UK

I studied acting in Glasgow and Liverpool in the UK.
And here I am once again for a short visit. Catching up with a lot of friends in Glasgow and London.
I will be back in Turkey on Saturday 14th January.
Until then,
Take care.

Lyric of the Moment

Musical theatre song lyrics occupy a great part of my life. So I thought it would be fair to share them as they reflect a lot of thoughts that go through my head in a more succinct and artistic way than my own words. So if you see the above title, that means somethings are changing, flowing, glowing, moving, staying in my life.
With my greatest respect to all songwriters. . . .

"...They say that falling in love is wonderful.
Wonderful. So they say.
And with the moon up above, it's wonderful.
Wonderful.
So they tell me.
I can't recall who said it.
I know I never read it.
I only know they tell me that love is grand.
And
The thing that's known as romance is wonderful.
Wonderful, in every way.
So they say. . ."

from Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin

Hello Boys and Girls

Just before Christmas 2005, I directed my first ever Pantomime; Jack and The Beanstalk. It was exciting, fun and a lot of hardwork. I would like to thank everyone (and I mean EVERYONE involved in the project. It was a first in many years in Ankara and it went down a complete treat for everyone regardless of their acquired taste for pantomimes. Here you can see a couple of photos and find the cast list attached.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

A PANTOMIME

Directed by Onur Orkut

Music Director Margaret Ozanne

10th December 2005 - Ankara

Dame Trot Mike Hitchman
Jack, her son Courtney Shropshire
Silly Billy, her other son Peter Corcoran
Daisy, the Cow Paula Harrison & Kerstin Walker
King Satupon VII Peter Howard
Princes Melanie, his daughter Zsofie Blauman
Seargant Spick, his guard Fiona Howard
Corporal Span, his other guard Lizzy Brown
Clarence, the Town Crier Derek Whiteside
Fleshcreep, the Giant’s Henchman Allan Walker
The Vegetable Fairy Judith Betterton
Giant Blunderbore Rob Dix
Mrs.Blodwyn Blunderbore Anne-Marie Drodz
The Harp Karla Combres

Villagers
Ayla Bıyık, Jennifer Catterson, Maggie Dennis, Mone Dye, Aida Hani(Violin),Inna Kouznetsova, Sylvie Moretti, Trudie Pak, Eda Sözeri, Roger Blackshaw, Paul Clark, Yasar Çubuk (Guitar), David Draper, Geoffrey Evans, Rafi Husain, Ersin Topçular

Keyboard Onur Orkut
Piano Margaret Ozanne

Production Manager Sibel Kocaoglan
Set Design and Construction / Props
Steven Smith, Colin Rourke, Peter Bridge, Jenny Jones
Lighting Clive Hodges, Paul Green
Costume Design Markus Reijonen
Costumes Markus Reijonen, Mualla Orkut

Today

Dear All
This is the first of my blogspot postings.
I am hoping to keep this up as long as I can.
A good start to a new year I think.
Hope this page finds you well...
All the best,
Onur.