Like many of us, I have wide interests in music and other forms of entertainment, ranging from classical symphonies to musical theatre, from Gilbert and Sullivan to the Beatles. Although I have never earned my living on the stage (my career included financial management, pig farming, and school-teaching!) I have been an enthusiastic amateur participant on the boards from my schooldays to the present. I love talking to people who are professionals and, if I can help inform you all about their efforts, so much the better for everybody!