all this it didn't give us too long to get ready in and I was rather pleased we'd set off early (well 10.30am ish). So after donning half our costumes (we were going to dinner first) and doing our hair, make-up, etc., we were ready and off we set (in a taxi this time) to have some dinner before arriving at the theatre to have our backstage tour. We ate in a little Italian restaurant just across from the theatre where the staff were really lovely, changed into our full costumes in their toilets and headed to the theatre.

When at the theatre we were shown inside to the bar to wait for the tour to begin. Whilst waiting we chatted to some of the other people who would be on the tour with us, all of whom were really lovely...and then in began. Now sadly and obviously I couldn't take too many pictures but I was able to get one looking out from the stage into the auditorium. During the tour we learnt that Dani (Janet) has to stand on a box in the bed scene so she can be seen and that they had to change the reveal of Rocky when Harry Neale was playing the part because he was too tall to fit through the hole in the revolve so ha to be covered with a sheet instead. We, also, got to touch the note that Eddie writes to Dr Scott, Eddie when he had been chopped up and most impressively, Frank's feather boa and cape (a cape which cost £3,000! and had been worn by Oliver Thornton...swoon!).

After this amazing experience we decided to go and get our programmes, glow sticks and other merchandise before the masses came, however we ended up hanging round the merchandise desk and chatting to the lovely guy behind there until the show began...who we still don't know the name of even though we went back to visit him in the interval and had some pictures taken with him!

And then it was time for the show, which was incredible. Once again Oliver Thornton stole the show for me but the rest of the cast was awesome too. The new members from the last time I saw it were: Dani Harmer who made a wonder Janet, very cheeky and very feisty but, also, innocent when needed; Henry Davis was the new Rocky and was absolutely super... in my opinion he wasn't quite as muscular as Harry Neale, who I'd seen before, but, as the show confirms, he only needed one big one :p!; sadly Abigail Jaye wan't able to play Magenta that evening, however we were treated to a stella performance by Maria Coyne who played Magenta very differently to Abigail but just as amazingly.

The other big surprise was that this was a signed performance but, not only that, it was signed by the same guy, Andy Higgins, who signed the performance of Priscilla in Southampton that I saw...spooky I know. I'd loved Andy in Priscilla but he was completely fantastic in Rocky Horror as he even signed the audience shout outs and had some great interaction with Philip Franks (The Narrator). I know that performances are signed for serious reasons but after these two experiences I'm starting to think that all performances should be signed as in both these occasions it made the shows even more hilarious than they original are...which is saying something!

After the show had finished we were shown back down to the bar for the cast meet and great. During this time we got chatting to some of the other people there as well, including the lovely Charlotte, Sarahlouise, the guy who's name I can't remember but who was really nice and dressed up as Frank in the lab and the lovely lady in purple amongst others. This to me made this experience as well for chatting to other fans is always nice and it just made it feel like a family event :). Additionally, it was a really nice way to meet the cast as you could take your time and have a chat with them without feeling that other members were going to run off and you'd miss them...plus it was WARM!!! So after getting all the autographs and photo's we needed...Oliver even signed my iPhone case but this has sadly rubbed off...oh well...we headed back to the Travelodge (in a taxi who had no idea where he was going!). Oh and it was only on the way back that Holly realised that Dani Harmer and in Tracy Beaker Dani Harmer was Janet and that she'd stood next to her and had a photo...it was at this point where we were all subject to a very loud scream that nearly shattered the windows of the taxi...I dare say I'll be killed for including this bit...oh well ;)

So that was all for that day. I'll leave you with some pictures of my experience...less cast one's this time as I normally put up cast photo's so I'll treat you to some different ones...

 

 

Looking out at the Auditorium from the Stage

 

Ellie, Holly and I...a.k.a three hot chicks ;)

 

Ellie and I with the Lovely Merchandise Man

...not forgetting Rocky Number One (who I'm holding) and Rocky Number Two (on the desk at the front!)

 

Some of the Lovely People we met at the Meet and Great

 

Well I just had to include my photo with the lovely Oliver Thornton didn't I? 

 

I hope you enjoyed reading that...look out for my next few blogs...Book of Mormon will be next.

Love you all

Kat

xx

Going South!?!

