Alarm at 0730. Got up and made tea. Porridge for breakfast. Prepared myself a packed lunch to take to rehearsals. Cycled off at 0930 for Stoke Newington...Aki wasn't far behind me, on her way to Rowing Club. I got to the theatre in good time, and chained my bike up outside the theatre. Walked round to Pret a Manger to get a takeaway coffee. Full complement of players this morning. Pablo lead a brief getting-to-everyone's-name warm exercise. Jean Carr and her assistant Emma came to watch...they are doing the costumes. Worked our way through Act I then broke for lunch. Ate my ham and cheese salad upstairs in the bar area...a few people about, as the theatre opened it's doors as part of the Open House weekend. Don't think many punters turned up, though. Re-visited the first half of Act II after lunch...Jean brought us some props to play with...I had to hold up a three-pronged candelabra for the first five minutes...gave me arm ache! Repaired to The Axe, the public house next door, to mark our director's birthday...I managed to escape after half-an-hour, and cycled home. Aki cooked up a tomato and aubergine curry for dinner, with rice, and dahl on the side. Margaret from next door popped over to bring Aki a bottle of wine in gratitude for watering her plants while she was away in New Zealand. Ma and pa FaceTimed after dinner...dad due to go see his hip specialist tomorrow...fingers-crossed he'll get moved up the waiting list a bit. Watched the first two sets of the men's US Open Final between Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz...hit the pause button at one set a piece.
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