"The appreciation was all mine"
It is with something of a heavy heart that I return to this blog. My absence over the last couple of weeks (as I'm sure you've gathered) was due to the show. In the last fortnight I have strengthened new friendships and rediscovered my love of acting. That it all ended so abruptly on Saturday night is difficult to handle - it leaves a void, a big hole that Christmas will (I'm sure) do it's best to fill. Once again, our little theatre company has produced something quite extraordinary. We've been stretched to our absolute limits financially, mentally and physically. A production built for a massive professional theatre was poked and prodded into a tiny space and an even smaller budget with fantastic results. The cast was/is simply magnificent. Not just astoundingly talented, but wonderful people - every one of them. I already miss them desperately. Not to paint too rosy a picture. It was hard work. Every morning I would wake up feeling like I'd been phys...