Who Watches Miranda?

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PERFORMING ARTS DECEMBER 1988

Panto at St James’ Infants School.  Start at 1.30pm.

 

PANTO AT ST JAMES’ INFANTS SCHOOL AT 1.30pm

This was very successful, and now the cast are definitely growing into it and working well together, making the show their own and finally shining as individuals.

 

‘Welcome To the Jungle’ – Guns ‘N’ Roses

 

Today, Justine was absolutely gorgeous.  I just couldn’t keep away from her, or my hands off her, or my lips from kissing her.  I love her immensely. 

We went into King’s Lynn, where I bought the Watchmen graphic novel – in the original cover – (and paid for with my Drama Prize book token) and a pair of DM’s.  I think they’re so cute.

 

Tonite, BM Wasp and Legs picked me up, because he wanted me to chaperone her while he had a fight with her ex-boyfriend (the one just after me), Dick, who had been causing them both difficulties.

 

So I sat with her as he went off to solve her problems, and we got on fine, but she just kept hinting that she wants to finish with him.  She’s astonishingly beautiful, but I just don’t want to be with her like that any more.  How weird is that?

 

The fight never happened, so we all went to The Angel, where I chatted to Ash for ages, because I suddenly realised that I HAD forgotten how boring Legs + BMW really are when experienced at the same time. 

 

Ash and I did our usual trick of taking the complete piss out of Legs (but only as mates).

 

Me, with fantastically crimped hair, yawning…

 

YAAAAAAAAWWN!!

 

Ash noticed that BMW kept staring longingly at me.  Apparently she still wants me.  Well, she can carry on staring.  She’s not getting anything out of me.

 

Ash still wants to leave Dark Is Desire and dump Dan, to join with me in a new project, just the two of us.  Mmm.  He wants to do stuff that sounds more like a cross between Death In June and Cindytalk.  That’d be nice…

 

At last, BMW (with Legs) brought me bloody home.

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1986

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

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Next time: ‘Macbeth at Barnes Bysea…’

Trip to Shepperton Studios

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PERFORMING ARTS DECEMBER 1988

Visit to Shepperton Film Studio, London.

Depart 9.00am from front of college.  Return approx. 11.15pm.

Making of ‘ERIK THE VIKING’ and ‘HENRY V’.

 

‘Delicate Cutters’ – Throwing Muses

 

A demonic skull, staring at you in evil defiance…

 

TRIP TO SHEPPERTON FILM STUDIOS, LONDON

Today, we of the Performing Arts BTEC boarded a coach to LONDON.  I sat with Donna on the journey there.

 

We arrived at SHEPPERTON STUDIOS three hours later and were guided around on our first ever tour of any type of film/TV studio by the Publicity Officer (whose father had won an Oscar for design work on Indiana Jones and a BAFTA for Return of the Jedi).  We were taken to the set of ERIK THE VIKING, and into the castle of the chief villain, played by John Cleese.  As we arrived, Terry Jones was there, wrapping up a scene.  He went off and Cleese came over to talk to us, telling us that he was very sorry to say they’d just finished shooting.  He is amazingly tall.  He’s huge.  He’s ginormous!

 

The castle set was amazing, full of corpses and skeletons hanging from the ceiling.  There was a table full of hands and a body roasting on a skewer.  It smelled absolutely gross, too, but it was absolutely splendid.  We were then taken to the icy, frozen wastes at the foot of the castle; lots of polystyrene + very huge.

 

Next stop: the water tank where the boat scenes were filmed.  There was a Viking longboat in there and, apparently, they’d had to scrap a whole lot of material they’d shot because someone had dropped a paper plate into the tank and no on had noticed until the scene had been shot.  We were also taken to see bits of the absolutely massive Dragon of the North Sea.  It was absolutely MACKER; a polystyrene construction, wrapped in detailed latex rubber.

