Summer Time and the Weather is....awful

Wow its been a while since i last posted and I have been b-u-s-y!!

One of the more exciting projects was that I had to go to a costume fitting for the BBC Childrens programme Hetty Feather. The down part of this was that it was cancelled and the dates they then offered i was on holiday :-( still, i wasn't going to not go on holiday as it was my first time abroad!

My family & I had a lovely rest and I got even more confident with my swimming and am now happy to go under water and can swim quite far under there too, i loved it!! I also loved the entertainment gang and got dragged up with the little kids to walk around singing Chi Chi Whah, a spanish kids song which was really funny.

They also had a Karaoke night, I went up and sung "Somewhere out There" and also "I Dreamed a Dream"...and yes, i totally SMASHED it!! The professional singer came up to me and said i had to work on my breathing to enable me to stretch out to the end, which i will be doing with Staveley, so happy :-)

I did sneek in another quick job before i went on hols and that was an extra job for a feature film. Dad had to take me really early in the morning into London. I had a fab time!

I am considering changing my hairstyle to include a long, side fringe, but not sure, we keep umming and ahhhing.

I also had to go to the DEMON DENTISTS! they took 5 of my baby teeth out...when i got home, mum got a text from Tara at Daisy & Dukes to say i had a casting for a Toothpaste commercial the next day, ha ha i couldnt go obvs as now had gaps - still i hope my big teeth hurry up and grow through, tho i may have to have a brace.

Plans for the future & things i missed out since last blogged...
1) Back to the fabulous Staveley Theatre Academy - great things ahead ;-)
2) I got through to perform with Rare Productions in Annie but chose not to as it was ensemble and I really have lots going on from september so thought it best to leave it.
3) Hitchin Thespians are planning on doing Honk! I have a few roles i would like to try for...meow..haha
4) I am going to try Ballet, mum says im like a baby elephant so it may help me be a bit more delicate..haha
5) starting my brand new secondary school, looking forward to this and all the arts things i can do.
6)have an audition for a horror on Friday, fingers x!

It's been a while since i had to learn a script and whilst im loving my holibobs i want to do some wooorrrkkkkk! Keeping positive! 

February rolls away...

Had 4 shows on Thursday, Friday and 2 on saturday of Olivia!.  On the second show, a lady spoke to me & said id done really well and that some actors only use their body to act but i use my facial expressions really well and that ill be a great  actress one day!  That was so nice to hear :-)

   Mum, Dad and Liam came to see me on the last show. Liam had to sit on his own right at the back. They loved it and said everyone had worked really hard, there was lots of costume change and lots of running around as we all had at least 3 roles, but it was good. Lots of singing. Dad said some people were talking about me when he was outside :-)

This picture was by someones mum:


I played Doris the victorian flower seller, orphan and poor child. I loved my costume.

Here i am just to the left in the red skirt.






We have gone back to school now and its all about the sats which mum says is not the most important thing and im to do my best, but they want us to do early morning classes.

I'm back to Staveley tomorrow and i cant wait. something WELL EXCITING is happening next week :-)  Here's a link to us guys in Hitchin town square on valentines day. I got to sing too!

https://t.co/ogaLMmQhzA

I got the part in a short film - it will be fun i think. I also got an audition for a TV advert on Sunday. Fingers x for me. I'm not going to audition for Fame though with Rare, i think it will be for the older kids. Maybe next time.

On Sunday I will officially be represented by Michelle at Daisy & Dukes. Exciting times x

Busy busy bee

Glamorous - is not the right word to describe acting! Maybe for those really famous actors that have body doubles for  back shots .

Spending ages  in a field as the warming sun dropsis not glam. Using a pub toilet as a changing room is not glam. But I love it. I work really hard and one day I'll be be the actor that has a body double. 

I'm really busy.

Doing school Shakespeare play, learning Bugsy with rare, learning songs to Olivia with auditions next week, had to learn a new monologue for video reel with bobe on Saturday, waiting to film again on one project, due to have my new Headshots soon, pencilled for another short & interest in doing some modelling too.

I'm busy :-)  

Me with my lovely new hat made just for me by my nan. 

Me

Mum has put together her favourite pics of me over the last 6 months and is proud of her self that she added music and turned it into a film...enjoy.

Music by: Amy Macdonald. This is the Life. 
Mum & me love this song.

Self-Tape & more self-tape

I was asked to self tape for a short horror which I really enjoyed, mum said there were moments that I really spooked her with my eyes - I made them really big and then tried to look angry & evil. We sent that off to the writer/director and then went on holiday with the family camping in  Hampshire - I really enjoyed it as I went horse riding every day I went on Katie and Eddy. On the last day I went out for a trek on Sindy I would really really like to keep riding now I'm home - hint hint mum!

