April 5, 2008...11:41 am
opening night!
Well that was a busy week. I’ve been teaching all over Northumberland doing one off workshops which kept me busy during the big lead up. The opening night in Hexham was well attended, as none of the crew or cast have connections there there were very few family members or friends in the audience and even so it couldn’t have gone better. The audience were warm, responsive and enthusiastic. The was even a scattered standing ovation and a lot of laughter and vocal responses throughout. The set, sound and lighting were great,th ecast were on sparkling form and Psyche had created a real and engaging world on stage. All my worries evaporated as I started to actually enjoy the show and reaslised that no, I had not given birth to a dud. The script had not been a product of a four year long delusion.
It was good to have my family there for moral support and I was glad I hadn’t exploited the bf connection. He was kind enough to give a local paper an impromptu interview in the interval and the three of us had a couple of rushed photos taken but apart from that he was able to enjoy his night incognito which I was pleased about. It was really good to have them both there and the whole family stayed together in a local B&B and spent some quality time together. Best news of all was that mum looks to be increasingly moving towards good health, so that started the day on a positive note.
A big heartfelt thank you has to go to director Psyche who has worked incredibly hard this whole week (and long before) to fill my white space with something wonderful. Even if she has ever felt a twinge of panic or bad temper it has never shown in the run up to opening night - unlike me!
Finish the teaching spat today so can get properly caught up on the blog. Thanks to everyone for all their support, interest and good wishes. It’s going to be better than OK. I know this entry is a little stilted especially concerning a great opening night but I don’t think my brain has properly settled back to normal functioning yet.
2 Comments
April 5, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Well done Carina You see its not just me who thinks you are great, and to everyone else involved the biggest THANK YOU. Thursday was such a good day.
April 6, 2008 at 10:40 am
Glad to have you there mum and in robust health! I will second that thank you to everyone who made it such a good night. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy myself nearly as much as I did.
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