Well hello everyone and here we are in June. I have finally finished uni for the year but somehow seem to be busier than ever what with having my Grade 5 music theory exam in under two weeks (arrrgghh...not that I'm panicking or anything :p). As well as this my friend from uni and I have started rehearsals for the production of Adult Child / Dead Child that we are putting on in October...if you want more information about this please click here to view our blog/live diary which will feature pictures and sound and video clips from our rehearsals. 

But enough of all that...I'm here right now to tell you about my latest theatre visit on 29th May, which was to see Priscilla in Southampton. I'm going to try and keep it short as I have already blogged 3 times about it (to view them please click the numbers 1, 2, 3). 

So what had changed? Well the part with the road kill animals had been cut; I don't know if this is permanent or just happened that night but I know they'd had a few difficulties with it the times I'd seen the show before. 

The audience was, also, rather disappointingly empty which meant that the atmosphere want as electric as it had been in Wimbledon (however I think it may be hard to match that). However, by the end the audience had got into the swing of things and people were dancing around during the last song. 

Sadly Alan Hunter (Miss Understanding) was ill but this did mean I got to see Regan Shepherd (Farrah/Young Bernadette) perform Miss Understanding who was fabulous. I love both these guys and it was nice to see Regan do Miss Understanding and he brought a different twist to the role. However, I do love it when both of them are in the show...my dream is to go to one of the performances when Alan is Bernadette and Regan is Miss Understanding...now I feel that would be good. 

Another casting change was that Noel Sullivan was playing Tick instead of Jason Donovan. Now he didn't look as much like Tick as Donovan did and was a tad too young boyish for my liking, also, the Neighbours joke really didn't work as he didn't have the connection that Donovan did. However, Noel was vocally stronger and I really enjoyed seeing the part played different. By the end I'd come to the conclusion that if you mushed Noel and Jason together you'd get the perfect Tick. 

The other major change was that this performance was signed. I know some people are a bit dubious about seeing a signed performance as it may be rather distracting but I actually really enjoyed it...I think the sign guy (Andy Higgins) was a bit shocked when I whooped as he re-entered after the interval. I did find myself focusing on him quite a bit but as I'd seen the show before it doesn't really matter and it was interesting to see how he signed some of the Priscilla-ism. I have to say my favourite part was when Bernadette is explaining why Trumpet was called Trumpet (he had a very large foreskin, so large that it could cover a ginger nut biscuit) which is sign language was hilarious...I'm not sure if there are any more signed performances but if there are I urge you to go just to see this bit!

All in all I had a great time (and yes I managed to get on stage again) and fully inducted my half-sister, Jude, and other half-sister’s daughter, Jessie, to the show. I, also, had a great time seeing the rest of my family who live down there and do need to thank my half-sister, Felicity, for letting us stay :). 

Before I go I'll leave you with a few pictures of my visit:

 

 

Me in the Theatre

 

Me with Graham Weaver (Felicia)

 

Me and Richard Grieve (Bernadette)

 

Me and Regan Shepherd (Farrah/Young Bernadette + this time's Miss Understanding)

 

All that's left to say is that I hope you enjoyed reading this. Have any of you seen Priscilla? If so what did you think? I'd love to hear from you either by commenting below of tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox. 

Love you lots

Kat

Xx

Musical of the Month - A Double Act

Hello my lovely readers...I can't believe it's nearly the end of May already. I hope you've had a good and very theatrical one...I certainly have for as well as show seeing, I managed to get a place at London theatre summer school, which I'm really excited about. But anyway, seeing as it’s the end of May it's time for Musical of the Month. 

This month I've been raving about two shows: Children of Eden; and Sister Act. However, I've decided to focus more on Sister Act as I've only just done a blog on Children of Eden (click here to view) so I thought it was more appropriate to talk about something else. 

I can't quite remember why I put the Sister Act CD, I think it was maybe because I wanted to have a good sing along to Fabulous, Baby! after I'd included it in my blog of Top Ten Self Belief Songs (click here to view). 

I saw the show a couple of years back when it was playing at the London Palladium and I was suitably impressed. It was by no means my favourite show and, personally there were a few slow bits, but it was mostly lively, fun and an all-round good time with the final song, Spread The Love, leaving you on a real high as you left the theatre. 

It was here that I was going to write a bit about the cast I saw when I saw the show but, sadly, I can't find my programme so I can't remember who was who. What I can remember though is that they were fabulous...no this isn't very good...please forgive this theatre blogger for this miss-placement. So let's get on with a bit more substantial review. 

