Wow! I just had a look at the calendar and realised I have been in London for seven weeks now. I don't where the days have gone, it has been a whirlwind since I arrived.

After working at fashion week, the following days, and subsequent weeks have been spent looking for more work. I had a couple of possible opportunities with event companies, but nothing solid as yet. So, lots of hours spent online, refining my CV, and many trips to the post office.

For some strange reason, they prefer applications mailed rather then emailed. All a bit backwards if you ask me.

Aside from all this, I have had a few auditions as well. If nothing else, it has been great to get back into the habit of auditioning regularly, something I haven't really done since my time in Australia. I have had auditions for three cruise ship contracts which sound interesting, an audition for the UK and European tour of a show and just recently an audition for Madame Tussards.

So, the news flash is - literally as I was typing this post - Madame Tussards rang me. I have been cast along with 7 others as an entertainer performing to the crowds at the waxworks museum for the next three months! It sounds like a lot of fun and hard work but I am so looking forward to it. In fact I start my first shift tomorrow!

So what else have I been doing? Not one to shirk my responsibilities as a movie-going citizen, I have been to see a few films. It has been interesting going to the different movie theatres over here, some are absolutely amazing spaces. So far I have seen The Black Dalia, The Guardian, The Departed, World Trade Centre (in digital sound and video, very cool!), The Wicker Man and Children of Men.

I have also been along to the live recording as a member of the studio audience for a couple of talk shows. Johnathon Ross (a bit like Rove Live) was very entertaining, he had Russell Crowe on the show talking about his new film A Good Year. The other show was Parkinson, a show I have been watching on telly for as long as I could remember. He had actor Ray Winstone talking about his role in The Departed and Eric Idle talking about the West End opening of the Monty Python Musical 'Spamalot'. They were both a lot of fun and very entertaining - not too bad for a free night out!!

Speaking of the West End, I couldn't have been in London this long without seeing any musicals! A couple of weeks ago I went to see Avenue Q, a musical loosely based on Sesame Street, complete with the muppets!

And just last Thursday I went to see Spamalot which was amazing! We were up in the nose bleed seats (literally 5 stories up!) but that didn't matter at all. The legendary Tim Curry was playing the title role as King Arthur and he was hilarious! My favourite moment was when the cast was singing 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' and the whole audience was singing along!

Well, now that I am in paid employment, I am looking forward to finally having a look outside of London - I sense a few long weekends exploring Britain, Ireland and maybe a sneaky trip or two to Paris coming up! Watch this space!!

Hello again folks!

Thanks for all the replies and comments, good to know I have an audience out there!!

Thought I might just summarise the goings on of the last few weeks, mainly because I am getter older and the memory isn't what it used to be.

After the weekend was over, I spent the next couple of days checking out the city as you will see in the photo albums. I discovered the Marble Arch, the massive Hyde Park and finally got my first glimpse of the Globe Theatre.

On Wednesday I went back to the Globe and saw a production of the Comedy of Errors with Karyn. It was amazing to actually be in the spot (or a replica of at least) that Shakespeare and his players performed in their day. Quite a humbling experience.

Karyn had given me the choice of paying £5 and standing or £15 to sit. Not that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth or anything, but I chose to take the comfy option. I'm convinced that if I was alive back in the day, I would've been part of the upper classes anyway! This proved to be the right option when, fifteen minutes into the performance, the heavens opened and the poor sods standing the centre got soaked.

The rest of my first week in London flew by as I got all those mundane chores out of the way as one does when you first move to a country - setting up a bank account, applying for a tax number, blah, blah, blah.


Mmmwah, darling!!

The very next week, it was time to earn my keep. I got called in at the last minute to be a Production Manager for three collection shows at London Fashion Week. So here I was thrust back into the craziness of the fashion world once again. The long hours were worth it and it was a great way to make good contacts in the event world.

The first show I worked on was the Giles collection show which was held in an old school hall in East London. I didn't get to see the show, but managed the build of the set. We essentially converted a completely empty space into a big mirrored set that reflected the light from the HUGE rig set up outside. For the fashionistas out there who wanna know more, check out the Vogue catwalk report

No time for resting, I rushed straight to the City Hall, a very swanky, yet oddly-shaped building on the South Bank.

This show was called Fashion Fringe and was essentially a competition between four up-and-coming designers presided over by fashion gods like Tom Ford.

Part of my job here was to stage manage the awards function after the collection shows which was held on the top floor in a funky space called London's Living Room (so called for the amazing views it affords of London). Here's another show report for those interested.

Finally, it was Friday and the end of Fashion Week. The very last show of the schedule was Julien Macdonald, held at the Hilton Hotel. Once again, I managed the build and break down of the set. A very flashy show this one - check out the images here.

So that was Fashion Week, and the end of this post, more soon!!