Week Four!

With Monday being the Bank Holiday, this week has been pleasantly short.  Although saying that, I have been exceptionally busy.

With J being off for a two-week holiday to Hong Kong, I have been given the opportunity of taking over the majority of her job role.  She briefed me on the tasks I would need to undertake prior to her leaving at the end of last week and I was fully up-to-speed due to shadowing her also.

My main responsibilities include dealing with the touring companies of Hairspray and Strictly Come Dancing Pro’s.   I am currently the primary contact for all travel and accommodation issues.  I am dealing with both touring and company managers requests for any changes to that which is already scheduled as well as dealing direct with the travel management agency and hotels.  New requests are also to be acted on and I find myself consistently actioning requests for additional accommodation and travel arrangements.  I am updating the spreadsheets and sending new rooming lists through to hotels, several times a day.  The disruption caused by the Volcanic ash cloud, has also caused me to have to make a huge number of re-arrangements and deal with the booking of new and alternative flights for the ‘Strictly’ company, as their scheduled flights to Dublin were disrupted.  Michael Ball too was arranged with alternative transport, should he not make his transfer to London when the Hairspray Tour ended its run in Glasgow.

I have really enjoyed this week and I really feel like I am playing a part within the company.  Its great to actually have a job role.  I feel like I am really able to show what I am capable of and portray some of my qualities, putting my own stamp on the work I do instead of it being in someone else’s shadow.  I am definitely enjoying being able to get on with work and being busy, instead of waiting for tasks to be handed to me.  It’s good too, to be doing work that involves me dealing direct with people.

My weekend has been spent catching up with an old friend, Andrew McBean (West End director of Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard) who I haven’t seen for about 10 years.  We were such good friends all those years ago and it was truly great to see him and catch up.  I hope it won’t be as long again, Andrew!

A picture of the Production area of the office and my desk: