My next event is a FREE night of music on Thursday 17th November 7pm - 9.30pm at the Garden Rooms Bar, 2 Market Street, Watford. This is a FREE EVENT so come along, grab a cocktail and enjoy the music!
Thanks so much to everyone who came to support our Theatre Deli Dial Up last night, especially our wonderful performers Charli Eglinton, Elliott Wooster, Blér Kelly, errata, Peter St.James, Gavin Brock, AJ, Sai, Fifi, Neil Maxfield, Charlotte Harker and Matthew Wakefield! (Thank you Sai for the photo!)
This Friday’s Kitchen Croxley dial up is unfortunately cancelled as the venue will be closed that night, so our next open mic is Garden Rooms Dial Up November, then back at Kitchen Croxley on Friday 9th December for our Christmas Special. And catch me in concert at the Tiger Jazz @The Bossanyi Studio for a night of poetry and music! Much love xx
On Sunday 11th September, I was honoured to lead Watford in singing the national anthem, God Save The King, outside the town hall as the official proclamation of King Charles III was read. It was of course a sombre occasion in the wake of the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Royalist or republican, we all recognise the immense impact her devotion to her role as figurehead of state played in maintaining our sense of national unity. There was, however, also a note of ebullience as we looked ahead to life under our new monarch, and the opportunities for progress that might afford. Here's wishing everyone happiness and health. Much love, Alex xx
Sunday 18th September 5pm
I'm directing a Scratch Performance of new play The House at the End of Empire. For full details visit the Facebook event.
Sunday 2nd October 11am
Tiger Jazz is performing at the Sunday Assembly, 11am at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London. This is a free event.
Thursday 17th November 7pm - 9.30pm
Next Dial Ups are Watford Garden Rooms 2pm on Saturday 27th August and Kitchen Croxley 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (September is cancelled). Hope to see you there! And as it's summer, here's a little snap from my recent trip to Rome, and a couple of the paintings I've been working on. Stay creative! Much love, Alex xx
As the summer bounces towards us, I'm delighted to say The Dial Up and Tiger Jazz both have a host of events coming up! Please do check the Future Events tab for details, but here's a quick round up:
Tiger Jazz will perform as part of Watford Jazz Junction's Steps Around Oxhey Village, 1 - 2pm at the Villiers Arms Pub. It's a FREE EVENT so turn up, grab yourself a pint and a packet of crisps, sit yourself down and enjoy!
From June The Dial Up is now twice monthly, once at the gorgeous Kitchen Croxley, 7.30pm on the second Friday of the month (June 10th) and once at the luscious Garden Rooms on Watford's Market Street on the last Saturday of the month (June 25th). The Dial Up is all about celebrating community and creativity in all its forms so come along enjoy as audience or performer! Tickets: £5 donation.
Tiger Jazz will perform as part of the Watford Centenary and Jubilee Celebrations on Saturday June 4th. Join us from 11am on the High Street for colourful and musical parade which will end at the Cassiobury Park Bandstand at 12 noon. There I'll be co-hosting an afternoon of wonderful performances from local musicians and dancers, including 20 mins of my favourite Songbook Standards at some point around half way! Then if you've time, hang around for the big star concert, name yet to be announced but we're promised big things! This is a FREE EVENT so pack a picnic and make a day of it!
On Sunday June 12th Tiger Jazz will perform as part of the Bushey Acoustic Festival. I'll be singing from 1.25- 1.45pm at the Three Crowns Pub, and then heading across to the Mary Forsdyle Gardens to run the Poet's Corner. Again, this is a FREE EVENT but bring a fiver if you'd like to buy any of my books, which will be available.
This Sunday I attended the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Watford's wonderful Pump House Theatre and after singing a few songs on the main stage caught top with Watford MP Dean Russell and Pump House Chairman Lee Farman. It was a brilliant day and a real joy to be part of. Here's to the next 50 years!
And if you'd like to hear me singing some of my Great American Songbook favourites, along with a generous dollop of Disney, head over to the Garden Rooms Bar and Kitchen this Thursday 28th April where I'll be swinging away from 7pm till 9.30pm. It's a free event so grab yourself a drink and a bite to eat and enjoy!
Speaking of the Garden Rooms, our April event (photo below) was a true delight and I'm thrilled to announce that from June we'll be there hosting a Watford Dial Up on the last Saturday of every month, alongside our Kitchen Croxley events on the second Friday. More details on the Future Events tab, so hopefully see you at one or both! Much love, Alex xx
The Dial Up was a finalist at this year's Watford Audentior Awards! Our category was the Chairman's Prize for Culture and we were up against two wonderful competitors, Dan Tien Drama and Dance School and Amma Gyan with the Anamartis Studio, a venue in which we have actually hosted a couple of Dial Ups! So it was a pleasure to see Amma win the overall award, and it was truly a marvellous evening from start to finish. Thank you to everyone who nominated The Dial Up and made this moment of recognition with Deputy Mayor Aga Dychton, Watford Elected Mayor Peter Taylor, my husband, and Chair of Watford Council Bilqees Mauthoor possible. Here's to a glittering 2022!
Hi Everyone,
I'm delighted to say that my poetry collection Secular Verses is going to be about and about over the next couple of months, so if you fancy coming along to any of these events please do feel free! It would be lovely to have you with us!
Brighton 5th April:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humanist-poetry-night-tickets-306527149957
Windsor 12th April:
Meet up - https://www.meetup.com/Windsor-Humanists/events/
Web page - https://www.windsorhumanists.com
Central London 13th April:
Thank you so much to everyone who came to the pumphouse theatre and arts centre last night to make our LGBT History Month Dial Up such a wonderful event! I'm really touched by the kind and supportive messages that have been coming in, it just shows how important nights like this really are. Here's hoping for a repeat event next February! And if you can't wait that long, there's WOM next Tuesday, Kitchen Croxley Dial Up on Friday 18th March and, courtesy of Scott Awcock, a full recording of last night's proceedings on the video above. Much love everyone and big hugs! xx
Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported The Dial Up Black History Month Celebration! What a wonderful afternoon! Here’s looking...
