Wondrous Wexford - and Time for Thurles

How Wexford show went, and preparations for Thurles show

I flatter myself that you've all been longing to find out how I got on at my Wexford People Wipe Me show. Well, I can reveal that it went wondrously.

There are two marvellous benefits of performing in a theatre as opposed to a café. You get a dressing room with a fancy mirror, and you get lights when you're on stage.

Photo Description: Here I am under lights on the Wexford stage, in my green, yellow and orange T-shirt. My back is to the crowd and my hands are behind my head.

Lights are great for disguising the size of an audience. When you're looking out, al you can see is light. Having said that, the Wexford audience consisted of around forty souls – a respectable size.

Around half of those forty souls were from the National Council for the Blind Wexford branch. That was pretty special. At certain points in the play, a current passed between us, a current that told me this audience knew exactly what I was talking about.

Now for Thurles Show

But that was seven days ago, and my attention now turns to my Thurles show, which I confess I've been neglecting. It's a mere seven days away. This show is another step up. The theatre is huge and the stage is roughly twice the size of the Wexford stage.

I can't think about that. I am concentrating on promoting my show and on rehearsing it. And on pesky travel logistics, which are now sorted.

The Thurles marketing team have been busy sending out press release and designing posters. And I've been lobbing up social media posts and appearing on podcasts.

Photo Description: The Thurles poster for People Wipe Me, which incorporates the yellow and purple theme created by Royce Design, but includes details for how to book in the purple bit at the bottom.

And I rehearse the play first thing every morning. I don't rehearse all of it. I rehearse the first half one morning and the second half the following morning. This helps me concentrate better and to bring out the emotional intensity of the words.

If you fancy hearing me bang my drum in Thurles, you can book the tickets here. And then three weeks later on Thursday 23 February, it's time for my very last show in Kill. I'll have booking details for that next week.