working in my role as unpaid production assistant for Nadira’s next play, checking out the King’s Theatre in Ramsgate (now the King’s Church, originally a cinema) as a possible venue for rehearsals and previews in July to iron out the bugs. Nice space but currently lacks a proper lighting rig – they are in the process of looking for one. So I may have to explore further. I had offered our house as a good venue to workshop the thing because everyone can stay here (the producers are in shock – you don’t normally get all this when you hire an actress). So it makes sense to look for a theatre around here.
There appears to be a huge growth in this kind of evangelical church in the UK. As far as I can tell it is all based on a purely emotional appeal, aimed largely at the unfortunate. Rather a worrying phenomenon.
I wish I could offer to come along and help, but I'm still in the same situation as I was during the Norwich North campaign.
Near where I live is Brentwood, and there is one of these modern, theatrical evangelical churches there; it's called "Peniel". I find it rather sinister:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peniel_Pentecostal_C…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2000/dec/31/ot…