Observation: It seems that in Poole, a large percentage of the population seem to carry a walking stick- on one hand this makes pavement transport a little slow, but means that travelling with wheelie-cases is a breeze because of the high ratio of ramps to stairs!Following a show at the lovely Lighthouse theatre, we consumed our first Indian meal of the tour. You may remember that due to late finishing times on the last tour, Indian was pretty much the only thing open after shows - so we have done pretty well to go so far without! At the restaurant where the staff were particularly (over)friendly, a disasterous game of 'guess the nationality' was played where Chinese/Japanese = Korean
Italian/Spanish = Israeli
Scottish/Welsh = German
We didn't tip well that night...
Having not learnt her lesson on the last tour, a certain company member decides that she will show off...
(The names have been changed to protect the innocent)
Dancer : I'll have the hottest thing on the menu
Waiter : Are you sure? I'd hate to see a pretty girl cry...
Dancer : yes yes...
*minutes later*
Waiter : I just had to leave the kitchen whilst the chef made it as it is so hot
Dancer : I'm used to it...
*food arrives, a few mouthfuls are consumed*
Waiter : How is it...?
Dancer : erm... Can it be made any cooler...
In Shrewsbury we were welcomed by castles and beautiful cobbled streets. The most amazing and civilized meal of the tour was enjoyed in the amazing leopard print surroundings of one of the town's many charming pubs. The three course amazingness (ending with sticky toffee pudding so beautiful that it nearly made me cry) cost a chunk over our living allowance, but was well worth it. This will be very hard to beat.
Reaching the half-way point of the tour there are 2 questions that have been concerning me...
1) What do you do if I throw up/have a nosebleed on stage?
2) Do I have to eat cooked breakfast every morning just because it is provided?
Answers on a postcard...
Then came Derby...
The date we had been waiting for with excitement an dread...
The smallest stage of the tour at Dèda...
and...
After all of the worry regarding spacing - It was actually fine!
A few close calls but, nothing terrible!
The audience was one of the most intimate yet and reacted really well to being so close!
Again in Derby we had the luxury of having 2 shows in one place which means a bit of a lie in, but also as we are finding - spending money, buying everything from winter coats and hog roasts to antlers...
At this halfway point I should probably say cheers for all the lovely feedback we've been getting! We've had warm applause and saucy cat calls and it's really nice to read your comments on Facebook, Myspace, the new site and from the Comment forms at the theatres. Seriously, we do read them so thanks for making the effort - It's great to know you're enjoying the show so much!
