diana moore is
a writer, poet and model
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25/05/2009
Colin Dolley adjudicated at the Didcot Drama Festival. What a great guy; his detailed commentary on 'Nearly A Silver Wedding' was really helpful and constructive. Added bonus was he liked my writing. The cast of Abingdon Old Gaol Theatre Company were nominated for Best Actress (Chris Price) and Best Supporting Actor (Nick Hearn) and I received a nomination from Colin Dolley for my writing, which, without wanting to sound like I'm blowing my trumpet... OK Taraaaaaa! Toot! Toot! Honk! I'll add his soundbites to my comedy menu bar soon... otherwise it'll sound like a trumpet major here, but I have waited a long time to get the play produced and it feels good to gain recognition from a highly respected adjudicator. Jo Thoenes on BBC Radio Oxford was interested in how I met the director, Paul Barrand - on the set of Midsomer Murders! Serendipity. A chance meeting and now, at last, the play is being performed 500 years after King Henry VIII's accession to the throne. The play is an alternative take on history. If you haven't yet seen it, come along to Abingdon Unicorn Theatre on 3rd June or Wallingford Corn Exchange on 11th June.
23/05/2009
The supermarket (beginning with W) weren't 'able to oblige' but the handsome father of two small girls (wearing DC T shirt) offered to carry the beers to the car for me, and it wasn't a short walk either. I do love these chivalrous guys. Thank you, Paul from Thame
04/05/2009
It's been a considerable while since I wrote the first draft for this play. It started out with 17 characters and now has... just 6. You'll find a brief synopsis under 'comedy writer'. I'm delighted that Paul Barrand (whom I met on the set of Midsomer Murders) has agreed to direct it. The cast are: Chris Price, Simon Coates, Debbie Kastner, David Spencer, Rachel Ross-Trevor, Nick Hearn from: Old Gaol Theatre Company, Abingdon.
21st May ~ at Didcot Cornerstone Arts Centre
3rd June ~ at Abingdon Unicorn Theatre
Corn Exchange Wallingford ~ 11th June
21/04/2009
We recently had a problem with jackdaws attempting to nest in our chimney pot.
Jackdaw
Excerpt of a poem for children
Good morning Jack
With the noisy chak
Chak chak chaking
In the chimney stacking
Arriving in
Diving in
I'm not alive in
The morning at five
As you are?
And Jack,
You know it's not the best idea
To nest here?
You could choke
On fireside smoke
Caw! Caw! Do I have to go?
You know you do?
Jack chak
Jack chak
Jack chak
Flap flap flap
Your wings and go...
Along came the sweep
With his brush on a stick
He scraped out the debris
Of soot - it was thick
Out with the twigs
Out with the straw
Out with the ....
If you'd like to see the full poem please contact me
Note: No jackdaws or their babies were harmed in the removal process
Photo courtesy of Andrew Dawes, Quicksilverbirds
20/04/2009
I've heard a bird whistling the first few bars of 'Mandy', by Barry Manilow! I wonder if anyone out there has heard other birds chirrupping a well-known song...?
07/04/2009
I feel a daffodil poem in the air.....
24/03/2009
I haven't been to a cabaret for a long time. The Vaults Cafe was the venue for an enjoyable evening's entertainment: from Turkish belly dancing to singers/songwriters, jazz (mmm! nice! shoo ba dee doo), performance poetry, shadow puppetry (Darth Vader goes speed dating) and comedy sketches. An added bonus was Tim Goldman and Steve Hay performing my Shoe Shop sketch. As a writer, it's interesting to see different interpretations of a script - Steve played the part of a woman, which added to the humour. The audience enjoyed it, as they did the whole evening. There were, perhaps, too many acts packed into one long evening. I'm glad I arrived early enough to bag a seat - they were in short supply for the large turnout.
I must give 'Pete the Temp' a mention: For those who missed 'The Great Sperm Race' on TV last night, Pete offers his own lively rendition of how he arrived here on earth in a blow by blow account of his journey to the centre of the womb.
Among the mostly-younger-than-me audience, were the proud parents of one of the dancers, who were clearly enjoying their daughter's varied dance routines, and taking numerous snapshots. Ah! sweet!
And finally, a mention goes to the band: as well as some great clarinet playing by the multi-talented Tim, the band's guitarist halted in his tracks and exclaimed: "hair on my plectrum" That's a new one to me. I was half expecting someone to call out "rabbit in my cider" in response...
17/03/2009
What a lovely doodle Evan O'Sullivan Glynn has done for St Patrick's Day. To be sure, to be sure, to be sure. I hope Gooooogle will doooooo a poetry competition for older folk - then I can have a go....