However, as the show is no longer on in London, this month has more been about re-discovering the CD. Now I will admit that there are some songs that I'm not fond of and do skip though (i.e. Lady In The Long Black Dress) but the songs that I do like (over half the album) I really do like! They're, for the majority, upbeat and rather funky...oh and they're really fabulous for adding in a little choreography to. However, one of my absolute favourites in The Life I Never Led which is a rather moving, slow-ish song all about going out and doing what is right for you; doing what you want to do; and taking chances because it's your life and you need to live it...like I said I love this song. 

So I urge you to, if you haven't already, go out and buy this CD and have a listen...and then let me know what you think :)

Have any of you seen Sister Act? If so what did you think? Please either comment below or tweet me at @GreenGirlsRox...I'd love to hear from you. 

Lots of Love

Kat

Xx

I Am What I Am...a little bit of something else...

Hi everyone, hope you’re all well. Yet again, today’s post is going to be slightly different from the normal review type of post that I do; it’s more of a discussion point, if that makes sense. As I’ve mentioned in the previous few blogs I’ve been really busy writing essays and, well, this post sort of relates to one of those essays.

For our drama work this semester, we have been studying contemporary theatre and focusing on playwrights such as Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Sarah Daniels, Tanika Gupta, Eve Ensler, Claire Dowie and Caryl Churchill…if you’re into plays I suggest you take a look, although be prepared to have your eyes opened by some of them…let’s just say Sarah Kane’s Blasted is not for the faint hearted! Well, for part of our assessment we were asked to write a piece about what theatre is for and whether it can modify society. I won’t go into all I wrote on here as this is a bit of fun…I bet you don’t want to see references popping out from here, there and everywhere :p. However, this got me thinking, about what musical theatre is for and whether it can modify society.

In my opinion the simple answer is, yes it certainly can. I know that there are some high up in the world of drama that have little regard for musicals and their purpose; Schechner (2002:38-39) says that, ‘A Broadway musical will entertain, but little else.’…oh Christ I just referenced in a blog, well it was kind of important so you can forgive me for that J. I have to say though, that maybe these people who see musicals as simply entertainment are really not looking hard enough.

Let’s make a list of all the musicals that are known for having a message to say (this is just off the top of my head so please feel free to let me know anymore that you know of):

·        Spring Awakening – comments on abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide.

·        Hair – not only for the obvious Vietnam War message but this musical, also, was a key force to changing theatre due to its involvement with the abandonment of the censorship laws in 1968!

·        Billy Elliot – informing people about the miners’ strike and speaking of acceptance of individuality (ooh I forgot to put Expressing Yourself in my last post…please click here to view).

·        Children of Eden – teaches the Christian creation story and the first few books of the Bible…oh and look there’s a message of acceptance there as well.

·        Hairspray – the segregation and integration policies in America… oh and acceptance too.

·        Cabaret – makes a comment on the beginning of the Nazi regime…with a little bit of acceptance thrown in there for good measure.

·        Les Misérables – part of the French Revolution…and much, much more; too much to say here.

·        Miss Saigon – the Vietnam Conflict…and there’s that message of acceptance again.

·        Witchfinder – the Salem witch trials…oh and look here’s our old friend acceptance.

 

So that’s nine musicals off the top of my head that can explicitly be seen to be teaching their audience about something. Oh and I bet you noticed that acceptance was a reoccurring theme in the majority of shows mentioned. Well, actually if you think about it, the majority of musicals all have something to say about accepting either one area of society or just in general…take Priscilla (you knew that was coming didn’t you :p), which could be said to be a load of cheese and just a show for fun but if you actually look under all that glitz and all those sparkles it's a story about three people searching to be accepted for who they are, also, when Mitzi/Tick says, ‘No matter how tough you think you are, no matter how immune you think you’ve become, it still hurts’, at the start of either Both Sides Now or True Colours, it always reminds me how everyone is a person with feelings and even those who appear not to care what others say, really do…just like in Wicked when Fiyero says to Galinda about Elphaba (this may not be exactly word perfect but it’s near enough), ‘She really doesn’t give a stuff about what everyone else thinks’ and Galinda replies, ‘Oh she does, she just chooses not to show it’. To me, it is this message that people really need to hear; it is this message that really has the potential to change society…something as simple as looking at another person and just seeing a person and accepting them for who they are.

