Dear New York
“New york, new york I want to wake up in a city, that never sleeeeeeeps…” Dear New York, Frank Sinatra loved you so much he sang a song about you; and boy, do we love you too. Really and truly a city that never sleeps. The lights, the streets, the people, the food man you...
Friends the World Over
Theatre: the collaborative discipline that puts the art in heart; and Poorboy knows some truly amazing people. Tucked away from the sun in a rehearsal room in Glasgow two actors continue to push the boundaries of what is possible whilst being ablely directed. (Matthew McVarish, Allan Lindsay, Sandy Thomson). On the Welsh/English border we’ve got...
All Systems Go
Clear the way because the wagons are rolling; we’re on full-steam ahead right into rehearsals for To Kill A Kelpie. We’re in deep; there’s scary Kelpie noises, intense warm ups and indepth character analysis. Most prominent discussion thus far: Language debate: how Scottish is too Scottish? Where’s the line between being coherant and it becoming...
Never mind the Kelpie marketing – who are you? How are you?
Hello there you lot. Sandy here. I like doing the website blog a lot of the time but I’ll be honest, I worry we batter you lot with tons of information and are sometimes a bit ‘meed-ja” (media) at you. This week and for the last month in fact, I’ve barely had time to talk...
Wind, Rain, Snow and the Never Ending Cyclists
Hiya folks! It’s Christy here, the “Robin” to Sandy’s “Batman”. Yesterday saw us all don the thermals, hitch up the rucksacks and head out into the nitty gritty of Glasgow for the photo-shoot of To Kill a Kelpie; we braved rain, Scottish sunshine, snow, bitter winds, and grotty back alleyways. Thank goodness for anti-bacterial wipes,...
Hud’ Oan Tae Yer Socks Glasgow!
What’s that? You want us to what….Oh right. Okay then, let us just find the wellies, umbrella, thermos flasks, sandwiches, camera and what was the other thing we needed again? Oh yes! The actors. Buckle in Glasgow, Poorboy will be rocking up this Sunday to get snaps of our forth coming NY production of...
New York City – here we come
There’s a reason for the long space between blogs. We are delighted to tell you that Poorboy will be coming to NYC in April of this year. We’ve scaled a mountain of paperwork to get to the good stuff – taking a show we love to a city we can’t wait to meet and where...
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (and Ladies)
I am singing Christmas songs as I shuffle around the house trying to recover from last week. There is nothing quite like doing a Christmas show to up your levels of festive spirit (and there’s nothing like doing the take-down of a set in 90 minutes for covering you in bruises). I am tired and...
Woo-Hoo! Showtime! Elf Rock, Roll, Rap and Rollerblades….
Hello you lot. Tomorrow ‘The Christmas Workshop’ opens. There are only a tiny handful of tickets left for the evening shows so look on The Christmas Workshop page of the website for details of how to book and hurry up or they’ll be gone! Well, an awful lot has happened since I blogged you last....
Ears and Scarves
Playing like 6 year olds all day is a riotous joy. But at least one of us is a fair bit more than 30 years past being 6 and the toll it’s taking on my knees, my back, my sleep and consequently my face is shocking. Here are some pictures from this week while we...
Tis the season to be jolly!
I am up to my neck in Elves…. This may be the most collaborative thing we’ve ever done. Everyone involved has been throwing themselves into learning songs, writing scenes, making massive Christmas presents, decorating trees – you name it. It’s BRILLIANT how all these accomplished, adult, professional actors can effortlessly regress to being 6 years...