During the hol mum got an email from Bonnie about another self tape. I stressed a bit as I couldn't get the lines until we got home on Saturday but actually there wasn't too many to learn and the character description really sounded like me mum & dad said. I thought of all the Jessie episodes and went for it. We did three takes and then mum picked the best. Hope it's of some interest I think the CD has been through America and not found the right kids so is looking in England - good for us!! 

I was upset about taping but mum said it's better to be asked to tape than go down to London and audition with hundreds of others. 

Fingers x again!   

Working Out What I Want

It's been a really tough few weeks but it's been good because it has made me look at the things im doing and deciding what I really enjoy and where I want to go in the future.

I have always said I want to be an actress. It's just that at the moment I am not getting the acting teaching and practising that I want.

I enjoy working for a stage performance - acting with song & dance scenes - like Rare's shows. 

I know I'm too tall as a kid for professional musical theatre so there's not point training in this at the moment.

I am not really a dancer. Yes I work hard and can learn a routine, but I am not the child that has been ballet since they could walk or can get my leg over my head whilst standing - !! 

So I'm looking into drama schools/classes/groups rather than performing arts schools. Mum says specialising not diversifying - I don't get that either 😳

Mum and me are going camping in Cornwall in two weeks, I'm very excited 😝 it's been very quiet for me with BoBe but mum says I've been blocked out coz of All the other shows I've been doing. Got EDSA showcase over 5 days, then on holiday 5 days then on holiday with everyone for a week so can't do castings or work. 

Bonnie was mailing mum about the pics i had done with Sarah, so that's good I hope. But I can now relax as nothing to do once showcase over - until September. 

Ps the picture is from Sarah Fisher. She gave me some really nice pictures to keep from our shoot in June -THaNKyOu Sarah  x 

Back on Stage - Wizard Of Oz & a little catch up

It's been a month of rehearsals! First LAMDA course on Monday, Rare on Fridays and EDSA on Sundays...

Finally had my LAMDA exam on 22nd June. 

I did a piece from Toms Midnight Garden & Woody Allen play God.

On mums birthday we drove to Crawley to meet Sarah fisher for a shoot. I had an amazing time and really learnt lots about standing and making the right movements to get the picture the photographer wanted. 

Tomorrow I'm walking the boards at The Gordon Craig theatre again, in Rare's Wizsrd Of Oz. 

I am cannot wait for my holiday with mum to Cornwall. I live to bodyboard and can't wait to get in the sea. My new wetsuit shortie arrived yesterday :-)

License Arrived!

Very excited now - although until I'm actually there I can still be cancelled - received my licence from the council to be able to film on Thursday!!

It tells me where and for what film....I'm keeping ssshhh for now!! 

Show Time! JATGP

Wednesday 16th April at 6pm was the first performance of the Easter Musical, James & The Giant Peach after all our hard work of full on rehearsals.

It was incredible to be back on stage in front of a packed audience, the feeling I get when everyone claps is amazing.

The cast in their costumes are brilliant, they really look good. Mum said the casting was spot on! I am very excited that Laura Crowhurst - who plays the Ladybird, was in Barmy Britain last year - which we saw!! Mum has brought me a programme and i am going to get it all signed by the performers, something for me to keep :-)

I'm in the blue tee and Yellow cap, pics taken from the wings.

My Bio in the Programme

James & Giant Peach Audition

Up early today and to the Gordon Craig Theatre, auditioning for James & Giant Peach.

I really didn't feel very well but I wanted to try.

I saw a few people I knew, from Rare Oliver, EDSA.

The show is on over Easter. 5 days 10 shows. 

We should hear by end of the week. 

I'm all BoBe with a touch of class....

Great news! Mum received an email from Chloe at Bonnie & Betty saying they were delighted to accept me onto their books. 
Mad Fish were very gracious and allowed me to leave immediately as there was no outstanding work with them. 

I had to get all my paperwork ready - so a visit to the Drs', a quick meeting with Mr John my headteacher, photo's in the booth (which was fun) and its all been sent off.

Chloe says they are very busy at the moment working on 3 films (!) but it wont be long before my webpage is up and running and they have taken over my account on Spotlight too. 

I'm very excited and hope to hear from them very soon. Fingers x

www.bonnieandbetty.com

Catching A Fishy....

On Sunday 24th Nov we drove down to Bexhill on Sea to go to MadFish Headquarters! 

We didn't have to be there til 12 and then  it up with Tillie and some other guys and we met an actor called Bill.

He had been in movies and on tv shows. We did some little exercises together. Soon it was over and i waited for mum. Then I went into a photo room with the photographer Ross. I enjoyed having my pics done and asked him about things like why he uses white circles. I enjoy modelling.

We drove home and I fell asleep in the car. Didn't feel very well and had rash all over my face - not too bad for pics thank goodness.

Ross said that Musical Theatre CDs prefer colour pics and tv acting and films like black and white. 

I was a Stylist Dahling....

Performed in Robin Hood at the SandpitTheatre in St Albans for the end of year show with Top Hat Stage School tonight.

I really enjoyed it but there were some big chunks cut out and it meant some people lost out on their lines.  The boy who played courgette was very funny. There were some great songs in the show, My fav was the end song What does the Fox Say!! 

At the end I cried as I will miss those guys as I am not continuing with Top Hat next year. But I hope I'll see some of them again in other shows :-)

I'm so grateful that Warren Bacci and the teachers at Top Hat stage school had confidence in me and gave me the scholarship for a year. Their workshop last November was the springboard to all the amazing shows, performances and films I've been involved in this year.

I'm ready and so, so eager to move up a pace and I'm sure 2014 will be filled with some great things. 

Oliver!

Tonight was our first performance of Oliver with Rare Productions.

We've been practising for 10 weeks and curtain raised tonight.

The Gordon Craig theatre in Stevenage was sold out and everyone really enjoyed the show.

I was in the opener of Food, Glorious Food and really enjoyed the stage, my folks say: " I have no problem finding a clear, central space and making it mine! I love getting into the show and really acting the part with added nuances of each character played"

I also liked being in Oompapa with Nancy singing. 

I just love musical theatre, I had a great time with my friends in rehearsal and on stage and tomorrow, I get to do it all again!

Mum & dad got me some flowers, I like getting flowers when I come out of Stage Door :-)

Les Miserables Workshop - Jo Loxton

We were up early today to travel to my agency, Mad Fish, in Bexhill-on-Sea.

I had been really excited to be going back, to see all the other fishes and to have fun in a workshop by Sam Hiller on Les Miserables. 

But! He had broken his toe and so we had a lovely lady called Jo Loxton teach us two of the shows songs, Can You Hear the People Sing and  End of the Day.

I knew the songs already but it was really nice to be singing them with some really awesome people like Emily who has been in Shrek and Sam who has been in Oliver and loads of others including Amy, Olivia, Kitty. The Fishes are really nice people and can sing so well! I was very lucky to be able to perform these songs with these guys.

A huge thank you to mum and dad for driving me there, and to Emma and Sarah for holding the workshop and to Jo for teaching us :-)

Here's a little video of End of The Day... mum loves my (early!) dramatic dive

Dive, dive, dive!  (click the dive)

Extra in short film - Archie

I was an extra in a short film called Archie yesterday.

It is about an autistic boy that is really good at the violin. I was supposed to be an extra with other children and be in a playground scene, but when mum & I went there, they had filmed that scene on Friday, so I was in a different scene, with all the adults.

We had to be the audience at a music show with a real orchestra.

I had a really good time as I played with the boy that is Archie, his name was James. It is good to see how films are made, they seem to take a long time and everyone has to sit around alot.

But we got some really good snacks and I was only there in the morning. I will be excited to see the film when it comes out. 

The director/producer is Sue Shearing of Catch Me Films

My First Casting

I had my first ever casting yesterday - Thursday 30th - for a TV programme.

Mum & I went to London and walked around Oxford and Regent Street, I got to go into Hamley's, a really big toy shop, and I had a cuddle with a huge teddy bear!

We had a tea and a sausage roll in a Café down Carnaby Street and then we made our way to the casting place.

It was through a big black door, up to the 2nd floor and into a room with three guys. They were very nice and friendly and I used the Kindle to "make" one of the guys a new hairstyle, which he thought was funny.

Then I went into the room with the camera man and another guy (casting director?) and he asked me some questions about my age and height then I had to stand in a corner and when he said "action" I had to walk to the cross and then I said the lines I had learnt that day while he filmed me.

It was all over in about 10 minutes, the man said to mum I'd done very well. I didn't think it was difficult and really enjoyed the day.

Thanks to Mad Fish! for sorting this out for me :-)

Off The Aisle - Post Production

Mum got a really nice email from  Jenny Williams of the Off The Aisle Film.

They are waiting for a review and then I should be able to see a copy of the film. Jenny has said she will even try to send us some pictures of the filming with me in it. I'm in it a bit at the end - in the montage.

I can't wait to see me, I bet it will be funny - especially the dancing.

Look Down...

Had a great holiday in Cornwall over Easter...I couldn't resist singing the opening tune to Les Miserables when I spotted the rope on the beach!!

Top Talent Agency Audition

Scrubbed & dressed up for audition to be represented by Top Talent Agency.

This was at the Hatfield Forum. I had my photo taken and then went into the large room with the disco ball!

We had to read a line out loud then we were put into groups and we had to read a script - ours was HP. I chose to be Harry. We then had to walk a "catwalk" in front of the mums n dads then we left for home.

I really enjoyed the afternoon, I met some new people and some that I knew from Rare & Top Hat.

I did my best and we will hear by the end of the week. I have my fingers x!