Back after a 'break'

Hmm, so much for the good intentions of updating the Blog daily. Where on earth did the last five days go to so quickly ?

Well two rehearsals since we last 'spoke' and some good headway - so much so that we ran the entire show for the first time yesterday - and with the exception of some setting that needs doing to the final song - got through it with relatively few major headaches. We've even got as far as the curtain calls.

It was great to see John (guitar) and Neil (drums) yesterday and along with Nicola on the piano we had a real 'oomph' to the sound.

We've got our usual Monday night rehearsal tonight and the first part of the evening will be spent working on that final song I mentioned and working on the 'emergency case' parts of the show that still need the most work. After a quick break for tea (there would be a walkout if this was cancelled !) it'll be a full run through of Act 2 for the final hour.

So much is coming together but there's still plenty to do. However, it's fair to say the 'to do' list is now getting shorter and, touch wood, we remain firmly on course. The countdown clock continues to, er, countdown and three weeks tonight we'll be in the theatre for our dress rehearsal.

With a production meeting on Wednesday and another rehearsal on Friday my priority this week is getting all the elements of the programme together.

Also want to try and squeeze in a trip to see Wicked sometime soon - just wondering if the show lives up to the considerable hype.