Hi Folks,

The year started slowly ‘paid’ workwise. But a trouper never gives up.

‘It’s not over til it’s over!’

to quote Gene Hackman at the beginning of the Nicholas Roeg film, ‘Eureka’.

The CCG or Comedy Cover Group has had 2 outings at the genial Brit, Steve Green’s
QNI Quiet Night In.
Check their website for the upcoming April 1st event.

And my classical singing lessons continue apace.
Now covering lieder in German, French, Italian and Out of Tune.
Seriously though, I love ‘An Chloe’ by Mozart.

January included filming the newest Robeco commercial, which is now on air. To date, no-one has yet recognised me!

Also a session at the Binger Institute Writer’s Lab refreshed the longing for film roles. Always high quality work with other professional Dutch actors and the best lunches on the planet!

A couple of voice-overs for Malmberg Educational and KLM Internet.
Also an add-on voice-over to the Irish Tourism Board’s commercials.
Currently playing on Dutch Radio with Yours Truly speaking Dutch with an Irish accent!

Lest we forget, a corporate video about SHELL employees returning to their homeland after years on postings abroad.
Directed by Hugo Metsers the Third, who had me playing Dutch family man and ace SHELL employee, complete wit Dinglish aksent.
Due to the sensitive nature of the material covered no footage is available!

And a corporate Comedy gig for worldwide tuber giant AVIKO, sent me spinning into the world of the POTATO(E). Thanks to comedian Bram van de Velde for collaborating to make this a very funny half an hour!

Other comedy gigs in january february took place at the Comedy Cafe and on the Sonnema Comedy Tour in Amsterdam,
and as an Act at Fred and Douwe in Deventer.

This first week of March week was a busy one.

Mondays are spent teaching the 1st year Film Actor Students how to cope with Shakespeare’s Verse with their soon-to-be-completely memorised sonnet.
If you want to follow their path to perfection,
check out Film Students on the i love shakespeare blog.

Comedy saw me performing for the Sonnema Tour as an
Act in Publieke Werken in Breda on Monday;
as an Act in Simplon in Groningen on Wednesday, and
as MC in the Joker Club in Almere on Friday. Click on title to see fotos!

The Nijenrode/Financieel Dagblad challenge had me up early and off to Breukelen on Saturday. This annual event saw me for the second time warming up the 50 finalists with a 1 hour improvisation workshop. Paulien van Asbroek took over to help them further hone their 1 min elevator pitch, which would decide the eventual winner. Check out this link to see footage of the challenge and this year’s winner!