Doritos

As promised here are the two adverts that we have submitted to the Doritos ad campaign. Enjoy!!! (and yes that is me as the mouse :)

Mouse in the House:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR8pYoPs908

A little Sauce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu1bumQ8Gl0

Change of Plan...

So ... slight change of plan. Literally the day after i got offered the job as manager of SweatyBetty, i got offered a performance contract..... for 6 weeks.... in SHANGHAI!!!!!

Seriously, i can't really believe it. I will be performing at the World Expo 2010, a devised piece showcasing british comedy through the ages. Thats about all i know at the moment, i have a meeting on Friday where all will be explained and visa's will be signed!

Thank you to everyone for their congratulations re: the sB job however due to the length of the contract in Shanghai, i have had to decline the offer of management.

In other news...... we shot two adverts for the new Doritos campaign over the weekend and they look FANTASTIC, i shall put the link up on here soon! Also shooting a couple of virals next weekend for a new comedy series. All is good ....AND the sun is out.. PERFECT!)

Choices, Choices, Choices.

'When you cannot change a situation, you are forced to change yourself'

The last few weeks have been a bit of a challenge; getting back in to the swing of things after the ending of the show. Going back to my part time job, not seeing the cast regularly and ultimately the hardest thing is not being on stage everyday. Its odd. I think i am most aware of my desire to act literally just after a show finishes. I'm in that kind of no-mans-land. Romantically wishing i could act everyday paid or not, and then the stark realisation that there's rent and bills and life to pay for so i better find a job quickly! I have always been extremely lucky with my part time job, i work for a company called sweatyBetty, who are ridiculously flexible and amazingly supportive of my chosen career. So, in the last few weeks that is where i have been; working in sB helping women find gorgeous sports wear!

I have this rule of life, its very simple and i try where ever possible to apply it to everything: always give 100%. So whether i'm working on a script or tidying the house its pretty much always going to be to the best of my ability. I don't believe in putting my name to something that i feel could be done better. This means i find challenge and enjoyment in pretty much everything. I believe that being able to enjoy life and work whether it involves acting or not is a fundamental strength that makes a person become a more varied and interesting actor. Draw from your everyday experiences. Listen to what's going on around you. Let the people that enter your life, and your space have an impact on you. This way you will never, ever be short of inspiration.

This week i have had to make some serious choices regarding life and work. Like everyone i have commitments and deadlines that i need to meet, and in the past few weeks it has become increasingly hard to do this. I was offered an amazing opportunity to apply to become manager of one of the sB branches; an opportunity that would indefinitely help reach all commitments, as well as allowing me to prove myself in a professional manner, however it could have an impact on the amount of acting i could do.

I had some thinking to do, and heres' what i came up with. 'When you cannot change a situation, you are forced to change yourself'. Yes, i want to act everyday, yes i know that one day this will be the case, yes i am strong enough to wait for this. Right now i have commitments to meet and things to do and welcome the opportunity of a profession that will help me achieve this in a short space of time. I applied for the position... and got it. From the end of May i will be the new manager of soho sweatyBetty.

I am lucky enough to be with a company that understand where i want my life to go, and is supportive of this. They have given me this opportunity (which obviously i will give 100% to) even though they understand that eventually i will have to follow my heart. Despite already pretty much working full time I seem to be fitting in a lot of acting work around my schedual. Filming an advert and some virals for a new comedy series in the coming weeks and also auditioning for a project in July. All is good! The hardest thing was to make the decision, now it is done everything seems to be fitting in nicely!