Wednesday 18 December 2013

Thoughts on the real Sitting Bull

The end of Brian?

For those of you who have clicked the link and read a bit more about the story of the real Chief Sitting Bull, I thought it may also be handy to explain why I've title the link 'The end of Brian?'

Some of you, certainly members of the company, will know that our very own star Brian Counter has picked up the headdress of responsibility for portraying Chief Sitting Bull in our production of Annie Get your Gun in February 2014. His approach in rehearsals has been to mix the leadership qualities of a head of state, the vocal qualities of a seasoned stage performer and the stage presence essential for a pantomime to bring the Chief to life. Add all of that to a hefty dose of Brian and you get a great character who will steal the hearts of our audience I am sure.

So (I understand it's currently obligatory to start at least one sentence or paragraph with 'so' now) since Brian will be our very own Chief Sitting Bull, and the article was about the end of Chief Sitting Bull, that gave me a potential title of 'The end of Brian'. I hope that you are still with me!

Anyway with the show due to begin tonight, Brian has spent a few happy days trying to work out how to get his father headdress to stay on. It's a thing of beauty and it's worth paying your ticket price just to see it. And to see if it will stay on! It must weigh a ton! We're looking forward to seeing you there later and remember you can buy your tickets online at BMT.ticket source.co.uk help us fill the house on Wednesday!