 

‘Good Life’ – Inner City

 

At lunch, we went into the Shepperton canteen, where Kat and I were mistaken for actors for some advert or other.  Quite amusing really.  Here, we bumped into one of our TS colleagues, Ron Johnson, whose dad (there with him) was working there as a stuntman.  Mr Johnson is doing crowd work on Tim Burton’s new BATMAN film at Pinewood, too.  I was quite chuffed to also discover that he had played a major role in the FGTH video, TWO TRIBES.  I’m raight chuffed!

 

Our tour then continued and we went onto the set of Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V, which I found rather unimpressive.  The sets looked very cheap and basic, but I imagine that when they’re fully dressed they’ll look impressive on screen.  Both ERIK and HENRY will be out in late 1989.

 

In retrospect, I don’t think any of us actually milked the occasion enough in terms of getting information about the business and the processes involved in film-making.

 

We finished off in a pub – The British Lion – where I was chuffed to see Simon MacCorkindale of Quatermass (1979) fame.  He’s got a skill voice.

 

My No.1: ‘Hail!  The White Grain’ – Death In June

 

 

Next stop was the West End, where I managed to get Donna out of a slow-moving BTEC clump, which was arsing me off!  I spent ages in VIRGIN, looking at Sol Invictus + Death In June records, but didn’t buy any.  We then went to FORBIDDEN PLANET, because I wanted Alan Moore + Dave Gibbons’ WATCHMEN graphic novel.  When I asked at the counter for it, the counter-man handed me a purple-covered edition.  I said, ‘That’s not it – where’s the yellow one?’

‘Oh,’ he said, ‘that cover is now out of print.  It’s a collector’s item now…’

I thought, ‘Ho-ho-ho!  Why are there copies in King’s Lynn WH SMITH then?  Hee-Hee!’

[Don’t make me cry – Ritch ‘89]

 

So what did I come away with?

 

ISSUE TWO OF DC COMICS’ THE PRISONER.

ISSUE ONE OF EPIC/MARVEL COMICS’ STRAY TOASTERS (by Bill Sienkiewicz – weird!)

DOCTOR WHO: POWER OF THE DALEKS Telesnap/Photonovel

 

Donna and I ate in AMERICAN BURGER in Leicester Square, where she revealed to me what her problem had been the other nite.  She said she just didn’t want us to drift.  Neither do I.

 

I stayed at Donna’s tonite, after a lager binge.  Jonny + Kat also stayed.

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1986

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

[Images subject to control of individual Copyright Holders including works originated by Elton Townend Jones, but excluding any images or design attributed to ‘The Situation’ which are copyright of The Situation (see specific acknowledgements in the ‘Thanks to…’section below) / ‘Berwin Groomstool’ is an iteration of the Situation character‘William Whicker’ and falls under joint copyright of Elton Townend Jones and Waen Shepherd / Based on true events and designed as a study of parochial British cultural and emotional life in the late 20th century, this blog is a work of fiction – cultural icons excluded, all characters and incidents featured are entirely fictional / This blog is non-profit; all video clips are used for illustrative purposes and always come from YouTube / No copyright infringement is intended – just trying to get things into context. Never forget: no man is an island. If you think anything I’ve used is damaging you in any way, please comment and immediate action will be taken to minimise offence / This notice was amended on 1 July 2012 and is intended to cover this and all posts on www.25yearstoolate.blogspot.com that precede it]

 

Next time: ‘Who watches Miranda?’

Winning the 1988 Drama Prize

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 1988

Chamber of Trade evening: dressing up – themes, etc. 6 – 7pm

Presentation evening – 7.30pm. 

Lights needed in Main Hall.

BTEC Dance presentation.

 

‘Do You Wanna Funk?’ – Sylvester

TODAY WAS SKILL!

 

As the other members of Performing Arts prepared their LCDT-inspired Dance Piece for the Presentation Evening, I prepared and organised the seating and lighting with Daniel Abbott, William + Kat Hill.  And Larry said to me, ‘Are you here for this Presentation tonite?’

