Revival

#freedomofexpression #revival Returning for three nights…to the place of their youth Excited parents gather round to enjoy a performance Vitalised for a new audience If you looked at the script…it hasn’t changed much Versatile young things star with masters of their craft As seasoned fans of the drama sit with brand new groupies Like it …

Glaring

Glaring   Funny thing is this fame game, you confidently cross the wooden stage prepared for the task in front of you only to be hit by that beam of light casting a huge shadow at you   Its like the light is a giant magnet wiping clean the act nothing left to do but …

Ovation

Ovation Salford , 7th June 2017 an Acrostic by Brian F Kirkham   On the whole, the performance was well received Violets and petunias as well as the obligatory roses were Advanced with applause toward the stage, To be received by the soprano. In time, the critics would sharpen their quills but On the nights …

Angst of an Amateur Actor

Dramatic   Although I like writing dramatic scenes, I don’t think i’m cut out for the stage. I helped make a film back in 2009 for BASIC in Salford, but throughout the filming was more at home behind the camera than in front of it… its all the remembering of lines, rehearsals, delivering performance and …

Stagefright

In response to the prompt <a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/witness-protection/”>Witness Protection</a> Stage Fright – it’s a horrible thing. Although I’ve never been one for Amateur Dramatics,  Whilst I was growing up I took part in one or two productions in either Primary or Secondary School. Nowadays, I brush it off – an upside of the downside of short-term …

The Musical Place

  A poem dedicated to the Millennium Landmark of the Arts – based right in my home city, by the banks of the Manchester ship canal. There’s a place by Pier Eight, at the end of the quay – where people go looking for things to see. I’m talking of Art from Present and Past, …