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12 October 2002 - Bromley
After driving over 4 hours to get there we finally got to Bromley! It was great to see Drew again, he arrived with Jonny Wilkes. We talked for a bit, he signed our pictures, and we had some photos taken. It was great to see him again.
We hadn't seen the show before today (not on stage anyway), and we were quite scared when we saw everyone dressed up in their costumes, even the men were in stockings and suspenders!!! But we didn't let it put us off. The show was really good, it was so funny, Drew was fab, he wasn't in the first half much but when he came outof his freezer as Eddie he was great! The second half Drew was on stage a lot as Dr Scott, I haven't laughed so much for ages, I was crying!!! He was so funny!!! We didn't see him after the show becauseIi had a long 4 hour drive home, but we will definitely be going to see it again!

25th November 2002 - Bristol
How could we resist going to Bristol to see Drew, it's the closest place to us!! This time we made sure we'd fit in with everyone, we weren't daring enough to wear all the proper gear (i.e stockings, suspenders etc..) so we made do with flashing horns and feather boas!! Again the show was really good, Drew was excellent as always. After the show he came out, with Jonny (Frank) and Sally (Columbia) he signed our pictures then posed for pictures putting on my horns and feather boa!!

29th November 2002 - Bristol
It was the last night in Bristol so we had to go and see it again!! The show was again excellent. Drew again was brilliant. After Drew came out, we had a long chat, and the usual photo taking.
This would be the last time we'd see Drew before he has a well deserved break for Christmas, he told us he hadn't had a break for about 3 years. Poor thing!

7th March 2003 - High Wycombe.
Day 1 of 2 - Today was a very special day. It was Drew's birthday. We took him presents, he was surprised we remembered! (how could we forget!?!). He said he had been having problems with his voice, he had to have a few days off a few weeks ago. Poor thing. We were seeing both the matinee and evening performances,
The matinee was excellent, we were in the front row, which was great!! Drew was as excellent as ever, i did notice he did have a bit of a problem with his voice reaching the high notes, but he gave 110%.
In the evening show the audience was much better than the matinee which helps with the show. At the end Jonny wished Drew a Happy Birthday, which was really sweet!
Drew told us that no one knew it was his birthday until they saw our presents!! He got given a Scooby Doo cake from the cast after the show!! Ah Happy Brithday Drew xx
Day 2 of 2 - Before travelling home we decided to wait for Drew, even though we weren't going to a show! Well he had to rush off to catch his train last night so we didnt see him much!
Anyway, he told us something really sad, after Rocky finishes he's thinking about taking some time out from performing for a bit. Well it has been 10 years since Grease this year, 10 years of performing!! Blimey!! Well he deserves a break, he said he wants to try and finish his musical he's writing (something he started around Grease!) Also he said another reason is that there's no show he wants to do at the moment.

5th July 2003 - London
It was the last day of Rocky at The Queens Theatre in London, the tour has stopped for about a month and will start up again in September.
Last time we saw Drew he was thinking about taking a break for a while after Rocky finished in London, but he's going on again for 13 weeks. YIPPEE!!
After that he has 2 other possible jobs lined up.
We saw Drew before the matinee, briefly in between shows when he popped out to get a coffee and again after the evening! These pics were taken after the evening show
We saw both shows, both were excellent, a few things had been added since the last time we saw the show. The matinee was really funny, lots of messing about!!

6th Sept 2003 - Bristol
Fresh from a 2 month break, the Rocky tour started up again at Bristol, being so close to us how could we resist the temptation to go and see Drew again!!!
We went to the evening show, Jonny was off so Jon Boydon was Frank and Darren Madison took on the part of Brad. And also Kevin Kennedy was off so Lionel Blair was narrating. But the show was still good, Drew was great - well off course he would be!!! At the end of the show as the cast were taking a bow, Drew noticed us in the audience!! His mouth dropped and he pointed at us, he look quite surprised to see us!!After the show we saw Drew he didn't have very long, because he had a lift, but it was great to see him again, he told us the great news we were hoping, he's going to be doing the Taboo tour after Rocky, playing Philip Sallon, YIPPEE!!! I can't wait!! We didn't take any pictures (again!) we'll have to make up for it next time!!!

22nd Nov 2003 - Milton Keynes.
The final day off the tour, even though it took us just over 4 hours to get there, we still had a great day.
Before the show we went to the stage door, where i were told Drew had already gone in and was in warm up, but after getting a message to him he popped down to see us for a few minutes. We gave him a few pressies, had a little chat about his hectic week, he'd been doing 3 different things, Rocky, Taboo rehearsals and he also had a cabaret night to get ready for on 23 nov. His friend Zee Asha, who was in Taboo with him had come to visit him today aswell. What a busy little bumble bee!! After a bit he had to go back to warm up.
Show 1- It was a good show, because Jonny had left a week early Jon Boydon played Frank, and Andy Brady played Brad, both did a great job. Drew was as excellent as ever!
Inbetween shows we popped around to the stage door where we briefly saw Drew (with no trousers on - chilly!!)
Show 2 - The final show of the tour. It was another great show. Drew had a bit of a incident with his wheelchair - he couldn't get back in it, nearly falling off the other side, then his blanket got stuck!! He lost his shoe while spinning in his wheelchair! And then at the end of the show, for the second time today he came on without his trousers!!
After the show we went around the stage door (again!) we had another quick chat with Drew, before getting a lift with Sally and Andrea. He said that he was glad it was over!! After a while he had to go, so we said our goodbyes (for now!). Until Taboo!................
We didn't really see much of Drew but we still had a great day!

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Well it's finally over, the Rocky Horror BIG 30 Show has come to an end. Drew will no longer get chopped up as Eddie, and he can finally stand up again after being in a wheelchair for over a year as Dr Scott!! Both roles he played excellently. The tour started on the 4th October 2002 at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, and ended on the 22nd November 2003 at The Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes. Drew starred alongside Jonathan Wilkes (who played Frank), and 'Nasty' Nick Bateman, Christine and Neil Hamilton, Rhona Cameron, Kevin Kennedy and Lionel Blair who all took turns to be the narrator.

27th January 2003 - Southampton
It was great to see Drew again, it had only been a few months but it felt like years!! We saw him before and after the show. The show itself was an interesting one. It was the Hamiltons turn to do the narration, they didn't know their lines at all, which was a bit annoying, there was quite a few other mistakes throughout the show. Drew had a bit of an accident with his wheelchair!! During the part where Frank freezes everyone to the spot, Drew fell backwards in his chair, all you saw were 2 feet sticking up, it was really funny!! He told us afterwards he'd done it a few times!!

22nd Oct 2003 - Cheltenham
It seemed such a long time since we saw Drew last! Before the show we were just outside the theatre, and we heard a voice behind us, it was Drew!! We chatted for a bit, but after a while he had to go for warm up.
The show was great, but the audience was crap!! After the show, I think everyone must have come out except for Drew, but he did finally come out!! After talking about his projects he's got coming up, he then asked if we had to rush off, we said no and he asked if we wanted to go for a drink, so we did. It was really sweet of him, we must have been in the pub for about 45 mins. It was really nice, it made the day very special. So thankyou Drew xxx