Friday 6th October 2023

Aki up early to ready herself for Rowing Club...she's taking George from No.127 with her, as he used to row a bit, and has a friend at the Club, so is thinking of joining up. I got up and porridged before sitting at the computer for most of the morning uploading yesterday's photos, and making notes. Broke for an early lunch. I ventured out to do some inspections in Haringey. Got home in good time to have us dinner...finished off the chicken curry Aki had cooked earlier in the week, with rice and plenty of vegetables. Set off for the bus stop on Holloway Road and caught the No.21 to Old Street, then zigzagged through the back streets, through Hoxton Square, to Shoreditch Town Hall to see "Woodhill", a piece centred around the struggles of three families to uncover the truth behind the deaths of their relatives in HMP Woodhill. It had proved a hit at the Edinburgh Festival. Helen and Martin joined us, having cycled down from Upper Holloway. The show turned out to be more a dance piece than I was expecting, but the four dancers were excellent. The verbatim text was delivered as voiceover via a speaker system, which often meant it difficult to make out what was being said, as the music bed was pretty high in the mix...as a result I felt the potential power of the subject matter got a trifle watered down. Walked back to the bus stop at Old Street, and got home around 2200.