http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/index.htmlthis blog lives @ www.shayley.dircon.co.ukenshayley@mac.comCopyright 2008 Mark Shayle2008-05-28T22:45:28+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:15:12 +0100shayley@mac.comWork2008-05-28T22:45:28+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/6d66443898fb4197d06ad33d730bf692-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/6d66443898fb4197d06ad33d730bf692-10.html#unique-entry-id-10
Since then Christmas came and went, followed by being out on tour as Company Stage Manager for TEG ltd's "Blonde Bombshells of 1943", a great show, with another great bunch of folks. Those of you reading this on my Facebook profile, will no doubt have seen the photos from some of the more comedy nights out. Another great gig. Highlights for me were the weekly re-lights, something I haven't had a chance to do a lot of over the years, and touring in a 1984 Renault Traffic Camper van (called Reggie!).

No sooner of tour, than Production Manager for Dan Colmans Ltd production of Milkshake! LIve]]>shayley@mac.comWork2007-11-20T20:37:40+00:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/673aad8be469f57722a0e88b92e5f631-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/673aad8be469f57722a0e88b92e5f631-9.html#unique-entry-id-9Mirandolina was great fun, what a lovely company, and top small scale tour.

Back in the Paddock office lots of planning and churning over ideas for the future........

We are planning a bit of a Xmas Bash, which should be great fun, and may even raise some money for us to pay the bills!

Meanwhile my phone has been ringing off the hook with lots of work offers and availbilty checks, mostley for gigs in the New Year. Off to London tommorrow , so hopefully may lock one ( or two ) of these gigs into place!]]>shayley@mac.comWork2007-09-06T00:51:05+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/ba9e23670a2eaa8e3ea6882e09173808-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/ba9e23670a2eaa8e3ea6882e09173808-8.html#unique-entry-id-8
The show DVD's pretty much sold out within 48 hours of going onto Ebay, and the photos on Flickr have been widely browsed but seemingly no-one wanted to donate any cash to us for downloads!

Had a great August with the family, went to Crete, camping and a long weekend in Butlins with my daughter ( no really, it was fun!)

Back in the saddle with my Stage Manager / Production Manager hats on for Mirandolina and having a great time.]]>shayley@mac.comWork2007-01-17T08:54:38+00:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/ca6c1cd062afcaeb614c7e3c59c79fb7-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/ca6c1cd062afcaeb614c7e3c59c79fb7-7.html#unique-entry-id-7
I had a great time with you all, hope it was a useful session for you, and you are haveing/have had another great time with Sarah!

Best

Shayley]]>shayley@mac.comSite related2006-11-21T21:41:33+00:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/b21fbc86693dbe1baf795e27bd6a45c1-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/b21fbc86693dbe1baf795e27bd6a45c1-6.html#unique-entry-id-6
Having become addicted to the Trumba.com site they decided to make it a pay service, so I have withdrawn my custom! I am now in the process of looking for a suitable alternative and playing around with embedding my dates here on the site.

I have discovered the fantastic Remember the Milk site however. If like me you like you to do lists on line this site is a really good way of keeping it in one place and has a great interface for mobiles. And of course there is the ever reliable Backpack for lists and project planning.]]>shayley@mac.comWork2006-09-05T09:50:01+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/b8386773d61ea69e82f57acf9712e739-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/b8386773d61ea69e82f57acf9712e739-5.html#unique-entry-id-5
As a long time Macintosh computer user AutoCad isn't an option, (even if it was, its a very expensive application). My programme of choice is TurboCAD . If you need one off plans produced drop me a line, drawings can be produced in either paper or electronic versions from your sketches or I can survey / design for you.]]>shayley@mac.comPersonal2006-09-05T09:23:45+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/e85b2a496ad8c842ff76d8fcf56e8846-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/e85b2a496ad8c842ff76d8fcf56e8846-4.html#unique-entry-id-4
1/ ongoing Paddock projects including planning a tour of our very successful Elsie Piddock production for next year, planning our move into new office and rehearsal space, and thinking about medium to long term projects like an opera, and Something to Dance About 2 (Return of the Hoofers!).

2/ Working with the very lovely folk at Dodgy Totty in Brighton on their current project Open for Business part of the Brighton & Hove Arts Commission’s making a difference initiative funded with lottery money from the Millennium Commission and Arts Council England through the Urban Cultural Programme

3/ Some occasional teaching and production supervisor work
]]>shayley@mac.comSite related2006-07-12T22:17:13+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/15ebcb6cbdf86af8f73e0b3f7549fc44-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/15ebcb6cbdf86af8f73e0b3f7549fc44-3.html#unique-entry-id-3BackPack, I just love it! Click the badge in the sidebar of my intro page to find out more. Along with trumba it a great organisational tool, especially for collaborating on shows and projects.

If you decide to join please consider doing so by clicking through my intro page , or here as this earns me some cash towards my monthly subscription!]]>shayley@mac.comSite related2006-07-09T10:24:11+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/97ebcada5c6c784ba4a2d6c7e250556a-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/97ebcada5c6c784ba4a2d6c7e250556a-2.html#unique-entry-id-2iCalPublish a very good way to get your calendars out there, and the excellent trumba site.

Do let me know if it all works, and any comments pro or con would be welcome]]>shayley@mac.comSite related2006-07-07T13:46:34+01:00http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/8ed34151a73921c3336e46365df2f2f3-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.shayley.dircon.co.uk/page3/files/8ed34151a73921c3336e46365df2f2f3-1.html#unique-entry-id-1Realmac software . I haven't had a web presence for years and this software made the process as straight forward as typing a letter.

Ill hopefully add more photos and a my availability calendar in the near future. Im also planning on adapting my old lecture notes as a free resource for any would be stage managers out there.

Please feel free to comment with ideas and thoughts on how best to develop my little portion of the Interfret
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