Scaredy Citrus

As is slowly becoming common knowledge, I'm taking part on an am-dram panto in December. It's the Wizard of Oz and in our version (written partly by me) the lion (played by me) is called Elvis and has a secret ambition to become a singer.

Cathy's sister rang last night and asked what we were doing. "I'm making Jon's lion costume," was Cathy's reply. There was an outburst of confusion on the other end of the phone.

"Not lime... LION." said Cathy.

Now that would be a fun version of the Wizard of Oz as Dorothy is befriended by the Cowardly Lime. Talk about giving the story a juicy twist...

Well, Wales is the land of song

Putting together some goodie bags ready for a PR frenzy on Monday, I rang another department to get hold of some promo DVDs.

"Hi, I was wondering whether I could beg, borrow, steal, acquire..."

"A choir? Why are you asking me for a choir?