Throat Bastilles

I yelled too loudly last night when we stormed the Bastille and now I have lost my voice. Director Guillotine has told me to shut up, in the nicest possible way of course, but has promised me a glass of port later (purely for medicinal purposes obviously).

Well, how did last night go - I hear you cry. Marvelously is the answer. Our audience were thrilled with it, Lucie made Box Office cry and I think the whole cast felt just how wonderful it really was.

Tonight we have our OAP night. As we are a non profit making organisation we always do our first show for the local oldies, however this group is dwindling somewhat and Secretary emailed me today to say that one group isn't coming because they go to bed at around 8pm! It used to be that the OAP night was the one night we would be heaving to capacity but it looks like you can't even give it away these days. Oh well, they do have a habit of talking through the whole show anyway and they do seem to think that every show is a pantomime - I wonder if Evremonde will get booed!?!

I have to close by saying that I am so proud of this show, of what Director Guillotine has brought out in all of us. Yes, I honestly believe that this cast is one of the most talented I have ever worked with, but I also believe this show would not be as great as it is without the vision, passion and amazing direction we have had from the start. Now, I am biased. I can't help that. And I don't apologise for it either. It has been an amazing journey, one which we have been ahead of the game from the start, again, I think this is down to the cast wanting to make sure Director Guillotine is rewarded for his faith in us and we have pushed ourselves to excel and haven't we just done that?

I sent an email to the cast yesterday, I added a note to the end of it to say how proud I was of them all and how delighted I was to have my name as Producer for this show and while I was typing it I welled up a bit - I do cry at the drop of a hat it's true, but this show has moved me and continues to do so. Let's hope we move our audiences too....