Aki up early to ready herself for Rowing Club. I lay in for a bit then got up and porridged. Phoned Angus, the luthier, and then drove over to his workshop in Manor House. He adjusted the guitar neck while I waited…sounded great once he had worked his magic. Cost me £25. Came home and vacuumed. Aki back for lunch. Walked over to Waitrose to buy some goods. Bought an electrical cable extension in B&Q ahead of Sunday’s rehearsal. Set off for Kings Cross at 1700 to meet Kath off the train. We managed to squeeze ourselves onto a tube train back to Finsbury Park, and met Aki at Osteria Tufo for dinner. The operatic waiter was on duty. Went for the n'duja paste on bread as a starter...but it was way spicier than experienced on previous occassions...bits of chilli got stuck underneath my tongue. Enjoyed my burrata and spinach lasagne, though the portions appear to have gotten smaller. Aki and Kath both went for seafood spaghetti, but were rather underwhelmed. We cheered ourselves up with tiramisu for dessert. Walked round the corner to The Park Theatre to see the adaptation of Ali Smith's "Autumn" in the studio space. A cast of four...Gary Lilburn the only fella in the play...we had worked together at the New Vic in 1988. He was excellent, as usual. The play was OK...it's a convoluted book, so I feared those who hadn't read it would have been perplexed at certain points. We met Gary in the bar afterward, and he introduced us to his partner, Corinne. Had a wee catch up...they live not far away, in Hornsey. They vowed to come see "The Worst Witch" next week...Corinne expressing an interest in directing there, given the opportunity. We parted company, and walked home.
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