So the message IS there in the majority of musicals but do they really have the power to change society? Firstly, yes they do because for me they have created a society…please may I draw your attention to the wonderful Musical Theatre Appreciation Society on Facebook…a place where people who like musicals share ideas, thoughts and news about musical theatre.

Secondly, the amount of people who go and see a musical is rather immense…have you ever tried getting tickets for Matilda at short notice not to mention the Book of Mormon? Come to think of it the Priscilla tour has been sold out at quite a number of venues with Wimbledon selling out for the whole week! Just think about that amount of people seeing a musical, people who may not find any other type of theatre accessible…well if just one person’s views are changed per show, that’s seven people a week for one musical…it is my opinion though that there will be a few more people who see the world a different way, and more importantly, see people a different way, after seeing a musical. I know changing one person’s views doesn’t mean society is changed but it only takes a spark to light a fire if you see what I mean.

And, finally, but probably most importantly, what has musical theatre done for me? Well, Wicked and Priscilla has seen me through some of the darkest times in my life…they’ve taught me to hope for a better world, to know that sometimes other people may not agree with what you believe in but as long as you’re doing it for the right reasons then it’s ok. Musical theatre has taught me to stand up for myself, to fight for what I believe in and to see that when the world around me is crashing in there is a better time for all of us. Musical theatre has made me laugh, cry, brought me some great friends and some enemies too but it’s given me the strength to fight these and not let them get to me, it’s made me happy and it’s made me sad and, I’d like to think, it’s made me more accepting of people (though I can’t really be the judge of that). All in all I have to say that musical theatre has made me who I am today and it’s given me the courage to stand up and say I AM WHAT I AM! Yes I am just one person, no I am not society but I believe that if musical theatre has had this much of an impact on me then I bet it has on some other people too.

And it is because of this that I truly and deeply believe that musical theatre can change society!

Well, I hope you enjoyed that…I’d be really interested to hear your points of view on whether musical theatre can change society…but more importantly on what musical theatre has done for you. Please let me know by either commenting below or tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox.

Thank-you for reading J

Love

Kat   

Don't Rain on My Parade - My Top Ten Self Belief Songs

Hi my lovely readers, I hope you're all well. Well, as I mentioned in my last post about Rocky Horror (click here to see) I am rather busy at the moment but I thought I'd make some time for a quick, little post that's maybe a little different.

Today I'd thought I'd share with you my top ten self-belief songs...you know the songs you reach for when people try to rain on your parade (bet you've guessed one of them) and just by listening to them give you the courage to tell or show them that you're a hundred times better than them...yes I can see you all know the time of songs I'm talking of. So let's not waste time, here are my top ten self-belief songs (in no particular order...well except the very top one is my favourite...but after that they're random). 

1. Defying Gravity - Wicked

2. Look at Me - The Witches of Eastwick

3. So Much Better - Legally Blonde

4. I Am What I Am - La Cage Aux Folles

5. It Ain't Over 'Til the Fat Lady Sings - Hairspray (not technically in the show but it's on the 2nd disk of the collector’s edition of the film soundtrack)

6. Fabulous, Baby! - Sister Act

7. Don't Rain on My Parade - Glee (yes I know it's technically from Funny Girl but I, personally, love the Glee version)

8. Naughty - Matilda

9. Life I Never Led - Sister Act

10. Nobody - Betty Blue Eyes

I won't go into why these songs are on my top ten as I'll be here until next Christmas if I did...what I do suggest is that if you haven't heard them to either take a look at the lyrics or have a listen and then let me know what you think. 

So that's all for today...what did you think to my top ten self-belief songs? Which are your favourite self-belief songs? And, most importantly, which other areas would you like me to do a top ten list for? Please let me know either by commenting below or tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox. 

I hope you enjoyed this post :)

Love you lots

Kat

Xx

Basque-ing in Glory

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well and enjoying the lovely sunny weather we're having so far this May. At the moment I feel like I'm running round like a headless chicken as I've got school placement last week and this week plus two essays to hand in before the end of the month. However, in amongst all this I managed to take a quick stop off at a theatre last Friday...well we've all got to have a bit of fun at some point and this time it was Rocky Horror.

I saw this tour once before in Grimsby and really enjoyed it at the time but I was even more excited about this visit as it was a 10pm standing show...and I was not disappointed! 

