bloody sherry
Sun, 2 Sept 2001, 09:32 pmgemcoplayers14 posts in thread
bloody sherry
Sun, 2 Sept 2001, 09:32 pmWhat is it with sherry and amateur theatre?
I Enjoy the theatre and the arts
I really enjoy drinking
I love a beer/red wine/port
I dont like cheap sherry (does any one out there like it - if so please feel free to contact me and you can come along to any of the shows and have my free sherry - sorry tickets to the show not included)
For us hardened theatre buffs - ahat about a nice single malt scotch - alright dreaming - how about a can of Emu Bitter - I'll even pay
The greatest irony this week was I was allowed a free sherry but that was the only alcohol served at the bar - what was even worse was that the actors on stage actually got to have a few beers whilst we were watching (no offence Dons Party was excellent) but this must be the only show where the actors can get pissed and the audience stays sober?
PS I am not an alcoholic - yet
I Enjoy the theatre and the arts
I really enjoy drinking
I love a beer/red wine/port
I dont like cheap sherry (does any one out there like it - if so please feel free to contact me and you can come along to any of the shows and have my free sherry - sorry tickets to the show not included)
For us hardened theatre buffs - ahat about a nice single malt scotch - alright dreaming - how about a can of Emu Bitter - I'll even pay
The greatest irony this week was I was allowed a free sherry but that was the only alcohol served at the bar - what was even worse was that the actors on stage actually got to have a few beers whilst we were watching (no offence Dons Party was excellent) but this must be the only show where the actors can get pissed and the audience stays sober?
PS I am not an alcoholic - yet
RE: bloody sherry
Mon, 3 Sept 2001, 06:34 amWalter Plinge
Paying for drinks? Hell! There was a legendary stage manager a few years ago who brought the best out of the principal cast of a huge and very energetic stage musical...
He would have an esky of open Coke cans in the wings, and just before each principal actor walked onstage, he'd hand them a can. We'd have a swig and forge ahead.
In all the rushing around and "artistic concentration" it took a while for any of us to realise that each can was lightly spiked with bourbon, but by the second half of the show, we were all just tiddly enough to really be enjoying the show!
Luckily, it was a comedy, so the resulting extroverted behaviour fitted in nicely.
Totally against the rules, but we weren't going to snitch! God bless the tech crew.
He would have an esky of open Coke cans in the wings, and just before each principal actor walked onstage, he'd hand them a can. We'd have a swig and forge ahead.
In all the rushing around and "artistic concentration" it took a while for any of us to realise that each can was lightly spiked with bourbon, but by the second half of the show, we were all just tiddly enough to really be enjoying the show!
Luckily, it was a comedy, so the resulting extroverted behaviour fitted in nicely.
Totally against the rules, but we weren't going to snitch! God bless the tech crew.
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