I said, ‘Yeah.’

He said, ‘Well I suggest you dress up + do your hair, because you might be asked to come out to the front…’

 

A demonic Frankenstein’s monster with bat ears…

 

In the evening, I went to Donna’s and crimped and backcombed my hair, with all the others who were getting dressed up for their dance piece.

 

PRESENTATION EVENING

 

The evening was a prize-giving event wherein members of the college from 1987-1988 would receive prizes for their outstanding contributions to their respective courses.  I attended with my parents, as we had all been invited.

 

Programme

 

Opening Remarks:

Vice chairman of Governors

 

Report:                          

Head of Sector

 

Presentation of Prizes:          

Tulah Tuke

(International Film and Television Make-up Artist)

 

Closing Remarks:          

Principal

 

The Performing Arts group did some impressive dance work, which hopefully elicited a positive response regarding the future of Dance at NORCAT.

 

In the Presentation, there were loads of awards, mostly for hair and beauty, etc.  Look:

 

Boots prize, Clairol Cup, Coldham Cup, Coldham Shiled, Goldwell Cup, Headlines Cup, Ogee Hairdressing Prize, Ogee Beauty Prize, Wella Shield, Berol Award, and the Zotos Special Award.

 

They also handed out certificate awards for all those individuals who had achieved the best work in:

 

GCSE Pre-Specialist Art and Design, ‘A’ Level Pre-Specialist Art and Design, City & Guilds Advanced Studies in Hairdressing, City & Guilds in Hairdressing, City & Guilds in Wigmaking, City & Guilds in Cosmetic Make-up, City & Guilds in Manicure, City & Guilds in Epilation, City & Guilds in Beauty Therapy and the International Beauty Therapists Diploma Course.  And, of course, Performing Arts…

 

The Performing Arts Prize will be awarded to the student who contributed the most outstanding original and creative ideas to the Section

 

But we’ll come to that in a minute…

 

Tonnes of people got prizes, including Ben Fletcher and Derek Hardy who were awarded two prizes from the Barnes Bysea Arts Festival 1988 (Best Production for their Dumb Waiter and a shared Best Actors award).  Astra Trellis won the Goldwell Cup (for ‘the Hairdressing student who shows the greatest progress over the year’) and Pauline Gold won the Ogee Hairdressing Prize (for ‘the full-time student reaching the best all round standard in the act of haircutting’). 

 

Then Larry came up on stage and said:

 

‘This next prize is the Performing Arts Prize, and we’re awarding it to the pupil who has contributed the most intelligent and useful creative ideas over the last two years…’

 

He then said:

 

‘He’s a young man who, when you meet him, you find him quite friendly and very remarkable.  He’s a young man who did Theatre Studies, and whose work on the end of term production, C’est La Vie, was splendid.  He has also pleased us all with his work on a recent self-devised production, and his courage and determination helped get much of the recent Macbeth production of the ground.  He’s not the sort of chap who’d win a hairdressing competition, but here he is: Ritcherd Winterfood.’

 

My heart had been pounding, and sounding in my head.  It was a ‘birrova shock’ and I was trembling and shaking.  I was somewhere else, somewhere far, far away, on a higher plane.  The crowd cheered for me.  It was loud, roaring, deafening, and I was minute and microscopic before the enthusiasm and love of my peers.  And my beautiful BTEC Performing Arts friends Donna and Jolene had tears in their eyes.

 

It was very surprising and very flattering.  

 

I went up and received my prize – a £10 book token – from the councillor, Mrs Dutton, and I held it as I trembled and said thank you. 

It had been a considerable shock.  Quite considerable.

 

My parents were dead proud and so was Donna, and I was heartily congratulated by Jolene, Donna, Tracey Joyce, and Simon Lewis.

 

I went to collect my A-level certificates and had a couple of glasses of wine and an orange juice, whilst chatting vaguely with Betty + Freddie, Larry, Donna and all the BTEC folkies.

