The Shedley....

To even say those two words conjures up a huge amount of memories - some amazing - some interesting and some just down right deplorably cringeworthy (the name Short suddenly springs to mind.....)

Northern Light tonight are opening the "Wizard of Oz", and wow what a show it is.
I only got to see it from the really crappy TV in the top dressing room (more memories..) but it was still looking fantastic.

I was of course helping my mother with - yes - costumes.

A job that she very much loves and never tires of, although the remaining 5 members of her family seem to tire all too quickly.
Dont get me wrong, we all think that it is great that she has a hobby, a creative outlet, developed some wonderful friendships & is certainly not sitting at home waiting for "The Bill" to begin (does it ever end...?) - but it does get a little tricky when her whole life is consumed by them - her thoughts are consumed - the house - the car - her work - my house.....

Ahh but now it is all over, with her saying "thats the last show I'm doing"....for 6months - then its Grease, and then and then...

Well this wasnt meant to be a vent session - but it seems to have gone that way! Right well now thats out I shall move on.

The Shedley... Ahh my old stomping ground.
My early/late teenage years and also my early/late 20's, were spent in and around that building. So many years spent running up and down those concrete steps - with the same silly arrows that no one ever pays attention to!
So many years sliding down the banister to the (former) Brin Whiting Lounge, and sitting around the foyer eating huge triangles of pizza on the first Saturday show.... It all still makes me smile.

It doesnt really matter what show I go to see or am involved in, there is just something about the The Shedley that.... well softens my heart.

I just love being there.

PS Go see the show - and look out for the Lions Cape - I stitched those bloody flowers....