Pyramid Theatre Company

Today saw me go along and see a play at Audley Community Centre on the theme of bowel cancer. You probably were not expecting that but let me finish. This was held in the local community centre as part of the Health Communities Partnership. The Pyramid Theatre Company acted out a play by Pete Lawson which highlighted the seriousness of bowel cancer and the affect it has on peoples lives. It was extremely well acted and most thought provoking.

Pyramid Theatre Company (taken from www.pyramidtheatrecompany.co.uk ) was founded in 1993 as a specialist Theatre-in-Heath Education company, covering health issues in the broadest sense. The Company became a charity in 1996.

From its inception, Pyramid worked nationally, providing a unique service throughout the UK and Ireland, reaching all sections of society and all ages. Pyramid has gained an enviable reputation for the quality of its work and holds the distinction of being the only company, of its kind, to receive European funding, not once, but twice. Reports of these extensive tours have been disseminated throughout Europe and Pyramid personnel have taken an active role in European conferences on health issues. I then went along to the Darwen Library Theatre to get some shots of them in action. So thank you to them and of course the lighting man.

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Some Monkey Business and more.

So what's been happening since my first post. last week saw me head off to Mark Cleghorn Monkey Business Seminar at Stockport. With the theme being the use of off camera flash, it was an inspirational day and will be definately trying to get on further training with Mark. It was also good to meet up with fellow professionals and of course other members of the newly formed North West Group of the SWPP. This was followed by a long weekend in Moray, Scotland which was camera free for me. It was like being naked without it close by so will at least take one in the future. Today involved a local business course followed by a little picture taking in Blackburn in attempt to get it to look nice. A selection is shown. I also found some time to get some press releases off for the Photographers For Charity Event, which incidentally will be my next post with all the details and more ofe what is involved for me as the Liaison Officer for Lancashire. Tomorrow, however, sees a 570 mile round trip to a nearby military hospital to be told, I can't hear very well. Should be fun.