 

Donna handed me a note (written at 6.45pm last night) as I was socialising...

 

‘Dear Ritcherd,

 

Well here I am getting excited for you about tomorrow night.  I know you’ve got the drama prize, so this is to say well done and Congratulations.  Nobody else deserves it like you do and I feel so proud of you.  I’m sorry I’ve seemed pissy with you, but it’s just the way I feel at the moment.  Sorry.  Just remember, I do appreciate you being my best mate round here!

 

Oodles of love, hugs, sex, kisses and other indoor sports!!!

 

Love yer!

 

Dave

xxx’

 

Betty + Freddie then took Donna and me out to THE BUTTERFLY, where I drank some lager at last, and we had a really great time.  We then returned Donna home.

 



 

 

At home, I ate some Southern Fried Chicken, cuddled Chip a lot and watched Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis (Part Two), which was ‘okay’. 

I mean, it looked nice, but there was little going on in the actual plot, so I’m afraid it hasn’t made such a great impact on me.

 

What a beautiful end to the month.  The future is bright.

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1998

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

[Images subject to control of individual Copyright Holders including works originated by Elton Townend Jones, but excluding any images or design attributed to ‘The Situation’ which are copyright of The Situation (see specific acknowledgements in the ‘Thanks to…’section below) / ‘Berwin Groomstool’ is an iteration of the Situation character‘William Whicker’ and falls under joint copyright of Elton Townend Jones and Waen Shepherd / Based on true events and designed as a study of parochial British cultural and emotional life in the late 20th century, this blog is a work of fiction – cultural icons excluded, all characters and incidents featured are entirely fictional / This blog is non-profit; all video clips are used for illustrative purposes and always come from YouTube / No copyright infringement is intended – just trying to get things into context. Never forget: no man is an island. If you think anything I’ve used is damaging you in any way, please comment and immediate action will be taken to minimise offence / This notice was amended on 1 July 2012 and is intended to cover this and all posts on www.25yearstoolate.blogspot.com that precede it]

 

Next time: ‘Trip to Shepperton…’

Macbeth: Back In Rehearsal

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 1988

Barnes Bysea Theatre all day.  ‘Macbeth’ run-through. 

Coach leaves 9.00am from College. 

Draft Script Entry for NSDF.

 

‘No Clause 28’ – Boy George

 

MACBETH REHEARSALS: BARNES BYSEA THEATRE – ALL DAY 

This was the day in which we reassembled to work a full day at Barnes Bysea Theatre on MACBETH. 

 

The set, it has been decided, will be a version of the set we used in the Indoor College production, minus the scaffolding tower, which the Theatre cannot physically accommodate.  In its place, a camouflage net, covered in foliage, will be draped over the stage apron + adjoining wall.  Use of curtains has been arranged with Stage Management and will again be used for the ‘England’ scenes.  The set was no real worry and will be erected by Carl Morris and Barnes Bysea Theatre Stage Management.  The only major difference is that the Theatre stage is raked, so the sets will have to be more securely fixed than they were at College, but again this is no problem.

 

At lunch, I went into the town + on the beach with Josh Wilde (and Kat Hill) and took photographs of him as the 7^th Doctor Who.

 

Unfortunately, when we were five minutes late back, I had a bit of a row with Larry over dinner times (6 hours with one twenty minute break for lunch and toilets?!).  My argument was that the short time allotted was insufficient, and all those present agreed.  Even so, I now realise that rules should be adhered to.

 

Today’s ‘work-in’ was lengthy and tiring, but it left me feeling as if I’ve never actually been away from MACBETH.  I am also eagerly anticipating the performance.  Over all, the rehearsal was invaluable to the production and I have benefited from a few different moves and a new vitality.  Unfortunately, not everyone from the play was there, which, when you are acting to no one is quite disconcerting.  Still, it went well and I was pleased with the development of my own work, apart from my scene with Lady Macbeth (Donna Davidson), which felt somehow awkward. 

