Seamlessly, from flight to flight, from continent to continent and back again. When it works, it works. So I traveled from Martha’s Vineyard to Boston to London to Edinburgh to London to Boston to Martha’s Vineyard all in four days. Crazy, but worth it. Number 1 Son’s show, “Pedal Pusher,” was riveting. Yes, of course he was wonderful — what else would you expect — but the entire cast is terrific and it’s brilliantly accomplished. You should see them using plastic chairs as bicycles. The sheer physicality of it was amazing, and the festival seems to be taking note. The crowds are regularly around the block waiting to get in. The run continues for the rest of the festival, all August long. If you plan on going, do put it on your list. Not only because it’s my son. It really is a great play! But don’t take my word for it. Read a great review here and here.
I also had a chance to grab breakfast with the playwright, Michael Hart, whose play No More, Salvator was one of the plays CurvingRoad produced this past June. It was terrific catching up with him again and hearing about his latest plans. He also said he’d look into bringing me and my new book up to Edinburgh for a reading or signing or talk somewhere (bless him). If anyone else out there is in the Edinburgh area and wants to help bring me up your way, let me know.
I know I’ve begun the long march towards publicizing A Clash of Innocents by asking for help here. Over the coming weeks there will be more and more interesting (I hope) posts about the book and it’s road to publication. Hope you’ll stick with me.
In the meantime, I hope everyone is enjoying these last few weeks of summer. Here you go with some more travelin’ music:
I would so like to see ‘Pedal Pusher.’ I love Le Tour and I know I would relate to the play well. Let’s hope some channel has the sense to televise it.
The Beach Boys, well I’m away for ten days to see my grandson Carlton who was named after Beach Boy Carl.
After enjoying the ‘Tangled Roots’ so much, one of my three favourites of the year so far I’m so looking forward to your new one, ‘Clash of Innocents.’
Glyn
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You must be absolutely shattered!! Glad it was all worth it and that your sons play is doing really well 🙂
C x
I’m glad your travel plans and your son’s play all went so well. Good luck to them.
Glyn: Thanks so much for all your kind words, on all fronts. Enjoy your holiday!!
Carol: Thanks! Yes, I was shattered for a day, but I’m rallying.
Thanks to you, too, Debs!
Congrats to your son and his mum! I feel my age in the longer time it takes for me to recover from such travelling, you’re a better woman than me on that front.