last blog

Hey everyone!

It's over! at least for now.. Started in London in sept, then ten more cities..I think.. 30 000 people coming to the show.. I think.. hundreds of hours spent in buses.. at least.. toooo much bacon for breakfast and way too much indian, thai, n fries for all other meals.. But we had a f**king good time doin it! Hope all of you who saw the show enjoyed it and for those of you who just read the blog n didn't see it, too bad, next time..


I want to thank everyone who participated in this tour and made it work.. Thank you.

With that said,
See you again!

Im goin for som great coffee now, later

/r bloggin' off

Hey!

Today me n B did an interview for BBC radio, good to promote the show, although Im not sure we did, it lasted for like 3 min n immediately after those 3 min the interviewer basically looked down in her papers n said sumthin like "Ok, thanks, bye".. ok cool, um,  we'er just gonna go, thanks bye.. great fun..

then we looked around in Manchester wich seems like a cool place, loads of people running around, found good coffee also.. 

tmrw we have the last show in this tour! Be there.. see u 

Ok, sorry it's been a few days since my last update but we've been busy playing laserquest and bowling.. and doin shows..

Last stop was Swindon. Didn't find that much to do in the center so we took a bus to the bowlinghall and found a laserquest centre! So we spent our whole "day off" there playin arcadegames, bowlin and shooting laser, good times.. my arm is soured from hours of bowlin though.. Good shows also, nice audience and stage..

Now we just arrived in Salford, a bit outside of Manchester, apparently that's very important, that Salford is not IN Manchester, it is outside of Manchester.. walked around here for a bit, totally empty, a bit scary, alot of big birds everywhere.. tmrw I'm goin to Manchester..

The show is on saturday, and it's the last one on this tour!

Hope to see u there!

/r

Thank you Newcastle! That was great, very nice audience, the stage was not as nice though, really wide but no depth.. But we had a great time anyway!

Too bad we didn't have more time to see the city.. Just came back now from a club called Floritas, had a great time with the cast, we needed it! Its kind of late now so Im goin to sleep, tmrw Swindon is the place.. 

It doesn't matter if its out of tune..

Good night

/r

Newcastle

Yes! The sound n light worked very smooth last show. Well done Nik n Harry! Overall a really nice show the last day in haiwicum.. 

Today we arrived in Newcastle. After 6-7 hours in a coach, that smelled funky. Thats about the most interesting that happened today. Haven't seen much of the city but Im sure it's awesome..

Oh, played "bop it" the whole coachride, best game, check it out..

If ur in Newcastle, come see the show tmrw!

BACK AGAIN :)

Hey all!

4 days off.. it was sweet.. I went to Brussels to relax n do a bit of whatever, some went to Stockholm some to London, n now we're all back with new powers to finish of the tour. It's not that long left, not even two weeks! Bittersweet.. But we're starting here in High Wycombe, had our first show yesterday, and well, it went alright considering the sound n the light was doin its own think thru the show.. Not Harry's or Nik's fault, there is something wrong with light n sound-tables.. If I could explain what it was I would, but I can't obviously.. They're working hard on fixing it  so hopefully it will be great for tonight. 

Another surprise was Benke who came slammering in during the postshowtalk, another Bounce popup to see we're not marking the show.. we were all very happy to see him!

Now I'm goin to search for High Wycombe coffee... It's weird how ur suppose to pronounce High Wycombe, it's like, haiwicum..??

Big thanks to Edin n Bianca who kept the blog goin, especially to B who put up pics and did a beautiful finish in her last post.

byebye /r

This is gonna sound kinda silly but I wanna say it any way! Today when I walked to the wardrobe to get my plastic bag with clothes for the show I looked at all the bags that were set for people to take. Everyone has a name written on it. Daniel, Mario, Lisa, Robert, Edin, Gabriella, Letitia, Dawid, Joao... and Bianca. When I saw my name on the bag furtherst away I got a little tickle in my stomach. I’m sooo glad to be on stage with these people every week! I look up to each and everyone in different ways so I just wanna say thank you all! Now we have four days off, so we all got the opportunity to go home. I must say that I’ve been looking forward to this weekend, not that I don’t like being on tour, just small things that I miss like the opportunity to cook my own food, my bed, the possibility to go from one room to another... home I guess :) But going home also made me realize that this journey is going to end! I can look back at things now and smile, and I’m sure there will be more.

Some things: I love taking class, and Daniel’s class in Poole was the shit!!

The kids that threw popcorn at me during the silent movie. Could have been a nasty fight!

