ITOONS

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Doug.

Night Bus just arrived on itunes... under the name douglas hodge... (while cowley rd songs is still under doug hodge) and... i know i know. in fact i had to do a power search with the album title to find it nestlin there but thats probably me and my luddite ways any how - theres another way to get hold of it if u wanna have a listen. im off to nyc in three weeks.... all sustems go. xx

ITS ALL DOWN TO DENIS

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Doug and tagged .

i do think its all down to denis... or denise as we should probably call him ha ha. hes just a JOY to be opposite. well gettin there - its slowly coming back - can remember SOME of the lyrics now - and lovin workin with the new cast and all their rythmns ( sic) . Going out them doors each night is like jumpin into a plunge shower. whys it always the winter when i do this show? and yes the album not there on the first night but is there now and has sold like... a hot cake. ahem. it is a bit diff to la cage but there we are. c u there - the shows growin every night. xx

ROLL UP

Posted on November 11th, 2009 by Doug.

TIS HERE. TONIGHT. THE FRUITS OF ME LABOURS. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING THAT WILL STRIKE A CHORD WITH YOU. GOOD LUCK WITH THE WHITE WATERS OF THE PAY PAL PATH. FOR A TENNER. LET ME KNOW ... I THINK.. WHAT YOU THINK?

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O WHAT A NIGHT

Posted on January 5th, 2010 by Doug.

WELL i dont think ive ever experienced anything like that in my professional life. what a night. every now and then id see the cast in the wings gathering round - and the reaction from the audience - even when i was at the globe with people fainting all around from the blood and gore and even some of the craziest nights of guys and dolls couldnt match that extreme emotion. all i could replay of course was inverting some of the words in I am.... singing feather before spangle! why on earth did i do that?

singing for the troops

Posted on November 29th, 2009 by Doug.

had a good idea.. i think .. but apparently its impossible so I wont get too excited. i woke up - read that widow's address in the papers - the hugely dignified address at her husbands funeral - repatriated from afghanistan - thought.. well they must be starving out there for some light relief.

EIGHT DAYS

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Doug.

what a ball it is coming back to this show - my third xmas with la cage! denis his utterly impeccable self, a lot of new cast to keep us on our toes, saw bits of the show the other night and simply cant wait to get back on. this man/woman i play - she has such fragility. if camp is a suit of armour - a fortress to protect yourself from the cold outside here is someone who truly is almost too fragile to live in the world. its bliss to play someone with such cast iron practised defences and underneath of course such neediness!

LA CAGE

Posted on November 14th, 2009 by Doug and tagged .

nearly got swept away ( again ) in the thames this mornin - force 4 gales an all - and more of that anon but meanwhile i just got my orders to report for rehearsals with that old poof denis lawson - we've gone for two weeks rehearsals and then a rather embarrasin squeeze into them old costumes to grab this show back and get up to speed for broadway. november 20th to january 2nd and then its closin in england so i bloody hope i see you all there for that final party. x x x

NOVEMBER FIRST

Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by Doug and tagged .

just heard I should get first delivery of Night Bus on November the First... itll be onsale here of course - on itunes soon after and maybe even in the foyer at the Playhouse theatre - although it couldn really be more different to la cage aux folles. 12 songs that all, i think, sit together as a little family, fairly intimate confessional in tone, all with a live sort of skiffle band feel. hope they chime a chord with at least some of you. x

NIGHT BUS

Posted on October 5th, 2009 by Doug and tagged , .

almost there. im off to cambridge on friday to master the album. its taken.... lets see 5 days to mix it.. seven days to record. a LIVE album more or less. 12 songs. some of the mixes are up on myspace. coupla weeks and ill have it in my hands. do hope you like these songs that are coming. xxxxxxxxxxxx