It's rare that I have a weekend as packed as this one just gone and the result is that I am really very tired today. Aaah, poor me... I am guessing that there are several witches and Demons in the same boat. Producer Her looked exhausted by the time we left her last night and I think that being in the show as well as making costumes and producing is taking its toll on her. Early night tonight me thinks Producer Her!!!
Director Demon and I were overnight in London on Saturday to see Andy Williams (whose nearly 80!) at the Royal Albert Hall (which was superb) with his mum (Director Demon's not Andy Williams mum). We planned to be up early and out of the hotel in time to catch the 10.30am train from Waterloo to pick up the car and be at the hall for 12pm. What was it Robbie Burns said about mice making plans again? Hmm, well, we didn't anticipate the traffic being at a standstill along Park Lane, or the 10km run taking place over Westminster Bridge preventing people (and taxi's) crossing the bridge to get to Waterloo station. By the time we arrived our next train was the 11.09, so we were a little later than expected, arriving at the hall at around 1pm. I know this sounds like a pathetic excuse but it's the truth - honest guv.
Anyway, we arrived so find everyone sitting down having lunch - what better time to arrive?!? Char lady and the lunch club monitors had prepared their usual feast. After lunch everyone got back to it, the boys playing with power tools and generally being rude, Producer Her, Neat Woman and Girl running a sweat shop in one of the rooms and others generally loitering waiting to be given a job to do. Producer Him has given up smoking and was brandishing a gun for most of the day - I'd better not upset him in this blog then...
Towards the end of the day the Demons got together for a word run through with Char lady standing in for Vicky. Guy got through page 16 - a breakthrough - and most of page 34, but seemed to forget everything else (he did have a toothache and looked like he'd been up all night, but not in a good way).
There followed a production meeting, which I also attended as I am Director Demon's chauffeur at present. Chairman also arrived and added his own unique helpfulness to the proceedings. Director Witch, Chairman, Director Demon and I then went for something to eat and the three of them proceeded to make the waitress blush by talking about a particular way of roasting... See what I mean about dirty minds...
Things of note:
There was some extremely bad language going on throughout the day and into the evening, I won't say who was the worst - they know who they are - and the actions to go with the words were particularly unnecessary... The majority of cast and crew have extremely dirty minds, the double entrendres flying around yesterday...
Things I have learnt from yesterday:
1. Director Witch was born moist.
2. The George stop serving food at 4pm on a Sunday
3. Straw is flammable
4. I now know what a GOBO is
5. When deciding on hay it's best to take a straw poll
6. The lighting person has to be "spot on"
7. Ice buckets are cool
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