#HopeForLife Conference: FULL STORY

The day before the conference we spoke about how it was as important for us to listen and learn from the speakers, as it was to see how a drastic change in environment would affect the performance. Little did we know how raw and impactful the conference was going to be.

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Mental Health, Art, FriendsChristopher Finneganmental health, suicide, suicide prevention, conference, performance, showcase, depression, anxiety, hope, jordan, legacy, big ian, james ketchell, jonny benjamin, shona hirons, jonathan gabay, big ian donaghy, debbie rogers, seans place, tanya marwaha, melody reed, olivia mulligan, harrogate, pavillions, big strong man, fear, love, music, speakers, presentationsComment
Pete on Tour - Part 6: Interview with Paula James
Pete on Tour - Part 6: Interview with Paula James

Short interview with actor, musician and jewellery maker, Paula James. In this, Paula and Pete talk about making a new musical during COVID, Etsy, Aardvarks and more.

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Peter Pearsonroyal and derngatetour, opening, night, performance, performing arts, theatre, drama, musical, tech, light, sound, stage, scenery, gin, craze, northampton, illusion, story, psychology, love, storytelling, magic, belief, week, press, reviews, creative, team, jewellery, musician, performer, aardvark, midnightComment
Pete on Tour - Part 5: Opening Night!
Pete on Tour - Part 5: Opening Night!

Theatre is magic. It has to be otherwise we would look at it and say there are some humans standing around, saying some words, wearing clothes, walking behind a curtain and coming back in different clothes!

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Peter Pearsontour, opening, night, performance, performing arts, theatre, drama, musical, tech, light, sound, stage, scenery, gin, craze, northampton, illusion, story, psychology, love, storytelling, magic, belief, week, press, reviews, creative, team Comment
Pete on Tour - Part 4: Theatre's Coming Home
Pete on Tour - Part 4: Theatre's Coming Home

It’s the same for theatre, the hype, the buzz can elate you and rip you from reality and so can the lows, the nerves, the doubts, the performance anxiety. Coming in too early, too late, a monologue that’s missed it’s flow is a goalie who went the wrong way. Football is theatre but with different rules.

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Peter Pearsonblog, tour, musical, rehearsal, football, european, championship, euros, home, emotions, theatre, rollercoaster, emotional, anxiety, england, UK, monologue, risk, adventure, performance, actorComment