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1995

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

[Images subject to control of individual Copyright Holders including works originated by Elton Townend Jones, but excluding any images or design attributed to ‘The Situation’ which are copyright of The Situation (see specific acknowledgements in the ‘Thanks to…’section below) / ‘Berwin Groomstool’ is an iteration of the Situation character‘William Whicker’ and falls under joint copyright of Elton Townend Jones and Waen Shepherd / Based on true events and designed as a study of parochial British cultural and emotional life in the late 20th century, this blog is a work of fiction – cultural icons excluded, all characters and incidents featured are entirely fictional / This blog is non-profit; all video clips are used for illustrative purposes and always come from YouTube / No copyright infringement is intended – just trying to get things into context. Never forget: no man is an island. If you think anything I’ve used is damaging you in any way, please comment and immediate action will be taken to minimise offence / This notice was amended on 1 July 2012 and is intended to cover this and all posts on www.25yearstoolate.blogspot.com that precede it]

 

Next time: ‘Winning the 1988 Drama Prize…’

Chinese Play Developments

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 1988

Panto at St Edmund’s County Primary.

Two performances.

First performance – 10.00am.

Second performance – 10.45am.

 

‘Julie Ocean’ – The Undertones

 

The 1^st Panto performance was crap today.  Unfortunately – to my shame – I was late for the ‘get-in’ at St Edmund’s and almost missed the start of the first show, but it all sorted out and I got in just in time and made lots of kids cry.  Jodie Ratcliffe was also late, so I wasn’t on my own!

 

The 2^nd was good.  ST EDMUND’S seemed to enjoy it, and the kids were lovely.

 

Today’s only technical hitch was when two of our Entrance/Exit flats collapsed.  Luckily, the cast covered for this and re-erected them during the performance, working it into a scene as they went.

 

Justine was nice today.  We went into King’s Lynn, where I bought some hairspray.  We are in love again.

 

In the afternoon, I wrote some more of my script, and made good progress.  The bad attempt I made at an outline (and the ‘spy’ idea) has fallen into a dark corner of my mind, marked ‘DUBIOUS IDEAS’.  And so, the play is now called The Chinese Play.  It’s a safe title.

 

Feeling totally uninvolved now, Tracey has left ‘the writing team’, with no hard feelings.  I have therefore promised her the fullest involvement in the play should it ever reach production.  She was happy with the offer and genuinely wished me the best of luck.  Larry has offered her another project, so it’s all gone well.

 

Alone with my ideas, I have decided I can make the play even more personal and have slowed down a little on the pre-planning, so as not to let my interest wane too soon like it has with previous projects.  I’d like the play to alienate a little, though.  I’d like it to captivate and entertain in a rather offbeat way.  So I’m just writing stuff and seeing what emerges.  Just like that.  I’m hoping the story will eventually arrive of its own volition.  And having written four scenes, I find I want to exaggerate my characters and make them more than simply ‘realistic’; I want them to be cartoon-like, which I think will be far more entertaining.  Bits of the spy idea keep creeping in, but it’s more to do with Flash imagining the spy stuff, rather than it actually being real.  Maybe they’re just testing new curry recipes, I don’t know yet.

 

SCENE FOUR:

 

Chinese Take Away.  Night. 

Calendar on wall says NOV 5.  All is empty.

A voice – Dave’s – is heard (he is off-stage).

 

DAVE:

Yeah … Yeah, but, Mr Tribukovitch, there’s no interest in that sort of … Mr Tribuk…  I can’t do that!  Secret?  It wouldn’t be a secret for long.  This is not the sort of thing you can hide in a town like this.  Well…  The most likely candidates are…  Who?  Oh, well that’s the type of… Aim for them?  Yes, Mr Tribukovitch.  Strike while the iron’s hot.  Yes, Mr Tribukovitch.  I understand, sir.  Aye.  Yes.  Deny it?  But sir, a week or two to perfect the… Hmm.  A week.  Ish.  Then we can test the first, heh, victims… 

 

Also, I arranged with Donna that Flash, Kat, Jonny and I will spend New Year’s Eve at her place in Cirencester.

