Cherry Potts, Writer

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  • Third night for Count Ory

    It’s the third performance of The Adventures of Count Ory tonight, with a chance that we get a real thunderstorm, and a certainty that those nun’s habits will be unbearably hot! Apparently I’m a very convincing nun (that’s me far left) and a number of people have said they are reminded of their school days……

  • Blackheath Count Ory gets 4 stars from What’s On Stage

    That’s a headline a girl like to write. read the whole thing here, but a little taster – …proves once again that the words Blackheath Halls and triumph are synonymous. …easy as it would be to dwell on the delights of the principals, it’s the magnificent chorus that deserves most attention… Opera up close has…

  • Count Ory first night tonight

    Here’s a sneak preview of what you can expect: the villagers from act I scene I. It’s all very Camberwick Green – until ‘The Hermit’ shows  up…

  • Singing in a veil

    A new experience, singing whilst dressed as a nun. Apparently the costumes are borrowed from a production of Sister Act, and fit where they touch – A’s ‘cutty sark’ needs letting down about a foot so we don’t see her stripey socks until we are meant to. (I like the strategically placed light, it gives…

  • What a difference a floor makes

    First stage rehearsal for The Adventures of Count Ory last night, and although there’s still some work to do on the seating, the stage is pretty much set up. Fantastic ‘stone slab’ flooring that will double as the town square and the castle. Bent-wood chairs have replaced the heavy cushioned metal ones that the audience…

  • Songs of the Sea

    Well, for a writing blog there’s a heck of a lot about singing on here. This post is no exception. Vocal Chords, my regular choir, are splashing out in Forest Hill on Saturday July 19th (The only day that week that I’m not rehearsing or performing in Count Ory at Blackheath. 3pm St Saviour’s Church,…

  • Hooray Henries dress as Nuns and break into wine cellar

    If that sounds like the plot of an opera, it’s because it is. Tue 15th, Wed 16th, Fri 18th Jul 19.00h Sun 20th Jul 14:30h The Adventures of Count Ory (think Tintin crossed with Don Juan) a cartoonish take on Rossini’s le Comte d’Ory is the latest production from the ever wonderful Blackheath Halls, and…

  • Vocal Chords sing Sea Coal at Nunhead Cemetery

    Nunhead Cemetery Open Day is a fixture in our diaries. We sing in the ruined chapel after a rehearsal locally.This year there was a bit of a hitch as Mel hadn’t realised she was the wrong side of an enormous bike ride in the centre of London so she arrived just as we were due…

  • Community Choirs Festival Stratford upon Avon

    At last I’ve remembered to look for the video from our trip to Stratford, here it is. more of the concert from other people here

  • Vocal Chords on Radio3

    Listen to me talking about our lovely choir, Vocal Chords, with us singing too… on iPlayer: Radio3’s The Choir, 0n until Sunday 16th March. We’re about 32 mins in.