Sunday 19 July 2009

The last post?

Some pictures are here

Saturday 18 July 2009

Auditions

Did anyone see this?

A short piece from last March on the auditions - takes me back!

Friday 17 July 2009

Tonight..Mum's night

Hi Guys

I just wanted to tell you what my Mum said tonight. I know it probably won't mean as much to you as it really does to me but I'm gonna tell you anyway. Apart from the whole 'we were all excellent' thing, she said that when we held the pics of June up at the end she wanted applaud JUNE and everything she did for herself ,her Mum, her family and everyone else because of what a courageous woman she was...she didn't coz no-one else was applauding then. To me it really showed how much of 'June' and this story we were really portraying across to the audience.

Whislt I'm here just want to say never worked with or met such an outstanding and wonderful bunch of people, I miss you all already like you will never believe in the whole world. I really hope we can all keep in touch and hopefully work together again in the future. You are all stars in my eyes and in the eyes of everyone who I know whose come to see it. I may cry now...bugger, I'm always so emotional.

Thank you to everyone for all your support and the laughs and giggles both in and out of the rehearsal room. Thank you to Alex for making this happen. Thank you to Ken for writing such a magnificent play. Thanks to Mads and Chris for telling us off when needed and bringing out the best in us. And mostly thank you June for being the inspirational, brave and amazing woman that you were.

Love you all and have loved every part of this production.

Thank you to everyone.

Alice xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thursday 16 July 2009

40th

I would love to thank all his absolutely lovely new friends for such a fantastic 40th, honest guys it couldn't have been better ....and the presents were excellent ,,,,not only a perfect birthday present but a terrific memento of our time together.... I shall never forget any of you!!!! ....and I believe I do actually have the sexiest ears in town right now ...he he

Wednesday 15 July 2009

"Dust" gets to Westminster

Did anyone see this?

Early Day Motion
EDM 1890
ARMLEY ASBESTOS DRAMA 'DUST' AND ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES 14.07.2009

Battle, John

That this House congratulates the playwright Kenneth Yates, Alex Chisholm the Director and the cast of Dust, a dramatisation at the West Yorkshire Playhouse of June Hancock's legal struggle to prove that the JW Roberts' asbestos factory in Armley caused asbestos pollution in the neighbourhood, leaving a deadly local legacy of hundreds of mesothelioma victims; notes that the drama using the trial transcripts, testimonies and interviews brilliantly captures a story that is still not played out; and urges the Department of Health to devote more research resources to tackling mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.

Monday 13 July 2009

Dust World Premiere

Great night Saturday - first of many.
We christened & closed the Warehouse
(How long before the blue plaque goes up?)





















The Appeal is dismissed!




























Sunday 12 July 2009

Pictures of the Dress -

I've uploaded an album of pictures of the Dress.

I tried to delete the embarrassing and/or crap ones, but I'm not sure I was wholly successful in that.