Doug Hodge

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

well here i am back in the masculine - so many comments re la cage.. thanku. theres nothing odder than moving on and knowing the rest of the cast are still there doing the show. With a play this never really happens - you all finish together - if you know what i mean - its odd to think of my cagelles still doing their stuff with someone else... and even odder at home at half past seven when you still get that surge of adrenalin with nowhere to put it.

happy new year. just been reading all these comments - thankyou so much. ... so that temporary blip for new year week is please god over and im back. denis lawson is still off but hopefully back soon. meanwhile rob and duncan his understudies did an amazing job this weekend. 8 shows a week, in the winter, extra xmas shows, royal variety extra rehearsals...kids bringing home coughs to try on, travellin on the tube like steppin into a consumption ward - its all pretty predictable and i spose unavoidable but hopefully now we'll all be well and can storm to the finish line on 17th jan.

come to la cage aux folles dont know if this old blog is still whirring - its years since i been there but if there is anyone out there - la cage is up an runnin - im in it til the 17th january god help me - but i aint in it on dec 1st and 2nd cos im directin murder in the cathedral at the donmar those two nights. just been commissoned to write a new musical - its called meantime so hopefully la cage will give some pretty wild inspiration. x