ANOTHER GOOD IDEA, SON!

I came across this inflatable alien head and hands set recently, and though I haven’t tried it out, I reckon that it could possibly look impressive if it was combined with a morph suit. Providing you have an alien in your pantomime of course!

They are marketed by Air Hedz. Their range of giant inflatable headwear includes “wigs”, and hats.

Morph suits are available from morphsuits.co.uk, and a range of fancy dress suppliers.

THE WRITE STUFF

A current popular American television series, which I must confess I have never watched, apparently has 16 writers named, with the addition… “among others”!

In the words of Elmer Fudd, “That’s unbeweivable!”

16 or more people in my office, all at the same time! Boy, would we have to know each other very well!

When I see the closing credits of films crawl up the screen, with scores of people listed… one example has 10 Location Manager, 6 Location Accountants, 10 Additional Assistant Directors, a Special Effects Crew of 18, and 15 Modellers... not forgetting the Gaffer, Best Boy, Dolly Grip, Dialect Coach, Wrangler and whatever… I reckon I could make a film with my eyes folded!

Let them have a go at weekly rep, where for a summer season, there were around ten of us to do everything… acting, directing, set design, construction and painting, props, costumes, publicity, the accounts… and we had just a week from opening the script to opening night. That don’t half concentrate the mind!