Hi
everyone!
Just two more days of
fresh cool air and time in the garden to enjoy before
I fly off to Dubai to spend 11 weeks in temperatures of
over 40 degrees! I've been asked to be the Cabaret Mistress
of Ceremonies for the House of Illusion show in one of
my favourite theatres in the world, the Spiegeltent; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegeltent.
The show is part of Dubai's 'Summer Surprises' season,
an initiative designed to provide entertainment inside
while the sun blazes outside and the sea reaches temperatures
up to 37 degrees. I'm booked to perform 100 shows in 11
weeks, some days 3 shows a day with 2 days off a week
for camel riding... or maybe just a snooze by the pool.
It's always a luxury to
play a show in the same place rather than zooming up and
down the motorway carting props about so I'm looking forward
to that as well as working with another great magician
Andrew Van Buren www.vanburen.co.uk
and director/comic Derek Scott who make up the rest of
the cast. Apparently someone had the great idea of me
opening the show with a rendition of Cabaret! I did tell
the management that the very reason I became a magician
was my rubbish singing ... so that's going to be an adventure!
Maybe I'll discover some hidden talents... or maybe they'll
change their minds, I'll let you know!
Oooh,
I've just remembered! I finally got round to producing
a showreel last month with the help of my talented filmmaker
friend www.flemmingfynsk.com.
You can see a condensed version of the documentary he
made of me for Arte 2 years ago on his site and my showreel
is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eBQXKbMIJA.
I always love to hear from
you all so please do drop me a line. (I'll probably turn
my phone off while I'm abroad.) The best way to reach
me is by email to romany@romanymagic.com
and of course I'm very happy to take bookings or invitations
for tea and cake on my return!
Oh, and you can follow
my every move if you really don't have better things to
do on Twitter @romanytweets. (But I'd advise just going
for a nice walk in the woods instead!). I'll be looking
forward to enjoying the end of the British summer when
I come home on the 16th August. I'll be the one sitting
on Brighton beach come rain or shine!
Thank you
for following my Adventures and I hope you have a wonderful
summer!!
If you are anywhere near Dubai, please come visit and
if not see you back in Blighty in August!
With love
and sequins
Romany