I first met Shon from Hoipolloi back in 2004. He came to see one of my beached whale slideshows. And as me and Shon got to know each other, we became interested in the idea of working together. We talked a lot about him helping me to create my first stage show, Hugh Hughes in Floating.
Whilst I’m in the rehearsal room putting things together for the show, the team from Hoipolloi have been busy getting a tour right across the UK organised.
They mentioned that someone who ran a venue was interested in booking the show, but before he did, he wanted to meet me and hear more about what the show would be like.
I decided I’d take my video camera along with me:
This is me (Hugh Hughes) talking about my first show, Floating