Entry for May 23, 2007

Oh no. It is mail shot weekend.
For the rest of the Uk this is a bank holiday weekend. Most of the workers on out fair isle will be on holiday. The exceptions of course are workers in essential industries like nurses, firemen and Macdonalds workers. But the rest of the great Bristish public will be celebrating in traditional style by sitting in traffic jams for 6 hours so that they can spend a few minutes eating chips in the rain.
But not for me the delights of the seafront at Prestwick for I have a show approaching. It is - as I alluded to earlier - Mail Shot Weekend. It is time to deluge the Lanarkshire public with publicity. Imagine their happy faces as they trip gaily to the post box to discover a happy litttle Practical Magic flyer.
"Junk Mail?" you say. "Treasure Mail" I reply. A little personally addressed package that promises an hour of magic for your children.
The printer is whirring as I type, spewing out thousands of flyers for the forthcoming show. While the rest of you are tying knots in your hankies, I will be stuffing envelopes, my hands shredded with papercuts. As you tuck into your cup of winkles on the pleasure beech, I will be swearing at the computer as I attempt to work out the diabolic incantation that makes the Mailmerge programme work.
Happy holidays everyone.
Practical Magic Theatre Company presents…
A hilarious fast-paced comedy sketch show for kids of primary school age. An hour packed with monologues, sketches, stand-up and crazy comic creations from the pen of
Gillian E McLean
(a contributor to the
Karen Dunbar Show).
East Kilbride Arts Centre
9th & 10th June 3pm 01355 261000
St Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow
15th July 2pm 0870 013 5464
Smirnoff Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe
15th August 10.35am 0870 745 3083
Lanark Memorial Hall
18th August 1pm 01555 665383
Lochside Theatre, Castle Douglas
25th August 2.30pm 01556 504506
Please call individual venues for prices and bookings
www.practical-magic.org