Summary
Philippa Davies thought a guest stint on S4C would be a cinch. She reckons she's learned her lesson t'll be Pobol y Cwm,' says Him Outdoors when I mention the call from BBC Drama. 'Dyma Mrs Motivator. Hylo Mrs Motivator!' he volunteers, helpfully.
Not so, I discover, on returning the call. No, it is to play a Jerry Springer/Tricia type character in a modern version of a Greek tragedy - even though I've not acted for 20 years. It takes two minutes to decide to do it. What the hell, I've set aside the particular dates for writing which can wait ... you only get one shot at this life. Him Outdoors looks dubious.See the full content of this document
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Fluffing My Lines
At the first script reading there seems to be an awful lot of lines. 'I expect this will be on autocue,' I suggest. Heads are shaken, saying no. From then on, w...
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