But it wasn't quite over, was it?

Well.

That was a hell of a thing.

First, a BIG thank you to everyone who came to see us at Dore, and supported us. NO THANK YOU to Mr Rain, who decided to force us into the Church Hall.

We then had to navigate: Setting up a stage in 60 minutes (which was VERY impressively done, we even had a balcony!), relative lack of space for changing and hairdressing, dealing with a smaller stage with different exits (I goofed on that one, thanks Andy and Nigel for rescuing it. I did notice.), tap dancers rehearsing (which surely could be heard on stage, if not in the audience) and council meetings being held in one of the larger rooms.

That said, I'd like to thank Mrs C for doing everything she could to make it as smooth as possible. It's thanks to her that we had an hour to set up the stage, rather than 15 minutes, as I understand we sometimes have in the past.

Alison did *not* have a breakdown, although it was touch-and-go at times. It was fun, hot, exhausting, and worth it.

Next play is ..... dum, dum, dum .... "The Importance of Being Earnest." I'm not in this one, but I saw some of the auditions. The play is funny, and we have so many great actors and actresses in the Company the director was spoiled for choice. It's certain to be hilarious. I can hardly wait.