Sunday 18 May 2008

Weekend in Nova Scotia

A short note from Sunny Nova Scotia.
We have had a great a great time here - the hospitality has been amazing.....yesterday, we watched the match a house just outside of Liverpool. Vic is staying with Debbie and Blair Raddell - who have opened their homes to us mad lot....to watch the Bluebirds lose to Pompey. There are lots of photos that I will be posting up soon, from this day - which consisted of a party, based around lobster.....lots of lobster.....huge amounts of fresh lobster. We also had a couple of drinks too....some more than others (though for legal reasons I cannot say who.....but it wasn't Huw). We then sang a few songs and will be singing again tonight at the Gala Event after the awards....we thought that it would be good to do the folk song 'The Leaving of Liverpool'....and will rehearse for 10 minutes beforehand - as usual!!
We have seen some really interesting pieces of theatre - from Israel, the US and from Canada. More details when we get back. Off to see the last play by Syria tonight.
All BLT personnel are fine - missing their wives, partners, family and animals, but have represented BLT in fine fashion. I am really proud of each of them - we have made some new friends from all over the world, Vic has sold loads of copies of Sheep and the US have shown a great interest in producing it in Maryland in the next year....another trip perhaps....if not - they will film it for us!! Liverpool certainly knows that Wales is here....and Miss Morgan has been our cheerleader, party queen and everyone has fallen in love with her and her sunny disposition....We have been laughing everyday, not just with Shelley but with the new friends that we have made.
What will the awards hold ??????- well, we dont care really....its always subjective and you can never tell what is going to happen. If we come away with an award of some sort, that would be great....but we have networked so much, that the biggest prize of all is that BLT is now a global theatre.....people from all over the world have complemented our work and have been stunned by the quality of the writing and performance/production. This has been hard work, although not like being in work, and we are a very together team. I am very proud of all them - and watching us singing the anthem on Youtube brings a lump to my throat. Have a look at the video on the main website pages.
We leave on Monday morning for Halifax and will wind down there at our Hotel. Pete Musto and I want to visit some of the Titanic museums - to relive past glories on stage - no doubt! I will try to upload some more on here before we arrive back - if I can.
Liverpool NS is a wonderful place, the pace of life here is amazing and its scenery is breathtaking. Their biggest asset is their people, who are out of this world. If we could be half as open and hospitable as them - Wales would be a much better place. I, for one, will be back - maybe not on a theatre trip, but I will certainly be back.
Ciao
Neil

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