Week 9 - 382 days to opening night
It's been a very sad week this week for me personally, for HCP and the whole local theatre community in general. Sadly Les Acton, who's done sound for every show I've ever directed, and 90% of the shows I've been in for the last 15 years, died from cancer on Wednesday. Les was, and I know it's a cliche but in this case is so true, one of the nicest and most professional people I had the privilige to know and be around. He was the first to draft me onto the lighting desk for several shows, and I was always confident about what I was doing as he was always right there to jump in if I ever messed up.
Always helpful, always fun to be with - his passing will hit the local groups hard as he was always there for anyone who used the Regent Centre. He bore his illness with dignity to the end. The sad thing is words aren't enough to describe Les - all this just seems so inadequate to get across how well loved he was in the theatre community.
Mack and Mabel won't be the same without you, mate. At least you'll always have jelly babies now...
Neil
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