Edo’s never ending solo in Darklight, Sterling.

Fille’s suprise visit to Sterling. Can’t believe nobody saw him in the audience. Not even during the post show talk!

Gaby’s premier on the wall. Never have I laughed so much for so little.

Halloween - me the only one wearing a home made costume sitting alone with a glass of wine. Pure humour.

The pancake breakfast at Mario’s birthday. We weren’t too popular with the hotel chef after that. And just the feeling when we’re coming to a new city. Who’s gonna get single room? Where is Starbucks? How big is the stage? Will everyone be quick with changing clothes to the 80’s or will I be alone on stage forever with my pink leotard? Well... guess that’s all for now - wave and bow! Love B*

<-- big part of the gang, a night out <-- Mario's birthday breakfast <-- Halloween <-- Life on tour, longest travel so far 8 hours

Harry’s Bounce blog

Scotland: Today was an interesting day. After rehearsing with Edo as Dawid’s part I went to eat a Knickerbocker glorry. Not had one since I was twelve.

On my return I found out it was Lisa, the master of swing to do Dawid. I had to reprogramme the lights, fix what we needed for the show.

The show it self went to plan for me as all my cues were on time. Even the light dolls cue was right which has been a problem but now it’s ten times in a row!!!

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Some word’s from Harry Haywood - king of lightning.

So what went down in Edinburgh was a run through with Edo as Dawid, Lisa as Edo and Gaby as her self and Lisa. It was a bit shaky... In these kind of situations, I often ask my self ”What would Jennie do?”. So we called her up and what she would have done is to put Lisa as one of the guards. Since Lisa has been playing Nurse Ratched for several shows in London, she sort of has an idea of what the guards are doing. At least some parts. So, 90 minutes before show, the news reached the rest of the crew and Lisa started rehearsing. Just before the curtains opened, she was learing the first routin in her ”schizo” custume! I honestly doubt that that anyone else could pull this off but our Lisa. The Swedish support were like three proud mothers in the audience and I don’t really think they understand what a great job Lisa did. All props to her!!!

<------- Laidback "swing master" Lisa

Rehearsing in the hallway at midnight...

Now we’ve had our premier in Edingburgh at the Festival Theatre. And there were no problem with empty seats. There are always five chairs reserved for a scene in the show and even them got almost taken! Our producer Annica (who just suprised us with her visit) took care of the situation by bribing them with bounce t-shirts if they moved. Haha, she’s great.

Nice to be on such a gigantic stage! During the run-through Gaby sat a bit in the audience and got a little worried whether we could reach out to the very top of the balkony with our acting and energy. Her tip was to think like a 27 year old Benke doing a solo in Madison Square. I think we all saw the picture pretty clear in our heads and did the best to put it in our bodies.

But, unfortunatly, everything isn’t just huge stage, full salon and 9 Benke’s at the moment. Dawid hasn’t been feeling well for a couple of days but he still did the show last night. Which is never good, fair to say dangerous, so right now Edo is rehearsing with Mario to learn Dawid’s part. Show starts in... seven hours. We stayed up ‘til one last night, rehearsing in the hallway at the hotel until the hotel manager told us to turn off the music and go back to our rooms. So if Edo is doing Dawid’s part, Lisa will be doing Edo and Gaby will be two characters, both mrs. Taber and Candy, who never are on stage at the same time.

So the show tonight is definitely a challenge! God damn - if we can't do it no one can ;)

Hey!

So the turn has come to me, B, to share what I see over here in the big E. Yeah, not bad ey? As an ice breaker I’m fairly impressed that there is Starbucks in every city, Top Shop, Nandos and all these friendly people calling me love more often than my mum. Fun fact (nothing to do with anything) is that there is 16 120 Starbucks all over the world. None in Sweden.

Just arrived to Edinburgh from Truro. Must say Truro suprised me! Happy moments are Harry’s (lightning guy) cheer leader dance when I ”nailed the gymnastics”, the Indian restaurant who had open just for us after the show and setting new audience record!

Big expectations on Edinburgh now, and so far so good! Nice hotel with jacuzzi, the theatre is the biggest one in the UK and we’ve got some Swedish support in the audience Sunday and Monday. We're doing three shows in this town, instead of the usual two. Just hoping we can bring enough audience to fill out the big salon! Let you know how it goes...

Now I’m gonna go look up this café called Urban Angels (same name as our dance crew back home), wear my Urban Angels jacket and hopefully get a discount.

There will be me more, that’s for sure, peace out from the tour! (Okay not so good but still)

<----- This guy looks just like Benke..!

