The downsides

People who are not in the industry never understand the industry. I suppose that is like anyone who is not in the same line of work. You have this misconceived idea of what someones job is really like. As this blog discusses i work within theatre, Most people outside this world have this image of this glamorous and always fun time. They never think about the hard work, the actual dramas, stresses and long hours that comes along with it. Im currently touring a show around the UK. The show itself is great even on the stressful days or weeks like last week are still great when it comes to the shows. The shows for this production i find very rewarding, there a great experience every time. It is of course a very intimate show were for that hour you get to know your audience and what there personalities are like.
Its once you get to the hotel after which i find the hardest. I spend the daytime at work so by the time i get back i have no time to go explore where i am as everything is closed. The cast im not particularly close to as when it comes to getting back to were we are staying we go our separate ways and i find this point a very lonely experience. its these points, the times when your on your own for the whole night the most horrible part of touring.
Tonight as i was video calling my girlfriend eating a hotel room diner. Slightly off point thats a blog post on its own, How to have dinners and breakfasts in a hotel room! So eating my dinner of cuppa soup and two bread rolls and seeing her dinner of chicken dippers and potato smiley stars that i broke into tears as i had one of the most depressing dinners in the world and her one of the most awesome. im a sucker for a kids style dinner i bloody love them. Ive even gone and taken a walk around the town and found that all the students are having a great time and i just don't have the confidence to stroll into a bar and try and meet some people. So back to this lovely hotel room i came and put on a great album, A artist that understands the road and the ups and downs that comes with it. The tour is not only of a show but also of the travlelodges of great briton.
I suppose this blog is a bit of a rant but i need to get it off of my chest and kind of reach out to something in the world.
I just sometimes find this an incredibly hard experience one that would be much better if i was touring with people i was really good friends with. In the end theatre is not the big glamorous world everyone thinks it is, it is a terrible cruel beast to.

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