Jump Out of Plane, Get Parachute Later
Four weeks from now, at the upcoming Melbourne Magic Festival in July, I'll be performing a two-week run of a new solo show. The venue...
Outer Face, Inner Face
This year at the EG conference, one of the many wonderful little bonus experiences for presenters/friends was having a portrait taken by genius photographer Asa...
Billboards of Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a bizarre and fascinating place; amazing, wondeful, and horrible all mixed up together. One tiny example of this is what you see...
It’s About Time… For a Poster
As mentioned previously, I'm working on a show with friend and collaborator Dave Lee. As well as having one of my favourite blurbs of all...
Two Years and Counting
As of this week, I've now been writing this website for two years. I'm pretty damn proud of this. There have been plenty of thrills...
Cards and Strings: A Late Night EG Collaboration
Among the many wonderful experiences at the 7th EG conference last week was an unexpected little bonus at the end. At about 2am on the...
One Deck of Cards… and A Suitcase Full of Lighting Equipment
Last week I was performing at the EG conference in Monterey, California. I wasn't presenting per se this time, but instead doing something a little...
EG7 and U.S. Immigration Ordeals
In two days I'm going to be in Monterey, California to attend the upcoming 7th EG conference. While not presenting per se, I'm going to...
How Meetup.com Convinced Me That I Don’t Want To Be A Full Time Cabaret Circuit Performer
Epiphanies can come from very unexpected places. A recent one came courtesy of Meetup.com, a website that enables groups of like minded people to get...
It’s About Time… For a Blurb
Friend, colleague, and frequent collaborator Dave Lee is working on a new show. It's about time. It's also called "It's about time." As the title...
Four Months Of My Life in Four Minutes
Now that the Hansa Theatre season is over, one of the many follow-up tasks has been to archive a video of the act. Luckily due...
My Night in Bad Oeynhausen
As I checked out of my hotel in Leipzig, Germany, the girl behind the counter asked me where I was heading next. "Bad Oeynhausen," I...
The Creativity Stew Pot
“Often ideas come from two things coming together that haven’t come together before. ('If a person bitten by a werewolf turns into a wolf what...
Custom Mapping Germany’s Variety Theatres
I'm on a mission in Germany, and Google maps is helping significantly. With a couple of weeks free between finishing up at the Hansa Theatre...
Goodbye To The Hansa Theatre
I'm sitting on the empty stage at the Hansa Theatre. The final show finished an hour ago. After four months and 147 shows, It's over....
Glorious By-Products of Failure
Douglas Adams once said something that struck a very deep chord with me, along with many writers, performers, and other miscellaneous creatives around the world....
Glitz, Glamour, and a Side-Stage Bucket
Anyone who's ever had food poisoning knows it can hit you hard, fast, and unexpectedly. I was suddenly feeling dizzy, nauseous, and was shaking slightly....
Life Lessons Learned From RPGs
You can learn a surprising amount about life from a 20-sided die. Role playing games (or "RPGs", like the famous Dungeons and Dragons system) are...
A Milkshake or a Zombie Apocalypse
I woke up on a bus with no idea where I was or how I'd got there. I groggily blinked and looked around. The bus...
One Simple But Powerful Tip For Videoing Stage Performances
As previously mentioned, I spend a lot of time videoing shows. I also spend a lot of time watching other people's videos of shows. Most...