On the stageToo shy to ever appear on stage myself, I still hung around theatres like a bad smell when I was younger - lighting and set design were what I was good at.
Backstage we'd attempt to sabotage every production - us lighting geeks would wind up the sound man by putting the remote "pause" button for his reel-to-reel tape machine on his chair, so when he sat down it'd start running, ruining his cues. Actors would do scenes out of order to make our lives hell. It was great and I don't know why I don't still do it.
Tell us your stories of life on the stage.
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chthonic, Fri 2 Dec 2005, 11:02)
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I auditioned for Bugsy MaloneWell the West End stage version anyway.
I was only about 10. We travelled to London and when we got to the place they were being held there were a few thousand people in the queue. Somehow my Dad bribed the doormen and we got in straight away.
The coolest bit was having to do singing in front on Mickey Golenz from the Monkeys (which I passed) and doing an American accent in front of Tony Bennet from Take Hart?!?! (which I also passed). I then had to do some dancing with a load of tossy stage school kids which I was so crap at I fell over. They then turfed me out with a free mars bar.
Shame, I really wanted to be baby face.
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