2010-07-30T08:07:37Z Jo Marriott Copyright 2010, Jo Marriott SPHPBLOG
The Dinner Party Website

I will be at Arundel Castle this weekend as part of the week long medieval Joust event, please drop by if your in the area, looks to be a great event. Not to forget Sean and I will will be at Avoncroft the following weekend at the joust too! :)

JoMARVIN]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100727-093903 2010-07-27T00:00:00Z 2010-07-27T00:00:00Z
Just accepted a part in a new film called "The Dinner Party" which is to be filmed in Manchester second week of September. Sounds like a real adventure with no true script but being given a character breakdown a small amount of background of the scene and the rest is up to what happens and just stay in character eek! :) I think it's going to be a great production with several top indie bands offering music for it as well. I will post further info as it comes in but I won't give much story background as it needs to stay a secret until we have filmed it.
Also for next year have been offered a role in a musical film called "The Spirit of Albion" which has just been performed as a play with a youth theatre company. The roles in the film will be played by adult actors and I have been offered the role of the Morrigan and Sean as Herne. Exciting stuff but a while off for now! :)
Also there is the hope of playing the lead role in a new musical which I am helping to research, will post further info on this later down the line but thought I would give you a heads up!
I will also be appearing at a couple of Jousts in the next couple of months, Aug 7/8th at Avoncroft Museum and September 11/12th at the Battle of Edgcote, Oxfordshire.

Later
JoMARVIN]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100715-182816 2010-07-15T00:00:00Z 2010-07-15T00:00:00Z Film Entry

If they win they would get £30,000 to make a film with so fingers crossed :)]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100630-122010 2010-06-30T00:00:00Z 2010-06-30T00:00:00Z ABC Animal Sanctuary Open Weekend Report
I would like to add that Lorraine Chase was so lovely and complimentary and couldn't have been nicer. She really went out of her way to make time for everyone. Alexandra was lovely as ever and looked lovely and really rallied around to make sure the event went well. The animals were well behaved and loved all the attention they got. The good news is they will be having a TV series made about the charity which will be filmed over the next year with the finale being filmed at the Open Weekend so we may get seen on it if we are free to attend next years event.GRIN

JoMARVIN]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100615-185638 2010-06-15T00:00:00Z 2010-06-15T00:00:00Z Alexandra Bastedos Champions Animal Sanctuary Open Weekend, there are lots of things happening with a few famous faces popping down including Alexandra and showing their support. The event also coincides with the village fair so there will be a great atmosphere and the weather looks like its going to be great too, plus there is a Pimms tent!!
Check out the website and try to come along, we will be dressed as Xena and Jack Sparrow and helping them raise some much needed funds, also come and see all the animals! :)

Alexandra Bastedos Champions Animal Sanctuary

JoMARVIN]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100603-104717 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z The star signings were kept busy by the crowds who flocked down to the Space Centre on one of the hottest weekends yet. Warwick Davis was there on the Sunday promoting his new auto-biography "Size Matters Not" which I am part the way reading through myself, a great read and recommended. On the Saturday I was treated to having Alan Harris attend as part of the star line up. For those of you not so Star Wars savvy, he is best known for playing the character Bossk, the lizard Bounty Hunter from ESB. This was the excuse I needed to dig my Bossk costume out for another outing! Typical the weekend I wear a full latex head, it's the hottest weekend! Pretty horrible to wear with the heat and lack of vision due to the lenses misting up but it was still enjoyable and great to see the kids reactions and recognizing the character. Shame we couldn't manage the full bounty hunter line up from the movie but we looked great all the same.
I was over the moon with Alans response and praise for the costume and he couldn't be a more friendlier, nicer chap. I hope he will be along to another event with the UKG.
A special mention also goes to the Replica Prop Forum boys with their amazing display of movie props, well done guys as ever a brilliant job.
Thanks to Sean for taking some great photo's over the weekend and looking after Russ and myself on the Sunday as we could both hardly see out of our masks! :D
A big thanks to all the guys and gals of the UKG who made this event happen and all the spotters who kept an eye on us all. And a big pat on the back to all those who ran the side events through the day, Jedi School, Droid Hunt, Photo Stand who in total over the weekend raised over £1000 for charity! Whoo!!

Alan Harris (Bossk) with us Bounty Hunters!]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100603-101749 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z
Again thanks goes to Niva for helping source the footage GRIN

2nd Schweppes Commercial]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100526-132135 2010-05-26T00:00:00Z 2010-05-26T00:00:00Z I went to see the new Robin Hood film the other night and I have to admit I was disappointed! Apart from my scenes either being cut or edited to next to nothing I found the film had no real direction, the strongest character was Marion with Robin Hood difficult to connect with and the Merry Men whith no depth or background. I just hope my scene is an extra on the dvd when it's released :(
Just watched the student film I was in the other night, Shakespeare's Curse. A nice little film and if it ends up on YouTube I will post a link.
I along with the UK Garrison will be at the Space Centre in Leicester this coming weekend for the 30th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. So if your at a loose end this weekend come along!

Later
JoMARVIN]]> http://www.jomarriott.co.uk/index.php?entry=entry100518-084203 2010-05-18T00:00:00Z 2010-05-18T00:00:00Z
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The weekend was unfortunately marred with one of the UKG members having their Stormtrooper costume stolen overnight from the event which really put a dampener on the next day, but as ever in true UKG style, it's members rallied together and had a collection the following week and managed to donate enough for a new suit to be bought. GRIN
It was great appearing as Xena again, and like the last Mem Xena fans are still alive and kicking and showing their appreciation which is great! I even had Lee MacDonald who played Zamo from Grange Hill (for all you oldies that can remember that!) wanted his piccie taken with me. What was funnier was he asked his helper/assistant to ask as he was too shy! ha ha. I met Alan Harris again who played Bossk in Empire and is just such a lovely guy I am really hoping he will be attending the next Space Centre event next month.
As ever it was made all the more fun walking around with Sean on the Sunday and I"m already looking forward to the next one!
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