Hi Everyone,
Happy Thursday,
How you all doing. I am laying in bed chilling as I write this blog this morning. I've been signed off work. I did the matinee show yesterday and noticed a little skin imperfection on my chin so I was told to go see if it was contagious and the walk in clinic in Victoria said it could be numerous things, but it is definitely a skin infection which was probably caused by a cut in the skin, possibly by shaving, and with me being quite tired and run down my immune system might not be as strong as usual so it has become infected. The reason I can't do the show is because of the kissing scenes. If it happened to be contagious it could become a problem within the theatre. So it is a very odd feeling, to be sent home and not do the show all because of a tiny little infection which is smaller than a 5p coin on my chin, when in the past i have struggled through so many injuries and illnesses to make sure i do this show. So I intend on relaxing and trying to enjoy some time off work by watching T.V. (As if i'll enjoy doing nothing eh?!)
Anyway, I hope you've all had a great week? Let me know what you've been up to on Twitter and if you have any news.
It's been a busy week for me. After my BLOG last Thursday which was written whilst at my friend Haley's house, I went with her into town and then she went to watch something at the theatre whilst I went to watch 'The Debt' at the cinema which stars Helen Mirren. It was a great film. Really interesting story and brilliantly acted. I am becoming obsessed with going to the cinema by myself. It's so easy to just say "I'm gonna pop in to watch a new film" - especially in Leicester Square as there are so many cinemas that show all the most recent films and when you go during the day it's always really quiet.
After that I quickly saw my friend Wayne who'd just got back from a break in Benidorm and I persuaded him that after we both finished work that night he should come along with me and some friends to a new cabaret night I was heading to in Brixton. So after the show we went next door to the pub to wait for Wayne to arrive from where he works on Phantom Of The Opera, and then we headed down to the Brixton Clubhouse. It was the first night of a new two weekly cabaret spot - I am provisionally doing a night there myself in December so I wanted to check it out, but I also wanted to support my friend Craig who runs it and Jen from Wicked who was singing. Well it was one of the best nights out I have had in a long time. The music was amazing, the venue is great and it was a great group of fun people I was with, so it ended up being a very late night of laughing, dancing and general drunken behaviour. Loved it.
My mate Craig stayed at my place. When we arrived home in a merry state i noticed a big package with my name on it and I opened it to find 5 copies of my album in it. Well if only the TV crew of my documentary had been there to film my drunken reaction to having my debut album in my hands for the first time. It was hilarious. I was being really silly and dancing around like a loon and singing some of the album songs at the top of my voice which is probably what i'll end up doing at the album launch party on Sunday too.
So the next morning we needed a good breakfast to settle our slightly delicate stomachs and heads, so we went to a nice little cafe near where I live. I then headed in to meet my wonderful friend Alicia for a coffee. She lives in Monaco most of the time so I don't get to see enough of her so it was lovely to catch up briefly. I then headed for a swim and then did some work in my dressing room before the show.
After the show on Friday I went to stay with a friend in South London to have a pizza and catch up with him and his flatmate and then Saturday morning woke early to come in to town to run a few errands and have physio (which was stupidly painful yet again) and then do the two shows.
After the show on Saturday night I was picked up by a driver and taken to Cardiff again as i was working on Sunday on the kids film again. I arrived the hotel at 1.30am and was up at 6.45am to head to the location. That was not nice after a long week at work (and a little drunken late night thrown in for fun too). Sunday was a very long day and there was a lot of waiting around in between scenes. Literally sat in costume waiting for hours when certain people are not needed on set. It's so hard not to just eat junk food all day because they always stock up with crisps and biscuits and chocolate and sweets - mainly so that the actors' sugar levels stay up so we work longer.
I wrapped at about 6.30pm then headed with the rest of the cast to the hotel and then 4 of us went out for a few drinks and food in Cardiff bay and then that quiet drink tuned into a taxi ride into central Cardiff to make the night a little later. It was amazing. I loved socialising with people I had never met properly before and spending the whole evening conversing in Welsh - That very rarely happens for me, especially on a night out so I really enjoyed it, and made some good friends that night.
We ended up having a late night again, drinking a cheeky glass of wine back at my hotel before hitting the hay. I woke Monday morning for a big hotel breakfast before heading to meet my friend Liz who used to live with me, but has now moved back to Cardiff with her boyfriend and they have just had a baby 3 weeks ago. So Liz and her incredible little daughter Bella came to meet me for a cuppa and a catch up (with a few Welsh cakes thrown in for good measure). Well I just sat there holding Bella the whole time and she is absolute perfection. It was really lovely to catch up and laugh with Liz and then i headed on the train back to London to do a good work out at the gym and then the show.
I was very tired after Monday night's show - it was the end of a very long weekend and i was very much looking forward to getting home and getting to bed.
I woke on Tuesday to do some work on a few things before heading into London to meet my two agents and my manager at the Ivy Club - we have a little meeting all together every 6 months to touch base on everything going on with Team Evans which is what they call it. I am blessed to have such an incredible team of supportive amazing people around me to help me with my career.
It was good to chat and then after that I headed to my dressing room to sing through some things i need to learn and did some work before cracking on with Tuesday night's show.
I woke Wednesday morning (yesterday) and went to buy a strap for my guitar because i realised that i have kind of been cheating a little because when i sit down and play I can tilt the guitar towards me slightly so that it's easier to look at where to put my fingers. So by getting the strap i then wear it around my neck and the guitar sits where it's suppose to which makes it a lot harder for me to play it, without cheating.
So I spent a lot of the matinee playing my guitar and then during the second act I expressed my concern to my company manager about the little scratch/scab thing on my chin and she went to google it and told me to go to see the doctor after the show and that's when I was sent home to 'relax' - so last nights I watched a bit of T.V and then got a an earlier night than usual and I've woken up and here I am laying in bed writing this blog. I am probably going to go to the cinema today and sit by myself with my little semi-contagious cornflake on my chin and enjoy some time to unwind.
This Sunday is my album launch as I said, and I can't tell you how excited I am about it, so many of you have bought tickets and I have a long list of invited guests too so it's gonna be a great party. If you still need tickets we have literally just released a few more this morning. It's just £10 folks. Don't miss out. We will be taking loads of photos and filming things and my camera crew are gonna be there and lots of press and radio interviews so make sure you're a part of it and get your ticket. I would love to see you there and chat and I'll also be signing copies of my album (which you'll have a day before it's officially on sale) - it really is gonna be great.
Ticket link - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/132843
Also make sure you're on my mailing list because we're giving out another FREE download track. It's an acoustic version of one of the album tracks which will not be on the album and is exclusive to the people signed up to the mailing list.
Click this link and click the black box where it says 'Get it Now'
http://www.markevansonline.co.uk/index2.htm
Thanks for reading folks and if your coming on Sunday, I'll see you there. Massive SH-BOOM! to you!!!
Keep smiling cos life is good - even with a cornflake on your chin
Sh-boom!
Mark