At 7pm my mum and I set off from our home in little, old Lincolnshire to Cambridge. We'd wanted to leave quite early as it was a bank holiday so we thought the roads would be manic...well apparently no one wants to drive from Lincolnshire to Cambridge on a bank holiday Friday so an hour and a half later we were there, which meant we had time for a quick drink in the restaurant opposite the theatre. Oh did I mention we only went in as Oliver Thornton (who plays Frank) was sat eating his dinner in the window? I have to say I was very good and refrained from fan girl-ing (no one wants a mad fan interrupting their dinner) even when he was stood less than 30cm from us! Other than the eye candy, the restaurant (Carluccio's) was very good; I can't vouch for the food as we didn't have any but the deserts looked gorgeous and the large, pink meringue was incredibly tasty! 

After our meringue and drinks it was time for me to get changed into my costume (driving in a basque is very uncomfortable) so mum and I popped into one of the loos in the restaurant (I needed a little bit of help getting into the basque...didn't want it falling off now did I?) and there I was, all ready for Rocky. 

We still had an hour to wait before the show but we decided to do this in the theatre foyer as I was meeting up with an old school friend, Philippa (and yes I mean old as in it was my old school and NOT that my friend was old :p). However, Philippa ended up being a bit delayed...due to a misplaced basque...so we ended up meeting up in the interval and having a good old catch up then. 

So what was the show like then? Well, I don't think I have ever been to a show with such an intense atmosphere. Rocky Horror is known for being a show that you can shout out in and sing along but on this occasion people were shouting out on every line...it must have been really difficult for the cast but it so made it from the audience perspective and Oliver's comment 'If I wanted to hear from an arsehole, I'd fart' when he was interrupted mid song, was hilarious. The only way to describe the feeling is electric...it was just super! 

I have to say though that the view wasn't the best, especially as we were stood a few rows back and behind one of those really annoying couple who can't decide if they want to watch the show or eat each other...but then it was a standing show so you can't expect a perfect view anyway so I wasn't too fussed. 

And then we come to the cast, well as I said in my last review of Rocky Horror (click here to see) the whole cast is superb. So what can I add this time...

Well Philip Franks (The Narrator) was about a hundred times better than before (and he was very good then). He was absolutely fantastic at delivering witty remarks back to the audience's shoutings out and was just hilarious! I cannot get over how funny he was. 

Joel Montague (Eddie/Dr Scott) was just perfect in Hot Patootie and his portrayal of Dr Scott was amazing. I'm not quite sure what it was about him that made me sit up and go wow (well stand a little taller...standing show and all) but I certainly did. 

Another moment to watch out for is when Ceris Hine (Colombia) gets gassed at the end...please just go to see her reaction as it has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen!

Kristian Lavercombe is just to die for as Riff Raff; his acting is brilliant but it's his voice that really does it for me...yet again I'm not quite sure why but please go just to listen...he just sounds how an alien should sound. 

And finally, there's Oliver Thornton (Frank)...well if I haven't tempted you already then you need to go just to see this guy's legs...it should be illegal for a man to have the best legs on the planet but well he does. Oh and it doesn't stop there as he's a stunning performer as well. I just cannot find any flaws about this guy...sigh!

So after being blown away by this stella cast I headed out to the stage door where Philippa, I and both our mums had a good chat while waiting for the cast to come out. There wasn't too many other people there so when the cast came out there was quite a pleasant atmosphere with everyone taking their turn and waiting patiently rather than the mad crush you get at some stage doors. I was really pleased as Joel (Eddie/Dr Scott) noticed my phone case (which is an homage to Priscilla and Oliver Thornton) and said that I had to show it to Oliver, who said he loved it even if he was a little bit shocked at the fact there are a few semi-naked pictures of him on it ;).

It was then time to head off home (it was 1am at this point) so Philippa and I said our goodbyes and my mum and I set off home to our beds, which we finally reached at 3am!

To finish with I'll leave you with a few pictures from my trip...

 

 

The Foyer of the Cambridge Corn Exchange

 

Me in my costume

 

Me with Joel Montague (Eddie/Dr Scott)

 

Me with Kristian Lavercombe (Riff Raff)

 

Me with Oliver Thornton

 

My amazing phone case :)

 

Have any of you seen Rocky Horror? If so, what did you think? I'd love to hear from you either by commenting below or tweeting me at @GreenGirlsRox. 

Love you lots

Kat Caunter

Xx