Before I Leave - A View from the Wings 2

Our lovely director Matthew Dunster left us after the Previews, his job done, and now ours really starts. 

The mood in the wings has lightened as the lines, moves, reactions and exchanges become embedded.  I know what is coming up and am ready.  In the first Preview I hovered anxiously, pages too early.  Now I wait discretely, tucked away but alert and ready.  The oiled machine, company and stage management, technical crew, actors and singers move smoothly into action.  There is time for jokes, time to grab an extra cup of tea.  First night flowers and cards are displayed and appreciated, though the delicious biscuits, (thanks NTW) are now all gone.

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Comment by David Evans on June 6, 2016 at 21:51

Do you need more biscuits?

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