Master Jonjon Tourist Videos

Lightship Sula (Gloucester) NOMENCLATURE. "Sula" was the name given by the ship's previous owner.  Clip: Lightship Sula (Gloucester) CONSERVATION. One of its mushroom anchors was kept. Together with post-war equipment, a compass and chain navigation wheel (rare).  WHATZ BOUT LIGHTSHIP?! A lightship gives out light signals where there's no rocks to build lighthouses. STATUS. Now a hotel providing short-term accommodation. Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Date visited: 2020.09 (Heritage Open Days weekend) Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

The Folk of Gloucester (originally Gloucester Folk Museum then Gloucester Life Museum) A.k.a. Gloucester Folk Museum a.k.a. Gloucester Life Museum, there has been a bit of a struggling with its branding. Originally a pin factory, and truly a "magical place" - it is a museum in limbo struggling to reopen and now only available this Heritage Open Days weekend.  With random artifacts featuring a typewriter, roll, Gloucestershire pig, black dog, grasshopper, rugby, printing press, paintings, wedding dresses and a bedroom (photo).  (Random update: The museum no longer features a Victorian classroom, having moved a few blocks away.)   Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

West End's percussionist ROSIE BERGONZI breaks down the mystics of West End's improv rehearsals. Some of Rosie's involvements: Musical Rumpus (2017) The Hogboon (2016) Migration Game (2016) Acts of Defiance (2016) Rudiments (2016) More on Rosie's channel - youtube.com/channel/UC7W_owKnAPisV2RRsfMZvrA Watch the video: Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Get to know lighting: chats with DAMIAN ROBERTSON West End's Damian Robertson on his experiences in lighting design. And being an improviser. Some of Damian's involvements - "Showstopper! The Improvised Musical" - lighting improviser / technician "Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel" - lighting improviser / tour manager Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Let's see how everyone's doing! #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

West End's Renee Montemayor on agents, starting a production company, and more. Renee Montemayor's involvements - Princess Ying Yoewlak (THE KING AND I), London Palladium Ensemble, Understudy Kim & Gigi (MISS SAIGON), Theatre Royal Drury Lane Alice (DICK WHITTINGTON), Greenwich theatre Princess (ALADDIN), Chatham Theatre Carla Velasquez, Understudy Liat (SOUTH PACIFIC), Royal National Theatre And many more on her channel: YouTube.com/ReneeMontemayor Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Let's see how everyone's doing! #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

West End's Andrew McDonald dissects how we've entered a world of online rehearsals. #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking   Andrew's recent involvements: 2019 David Rothman, "The Indomitable Mrs Rothman", Union Theatre 2019 Reece, "Lies Low", Noel Coward Studio 2018 Emperor of China, "Aladdin", Bushey Arena 2018 Tom, "Kiss/Chase", The Bunker Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Tarek Merchant explains the variety of musical directing jobs and how he was hedging his earlier career.   Watch the show:  Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

WHAT IT IS.  The shopfront Betrix Potter visited during her Gloucester trip, who immortalized it with her illustrated storybook  The Tailor of Gloucester (1903).  THE HOUSE OF THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER WHAT'S ON. Permanent museum upstairs. Featuring photos and Potter's illustrations side by side, the original story she heard here (inspired the book) and the subsequent painful word cuts and other editorial changes to her manuscript.  Also in the middle of the room is a race game (clip) with 124 squares to go. Clip: THE HOUSE OF THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER  WHERE IT IS. The shop is on a small alley so it takes time to find it. Exit Gloucester Station, cross the main road, turn right and walk along Station Road. Turn left into Clarance Street until you reach Eastgate Street. You then walk all the way and continue on to Westgate Street. Turn into the alley College Court to your right. This little gemstone attraction is right inside. If you instead see th...