Author Archives: Gerry Hinks

The replacement Robin Hood was a very welcome cast change, albeit yet again, not quite right. Cyril did his best despite his squeaky voice and punctuating every word by pointing his finger, but as far as I was concerned, I didn’t care – the damage was done! Never again would I be in a schoolContinue reading “My first production”

First steps The last of the 1947 winter snow had gone as I walked briskly to school in the June sunshine. There was something unusual about today from any other; it was not normal for me to walk briskly to school any day, even with the prospect of school finishing in a few days forContinue reading “OPEN THE TABS!”

The greatest enjoyment I get from playing the piano is for my own pleasure.. I have always been envious of professional pianists, be they exponents of classical works or jazz. I can get a lump in my throat from listening to Alfred Brendl playing Rachmaninov, Dave Brubeck playing ‘Two Part Contention’, or Winifred Attwell playingContinue reading “FACE, THE MUSIC!”

Some of you may have recognised that the two previous blogs will have seemed familiar.;this is no mistake. Never having ventured into the realms of blogging before, I didn’t know what to write about, so a friend suggested I should publish excerpts of my very first book, which just happened to be ‘Ramblings of anContinue reading “BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, A NOTE.”

I don’t remember how it came about; there was no sudden flash of inspiration, but somehow, I became interested in the piano again. With trepidation I took out my beginners practice books and sat at the piano. In front of me I saw clefs and staves, breves, minims, quavers and semi-quavers in a way IContinue reading “I DID IT MY WAY!”

To date, I have served a forty year long apprenticeship as an amateur actor, and thirty years as a professional. I have written three plays, and two and a half books. A friend suggested that I write a blog which may give me the incentive to complete the third book, so here goes. I hopeContinue reading “IN THE BEGINNING…”