Monday August 21st - 'Waiting' at The Cong. The curators of The Tin Shed Experience and all round good friends, Seimon and Min invited me to perform my storytelling at the Congregational Church at the Laugharne Artists Pop Up Art Exhibition. They had travelled to Llanelli to unsuccessfully support my inaugural performance at The Spoken Word Saturday and over a pint of Italian beer in down town Llanelli I was offered as many performances as I wanted. I deliberated over the offer and then watched as a man strutted down the street, pastie in one hand and a squeezy bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup in the other. What the hell!..life's too short....in for a penny! The following Monday, 2.30p.m. prompt. I was on. Every free pew was taken up as I launched into my story. In the front pew was long time school friend Mark Montinaro, a thespian of repute and an experienced storyteller himself. The word had been put about Laugharne and they filled the church. A man from Edin...
'Waiting' at the Ffwrnes! I had booked my spot at the Spoken Saturday taking place at the Ffwrnes Theatre in Llanelli. I'd rehearsed my piece and timed it to 22 minutes. A bit long for what the organiser wanted but she thought it would be ok as long as there weren't too many takers for the open mic sessions. Ten minutes was the normal time allowed. I drove up, alone, through Meinciau and Pontyates, took my time, talking to myself as I went and strengthening my treatment of 'Waiting'. Got there a little nervous but felt I was going to be ok. Fil Ziebicki , folk guitarist kicks the afternoon off with a competent performance of a self-penned song which sounded a little like a folk version of 'Freebird'. A sweet sound and a sweet man. Then the open mic started. I had been warned that I would get on in the second half so I relaxed into the open mic. A story about pickled onions, a poem about the injustice of Grenfell. I switched off and ...