Perth - His Majesty's

We have been performing here at His Majesty's Theatre on Hay Street in Perth.

It is a beautiful old building and a really long commute from our hotel.

Well when I say really long I mean you have to cross a road and everything. That's the theatre on the right and the corner of our hotel on the left by the palm tree!

I've got the biggest prompt desk I've ever seen, 2 big monitors with well focussed images so I can see the stage clearly (always a bonus!)

A very dinky cue light system.

We've had an incredible fortnight here. The crew have been a joy to work with, friendly and helpful which is always a bonus especially when we are so far from home. Our next theatres have a lot to live up to!

There is even a resident cricket. He lives by the stairs USL and has evaded capture for a couple of years.

We've left them a reminder of our visit, the drum skin from A Winters Tale signed by all of the company.

Perth - Dirty Stop Out

When we arrived in Perth we were short one suitcase. C8 a case full of costumes had decided that Singapore looked pretty cool and it wanted to hang out there for a while. So our second day in Perth included a bit of retail therapy wardrobe style. Whilst Bridget our wardrobe mistress headed off to the suburbs to malls and vintage shops in search of combat trousers, army boots, flower power dresses and such like Janine and I headed to central Perth with our list. Our morning's task was to find pants, socks, shirts, evening gloves and a chiffon scarf. We found Target (TKMaxx), David Jones (Debenhams) and Meyr (BHS) and managed to find everything we'd been asked for. We also found Woolworths (which is a supermarket chain) so we stocked up on water and things for packed lunches.

The errant case finally showed up the following evening during the half for our first show, The Winter's Tale. The company wore their new shirts for the first half but a number cast members chose to wear their old favourites hauled out of the dirty laundry in C8 rather than break in something new. Thankfully Bridget was able to get everything laundered before the second show!

Perth - Icons of Influence

After a morning of costume shopping and a quick lunch at the hotel I headed back to the centre of Perth. I bought stamps from the main post office, dropped a few postcards home in the post box and went to the tourist information stand to pick up a walking guide. Perth - Icons of Influence.

Perth Town Hall.

I can't remember who this chap is standing outside the town hall but he looks very smart!

The Bell Tower.

Central Government Offices.

St George's Cathedral

'Cry God for Harry, England and St George!'

The splendid organ was being played was being played as I walked around St George's Cathedral.

The Deanery.

Some locals outside Stirling Gardens.

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Government House.

Large sculptures made from plastic containers. Stirling Gardens.

The Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Gardens.

Weld Club.

The Esplanade.

Trinity Church and Trinity Congregational Chapel.

Perth is a lovely city with lots of nice old buildings amongst the new high rises. It is very clean and with a grid system the streets are easy to navigate. There were a few more stops on the tour to visit but I skipped them in favour of a cold drink back in the hotel air-con!