'H' Side Story

Episode Three, 20th March 2005, Channel 4, UK. 25 mins long.

Producer: Heather Darroch

Directors: Southan Morris & Ted Hill

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The programme follows 'H' Watkins from Steps through his year studying musical theatre.

Mr Quast was invited by the Royal Acadamy to go teach for a day and pass on some of his vast experience. This is not the first time Philip has spent a day teaching at one of the major acting schools. He really enjoys it and feels it is important that more experienced actors should take time out and spend time sharing their knowledge and experience with young promising actors of the future.

Unfortunately for 'H' he has decided to sing 'Stars' a song and a role Philip's perfomance of, is world famous.

On advise from fellow students and mostly his tutor, he changes the his mind and performs 'Giants in the Sky' sung by Jack from Stephen Sondheim's ' Into The Woods', a musical Philip has also actually perfomed in, in Australia playing the roles of the Wolf/ Cinderella's Prince.

It was very interesting to hear what Philip had to say and how he encourage the students and told how well they had done.

Some advise he gave:

Of singing he said, "Sounds ten times better if you don't worry, about what you sing".

About performing, "If you go for it in a big way you can fall flat on your face, absolutely flat on your face, but you can't skirt around because you'll never try anything and will just generalise, so you have to learn to go for something"!

'H' said afterward he really enjoyed what he did with Philip and that it was great and bless him afterwards Philip took him to one side and said, 'Well done'!

Some images from the programme:

Lyrics of 'Giants in the Sky'

There are giants in the sky!

There are big tall terrible giants

in the sky!

When you're way up high

And you look below

At the world you left

And the things you know,

Little more than a glance

Is enough to show you

Just how small you are.

When you're way up high

And you're on your own

In a world like none

That you've ever known

Where the sky is lead

And the earth is stone.

You're free, to do

Whatever pleases you

Exploring things you'd never dare

'Cause you don't care,

When suddenly there's

A big tall terrible Giant at the door

A big tall lady Giant

sweeping the floor.

And she gives you food

And she gives you rest

And she draws you close

To her Giant breast

And you know things now

that you never knew before,

Not 'till the sky.

Only just when you've made

A friend and all,

And you know she's big

But you don't feel small,

Someone bigger than her

Comes along the hall

To swallow you for lunch

And your heart is lead

And your stomach stone

And you're really scared

Being all alone.....

And it's then that you miss

All the things you've known

And the world you've left

And the little you own

The fun is done.

You steal what you can and run.

And you scramble down,

And you look below

And the world you know

Begins to grow.

The roof, the house, and your mother at the door

The roof, the house, and the world you never thought to explore.

And you think of all of the things you've seen,

And you wish that you could live in between,

And you're back again,

Only different than before,

After the sky.

There are giants in the sky

There are big tall terrible, awesome, scary, wonderful

Giants in the sky!

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