 

Donna was odd, though.  I spent the evening, quite uncomfortably, with Jonny and Kat at Donna’s.  Donna had a problem + was getting all depressed + so did I when she wouldn’t tell me what was wrong.  She says she has a secret that is troubling her, but won’t tell me what it is.  She says that if she tells me, it might ruin our friendship.  Apparently, it concerns me and she thinks it will make me hate her.  So we both got all edgy + deep + brooding, but things eventually cooled down.

 

Kat finished with Willock at the weekend and he says he’s going to

YAAAA-AWW-AAA-AAW-NNN

kill himself.  Again.

 

It’s all very YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWNNNN!!!! 

 

About the tenth time now, isn’t it?

 

YAWN!!!

 

Kat now goes out with Jonny Badcock.

 

Time for a new pair of shoes…

 

Love Death In June.

 

I hate the rain.

 

Time for THIS MORTAL COIL…

 

Goodnight, I’m shattered.

 

P.S. Flash!  Cirencester with Jonny, Kat + Donna at XMAS.  Please?

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1998

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

[Images subject to control of individual Copyright Holders including works originated by Elton Townend Jones, but excluding any images or design attributed to ‘The Situation’ which are copyright of The Situation (see specific acknowledgements in the ‘Thanks to…’section below) / ‘Berwin Groomstool’ is an iteration of the Situation character‘William Whicker’ and falls under joint copyright of Elton Townend Jones and Waen Shepherd / Based on true events and designed as a study of parochial British cultural and emotional life in the late 20th century, this blog is a work of fiction – cultural icons excluded, all characters and incidents featured are entirely fictional / This blog is non-profit; all video clips are used for illustrative purposes and always come from YouTube / No copyright infringement is intended – just trying to get things into context. Never forget: no man is an island. If you think anything I’ve used is damaging you in any way, please comment and immediate action will be taken to minimise offence / This notice was amended on 1 July 2012 and is intended to cover this and all posts on www.25yearstoolate.blogspot.com that precede it]

 

Next time: ‘Macbeth: back in rehearsal…’

Noises

‘Love Is All That Matters’ – Human League

 

Doctor Who is a mania!  DRASTIC.

 

Oh, 1988 has been so varied.  Strange… the days…

 

Later:

8.45pm.

 

‘Happy Birthday, Pigface Christus’ – Current 93

 

KIM WILDE’s new single is good. 

She’s gorgeous.

 

Oh, I think I’m a little depressed.  MANDA JONES HAS GONE.  TASMANIA.

 

and that’s that…

 

I like Manda…

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE, A BEAUTIFUL LIFE…

 

A busy week ahead.  And what else lies in store?

 

We’ll see…  We’ll see…

 

SOON BE DECEMBER…

 

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1987

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1986

WHAT RITCHERD IS UP TO IN 1985

 

[Images subject to control of individual Copyright Holders including works originated by Elton Townend Jones, but excluding any images or design attributed to ‘The Situation’ which are copyright of The Situation (see specific acknowledgements in the ‘Thanks to…’section below) / ‘Berwin Groomstool’ is an iteration of the Situation character‘William Whicker’ and falls under joint copyright of Elton Townend Jones and Waen Shepherd / Based on true events and designed as a study of parochial British cultural and emotional life in the late 20th century, this blog is a work of fiction – cultural icons excluded, all characters and incidents featured are entirely fictional / This blog is non-profit; all video clips are used for illustrative purposes and always come from YouTube / No copyright infringement is intended – just trying to get things into context. Never forget: no man is an island. If you think anything I’ve used is damaging you in any way, please comment and immediate action will be taken to minimise offence / This notice was amended on 1 July 2012 and is intended to cover this and all posts on www.25yearstoolate.blogspot.com that precede it]

 

Next time: ‘Chinese Play developments…’