10/03/2009
PELICAN TO MAN ON BENCH:
Would you lend me some money for a fish and chip supper?
(photo: A Pelican & Ron Hedges)
11/02/2009
Is this the way to amyrillis
I've been growing a tall plant like this
Dreaming dreams of amyrillis
Reaching the ceiling - nearly
15/01/2009
Mollydoggle: To care for a lovable dog , or to pamper a friendly dog.
-Origin 21st century. Dedicated to a very likeable dog called Molly. Kate and I exercised both Molly and ourselves by walking down to the playing field for a game of ball.
13/01/2009
What would Greg Wallace say to bird cake..? "Are you avian a laugh...?" No, he'd love it, (if he was a bird) Tempted Greg? It does look colourful. Join the queue of blackbirds, wagtails, finches, robins - they've all been taste testing my bird cake: melted lard, bread, currants and wild bird seed mixed together, then pressed in a dish to set. Fenella Finch says "It's seasoned with a splendid variety of seeds" Jack Daw says: "Yeah! Good bread to fat ratio". Cooking does get a lot tougher than this, so make your garden a top restaurant for our feathered friends this winter.
14/12/2008
Do I still have money in the bank - or has a naughty fraudster nicked it...?
14/11/2008
Preparing my list, just in case...
- 'The Look of Love' Burt Bacharach/Ronald Isley
- 'Danse Macabre' Camille Saints-Saens
- 'Almost Like A Song' Johnny Mathis
- 'Adagio for Strings' Samuel Barber
- 'It's Not Unusual' Tom Jones
- 'That's The Way Of The World' Earth, Wind & fire
- 'Don't Leave Me This Way' The Communards
- 'Mr Blue Sky' Electric Light Orchestra
Next week, the list could be different.
11/11/2008
Roll out the red carpet - but not for Daniel Craig
He might be good for quantum leaps or doing a stunt
Let the red, red carpet of poppies made by Haig
Acknowledge all the men who fought the line at the front
Roll out the red carpet - but not for supermodels
That media, paparazzi and the PR mollycoddles
Let the red carpet represent our worthy forces
Who gave us freedom, setting history on its different courses
Roll out the red carpet - not for 'X Factor wishfuls'
Who cry when they lose out, yet life is still theirs to sing
Let the red carpet be a memory of the wistful
Wasted, wearied bodies, resting under angels wings
Roll out the red carpet, the Cenotaph is paved
Wreathed in poppies carpeting our path, our lives saved.
05/11/2008
There once was a man known as Guido
Who committed a very bad deedo
But his plan didn't bang
Fallen guy had to hang
Cos he couldn't quit with enough speedo
My winning entry in a local fireworks poetry competition
31/10/2008
We were very thin on ghouls this year, so I ended up eating a large quantity of Cadbury's Roses. Now I know how the little darlings feel by the end of the evening.
28/10/2008
Chivalry isn't dead - I'm pleased to say; especially when a handsome young male offers his seat to me on the Bakerloo line when he could so easily have plonked hmself down without batting an eyelid. Bring it on and on.
27/10/2008
A Silver Groat (fourpence) of a young Henry VIII circa 1526-1530 found by my metal detecting, comedy writing friend Jim, from Staffordshire. A fine specimen - and nicer in the pocket than the 'nose picking ear cleaning' gadget shown on Antiques Road Show.
18/10/2008
The Salvation Army were collecting donations from passers by on Saturday. I'd help with a collection but the bonnet just isn't me. We did help out last Christmas day, packing up food parcels and serving meals. Lunch was good. The chef had a great voice when it came to carol singing and Captain Mark Wolstenholme must be the most cheerful man I've ever met. Only another 66 days to go...
16/10/2008
Thanks to Mark, Pete, John, Jan and the boys in Green Watch for allowing me access to their premises.
16/10/2008
And I like a big red lorry with a logo on
Float on, float on
12/10/2008
Collecting the washing off the line, I spy a black ladybird with red spots on - a variation on the usual red bodied black spotted bug. I Google 'ladybird' and find the old nursery rhyme variations dating back to 1744. The top hit asks the question: Is it dangerous? And the top answer... Only to aphids!
14th Oct
Today David has alerted me to the fact that the bug I spotted is a Harlequin ladybird - which is a threat to other ladybird species. Here is a link to The Harlequin Ladybird Survey - get spotting...!
06/10/2008
It's good to see the Red Arrows on the front page of The Telegraph today (fly-past for the Great North Run). Earlier this year I saw an email petition circulating; anxiety was spreading that the Red Arrows might be banned from the 2012 Olympics for being 'too British'. What Ho! No! The email fly-past culminated in a smoking half a million signatures being sent to the Prime Minister. Happily the fears were unfounded. But who started the scare in the first place?