So it has been circumstantially unfortunate this morning in that I have been landed in the unlucky situation of having to sit in a train station for an hour with nothing to do be repeatedly attempt to write a blog entry on my phone. I’d like to add that this is the third attempt…

I would be grumpy at this if I wasn’t so excited and looking forward to these next two weeks. This week begins the epic series of rehearsals where we will see the shows taking form; music, swordfighting and even puns are all coming together in what I can only anticipate to be a climax rivaling that of One Day More.

Of course, this does rely on the fact that nothing will go wrong; I realise already that there are going to have to be musical compromises here and there to cope with various issues that are bound to come up. I did rewrite the songs a little bit to make them optimal for those singing them, but having not met or being made aware of any of their vocal capabilities, I can only play it safe and hope; I know I’ve given poor Amy a slightly ambitious, but still safe (ish) part to sing which I hope will sound as epic as I have envisioned!

So, musical griping aside (I’ll never be happy with my music, but c’est la vie), I turn my attention to the din in my ears just slightly overpowering the hustle and bustle of the train station (which is quite loud actually…). Turns out I’m listening to Sweeney Todd; who’s have thought I could tolerate Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter’s singing for this long? It’s not so bad, but I must admit, I much prefer Angela Laynsbury. All I hope is that this musical will keep me sane (ha) long enough to survive the wait!

Here’s another annoying thing in my ear; my hair. It does turn my attention to the fact that it is bright blue and unfortunately can’t be for Edinburgh… A wig isn’t a brilliant idea either, as I have to do a lot of bouncing around on stage. Anyone got any glue?

Another possibility I considered was redying it; I’ve always wanted to try mousey brown, but would my hair survive the transition from dark blue? It’s survived two bleaches and 4 dyes so far with very little degradation in quality, but is it possible that some horrible chemical reaction may occur and then I’d end up bald? That could be entertaining…

Well, I hope this rant is more entertaining to read that write; typing this much on a BlackBerry Storm is hard work!

Auf Wiedersehen imaginary friends, you’ll be hearing from me again soon probably!

Piano Panda x