Well the play is finished,..what a trip, I havn’t run a show for a while,. but that was an interesting one to do. Complicite are an inspiring company to work for and the show got great reviews, and after a slow start ended up selling out !. Simon Annand came and photographed it all for his next book and as part of an exhibition at the V&A, Miriam Margolyes asked me to do her her make-up and hair for several public appearance and a photo shoot, and Tom Hickey has asked me to be involved in his next production at the Gate in Ireland and there may even be another job out of it,.. watch this space.

I finished making the dogs for Mary Poppins and also got to improvise something for a group working in Athens – see picture. I did the wig and I believe the performers did their own make-up rather well too!

The year was rounded out by working with Jenny Shircore again, this time just three of us doing a pop video for a group called Baby Bird, the video was loosely based on an episode of the Twilight Zone – set somewhere in fictional colonial America, interesting facial, scars and a stunt man who had to be wigged whilst hitting the water and then swimming !,- he wasn’t the only one holding his breath. Our director was one Johnny Depp, who I was asked to make-up for a pick up for his next film The Rum Diaries, – very very cool. Sadly no pictures allowed.

Next year – in addition to the work for The Gate, I have been asked to do a Pirandallo play, and plans have started for Garsington, a beautifully traditionally production of Figaro, a down to earth production of Benjamin Britten’s Midsummer Nights Dream, and a Rossini opera called Armida – full of devils, peasants and nymphs.

Its been an up and down year, started with a small opera, finsihed with a small play, designed a tv series, worked on a huge film, and did an opera festival,.. I can’t complain,… besides who would listen?, but I am really pleased to have this website up and running and I am looking forward to the challenges that next year will bring.

But for now, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.