Where in the world am I today?: North Vancouver then eventually Brazil

Prologue: Lucky me… Cathy actually wrote out a prologue for me on this one… It’s quite similar to the one that I wrote for her performing partner Heather Pilkington but I’ll let her use her own words to describe how we met…

We first met at the Edmonton Street Performer’s Festival in 2009. He was wearing some fetching black and white outfit..I was in blue serge After much socializing I found it impossible not to instruct him to ‘Check yourself before you wreck yourself …check check board in homage to some natty hip hop.

STATS

Name: Cathy Peace.
Birthday: 14th of January.
Place of Birth: Bristol, England.
Started Peforming/Working in the Industry: December 1984 ( I was a very young actress)
Discipline: Comedy characters..clown I suppose.
Website: http://www.swank-streettheatre.com
Video Link: http://www.foolsparadise.co.uk/fools07html/swank.html.
Venues Worked: Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury Festival, Edmonton Street Performers Festival, Singapore Buskers Festival, Woodford Folk Festival,(Australia) Christchurch Buskers Festival (N.Z), Halifax Buskers Festival, Peace and Love Festival (Sweeden)…where I hung out with Hanoi Rocks!!! And way to many more to mention…though twice we were at the launch of Harry Potter Books and nearly met J.K imagine?.

Hot 10 Questions:

1. What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream and why? • Ben and Jerrys New York Double Chocolate Fudge… and they don’t seem to make it any more. I like it because its very chocolaty and makes me feel luxurious.
2. Name one movie that would make it to your Top 10 all-time great films. • ‘It’s a Wonderful Life‘…of course.
3. What was your favorite toy from childhood? • A big red Fire Engine.
4. Who were your biggest inspirations when you got started? • The Clown Jewels,who I worked with during the beginning of my career in street theatre a really innovative company who toured  the highlands and Islands of Scotland , traveling to gloriously remote places in a large double decker bus, with wonderful shows.
5. From the world of animation what one character do you most identify with or see yourself in? • Tigger … and the wonderful thing about Tigger is that Tigger is a wonderful thing!
6. Name something that scares you. • Spiders and snakes in the outback of Australia.
7. Apart from the entertainment industry, name one other job you’ve had. • Waitress (of course).
8. What’s something you haven’t done yet that you’d like to try? • Skiing/snow boarding.
9. What’s your least favourite thing about being a performer? • The overweening egos..though I have to say that is more in the world of Stand Up Comedy…whereas street theatre has more generous lovely souls.
10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? • “Your too early go back down and come back up when you’re ready.”

The Nugget:

Pick one nugget of wisdom you’ve picked up from your career in Show Business to share with the World.

“As the play-write John Godber told me when he directed me years ago… “If you cant be funny be fast, if you can’t be fast, f..k off!” …A great piece of Yorkshire charm for you there“

–Cathy Peace