Hi…AGAIN!

Now we have been two days in a SMALL town called Poole. Since Jennie (Bounce) went home on the last day in Cardiff we have been and will be all alone. That does not mean that we can do whatever since the boss Lisa is keeping an eye on us. DAMN IT! :P

The city it self was not much to see unfortenetely and it was kind of a disapointment because everything closed at absolutely latest 18:00. There were two benefits: The theatre was near and they had a TESCO Express close to the hotel. YES!!!! You can not imagine how happy i got :D

The shows went great, and specially the first one. It was a HUGE amount of energie and a good vibe that everybody feelt and took it with them out on stage. I felt that we, the first day that we performed, raised the bar a couple of levels for what we consider a good show. Now we have no other choice but to do a show that is at least as good as that one, but of course try to aim higher and rase the bar even more.

That was everything from me my friends. Wish you the best /Edin

another one :)

Hey….Again!

 

Two days past by here just like that, and belive it or not it feels like I haven’t done anything. Yesterday we were on the theatre the whole day from 10:30 to 21:30. We were both rehearsing and having a show in the evening. Same thing today but we started 13:00 to 21:30. Of course in between we got time for lunch and dinner but thats it…

Thankfully I was out with Dawid the first day we came otherwise I wouldn’t have seen anything. Two unfortunately ”boring” days in Cardiff with no happenings L. Well one thing happened I found a Tesco Express and i LOVE Tesco! The shows went great by the way…

 

/Edin

 

in Cardiff-with Edin

Next stop Cardiff, but this time on the blogg with Edin J!

 

Hello! You may have heard about me from Robert but for the ones who has not, I am the caracter Mr. Harding in the show (instead of Alvaro Aguilera). I am also a stand in for all the male caracters in the show except Robert (Billy), meaning that if someone for some reason can’t perform I have to jump in and be that person in the show while Lisa (who also is a stand in) jumps in and does my roll, and YES that is a lot to think about!

 

Yesterday we arrived to Cardiff from Sheffield after a four hour busjourney and we got that day off :D, so it gave me a lot of time to see what’s going on in this town. I was with Dawid all day and we went out to explore Cardiff. One thing that I noticed, except the fact that this town has a lot of history when looking on some of the buildings, was that it is A LOT of students living here, and quite fast I understood why, there is a BIG university near the theatre. It felt so good the see a place with a lot off young people and even better when I saw the Institution of law, because I am studing law in Sweden myself. Just finished my third year and now I got a year and a half left. While studing I am dancing full time. Don’t ask me how I manage to do that, i just do! Anyway Cardiff seems kind a small, but still a nice town that have something intresting to tell me, not just as tourist but also as a student and dancer! Think I am going to enjoy my staying here J

 

Hope you will come to see the show. Enjoy!

 

Later… /Edin

Cardiff

in Cardiff

Bianca had her first show as Miss Martini last saturday, in Sheffield, it was great with new fresh energy from her side, and she did a great job. It was also the first show with the whole touring cast together! We had to celebrate this, so after dinner we went out, most of us, to the "CashBar", good times..

Big thanks to Alvaro who left on sunday for Stockholm. Too bad he got injured and couldn't do the last 4 shows. But he was still in the show, in the audience, taking notes :)

Now we're in Cardiff after being 5 hours in a bus. The hotel is a mix of a mentalinstitution(ironic) and a 70's dollhouse kind of.. very creapy and Jennie and Eric already checked into another hotel.. can only go up from here..

New blogger tmrw, Edin! check it out..

later

Inglorious Bastards is the bomb!

/r

Sheffield!

Oy!

Two shows in Nottingham, first one was a real struggle, the stage was had no depth what so ever, but we stepped it up in the second show.

Arrived in Sheffield yesterday, only took an hour so we had lots of free time. Found a great studentbar with cheap burgers and beer, and some good coffee, yey.. Sheffield beats Nottingham so far I must say..

Just had our first show in Sheffield today, almost sold out, very nice, the stage is leaning alot though so we have to lock and unlock Daniels wheelchair every 2 seconds, not so nice, but a good challenge! A bit scary to dance on a 2 n a half meters high box when the floor is leaning..

Bianca arrived from Sweden this morning! She will be playing Miss Martini when Jennie leaves for Stockholm. I know I said there will be others from the cast blogging and that I will put up a list with all the names and what they're doin in the show.. I will, soon I promise!

Off to bed, rehearsels tmrw, then another show, sleep well..

byebye

On to Nottingham

Hey!
Last saturday we had our last shows in London! Mario and Joao did the show instead of Joe and Benke, and they did it well!

