9thLegion

The end of the spring term has come, easter's here.   In not much time at all, life will cease to be measured in 'terms' or 'semesters,' for me.   I imagine it'll be measured in 'time till next job,' such is the nature of the profession I'm entering. I'm scared, pretty fucking scared if I'm honest.   That said though, I'm beginning to get a creeping sensation that I may actually have something to offer these people.   A story, a character, a little bit of my soul?   The more I do it, the more I realise that all good acting requires you to give part of yourself up to the audience.   It is a gift.   If that sounds hippyish or wanky to you, tha

It's been just over 370 days since my last journal update (to my great surprise) so for various reasons that I'll go in to shortly, I think I'll write a little ditty about how things are going. In the last year I have, in no particular order... : taken the decision to become an actor : auditioned at three drama schools : been accepted by two : attended one : moved to just outside London : realised how ridiculously expensive it is living around here! : Broken a girl's heart. : Kissed and Slept with two others : Asked for a third's number and got "why don't you give me yours" as a reply, owch, I was excessively drunk and egged on to b

As my good friend Mike continually points out, I haven't posted anything on DA for a good while now. Rest assured, I have not forgotten ye...I just haven't written anything particularly good recently.   I blame the degree, over the last 8 weeks I've been working somewhere between a 50 and 60 hour week on "Afterwards," a devised theatre piece set in 1946. That finished two weeks ago and after a week 'break' it's nose to the proverbial grind stone for another project, 'Merlin Unchained.'   It's a new play by David Rudkin and we, the 3rd year Drama students of Aber-wherethefuckisthis-ystwyth will be staging its very first performance. So yeah