The last days involved more rehearsing, some clubbing and less sleep, so now we're all very tired but pleased. The response has been so great in London and we want to thank everyone who came out to see the show! Hope you enjoyed it, cause we did.

Big thanks to Benke, Ambra, Fille and Joe who left sunday for Stockholm, the rest of us, Me, Daniel, Mario, Dawid, Gabbe, Lisa, Edin, Joao, Jennie, Alvaro and Letitia will continue thru England. Bianca will join us on friday.Now the UK tour of Insane in the Brain continues, first stop Nottingham. We came here by bus yesterday. Seems like a nice city, the apartments we're staying at are better than good, haven't had time to try the coffee but passed an espressobar, or, it was actually called Expresso bar, with an X!? I'm not sure but I hope it's some kind of irony.. please let it be.

Rehearsels today and show tmrw..

Good night!

name dropping

Hey!

Dawid n Mario arrived today and started rehearsing the minute they came kind of, unfortunately Mario has a fever, but he's still working hard, props to him!
So now we're starting to mix in the touring cast in the show, yesterday Lisa did Miss Taber and Candy, and tomorrow there might be a new guard on the show..

I will soon post a list with all the names and what character they're playing, so all my "namedropping" will make more sense..

Me n Benke tried what is suppose to be the best espresso in London at some italian place I don't remember the name of.. and it was really really good, but still not the same vibe as "monmouth"..


later..
/r



The theatre is almost full every night now, truly great!

Another new premiere..

Another new premiere..w

Last two days we had good shows, 3 of em, and in the matineshow yesterday Edin did his premiere as Mr Harding! He did a great job and it was a really good show. Quiet audience though, always interesting..

I finally got a new "bloodshirt" for the part where I kill myself, the old was a struggle to put on and looked as if it was involved in some worldwar.. thanks annica for the new one..

One more show today then day off!

Soon people from the new cast will drop in from sweden and into the show, we're getting closer to the tour..

PEACE!

New premiere..

Letitia had her first show yesterday as Nurse Ratched! She did a great job, and the audience was ON! They screamed their heads off when Joe came backsliding on stage in the "80's" with no shirt on.. Too bad we had some lightproblems.. Now we're starting to rehearse the swing parts on daytime.. Today Daniel is suppose to learn my part, but we don't have a studio, so you take what you've got, and rehearse at the hotel.. mabye the lobby is good.. Finally found the coffe we've been looking for, "monmouth" has the best espresso so far, we're very happy.. very very happy.. pics comin up soon BYEBYE

New Powers

Hey!

After a day of doing anything but dancing we're coming back with new powers to do a good show today! Portobello road coffee, n Brick Lane beer is what I did..

People were starting to fall abit apart so the day off was necessary.. Edin has been working hard backstage in case someone would have to get off the show, wich hopefully won't happen ofcourse..

Meeting at the theatre 17:30, plenty of time for coffee at Bar Italia Soho..

Have a good day!

If there is anything specific you want to know about us, the tour or whatever, just ask n I will answer as true as I can!

Go' morning!

Go'morning!

Congrats to David and Maria who had a daughter on the premiere day!! the 15th of sept..

Show today, day off tomorrow, big crowd last night in the audience, good times!

Catch u soon..
Robert

I'm Robert..

Hey!

So! Welcome to the blog for the "Insane in the brain" UK tour! I'm Robert.. I will mainly be the one writing in this blog but will ofcourse have the rest of the cast helping me out aswell..

Unfortunately!! Sabina will not take part of the tour! She got injured during the last week of rehearsels in Stockholm, its really sad ofcourse, we were all looking forward having her in the show..

At the moment we're in London, playing at the Peacock theatre.. We'll be here until the 3rd of oct, thats when the tour starts..

After loads of rehearsels and hard work we finally had the premiere the 15th of sept, it was a good one! We all enjoyed it AND got really nice reviews, check em out here:

http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/25585/bounce-insane-in-the-brain

http://londonist.com/2009/09/review_insane_in_the_brain.php

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/caught_live/2640642/Caught-Live-Insane-in-the-Brain.html

Its been a busy week and its not over yet, today we have double shows! Lisa has been playin Nurse Ratched until now, today in the second show Letitia will have her premiere as the Nurse..

Thats it for now, have to grab some coffee.. But where!? is there not one good espressobar in London?? Let me know if u know one, and starbucks is not one of em..


PEACE

/r

"Insane in the Brain" trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h0TSHqAinI