Woke around 0900 feeling very weary. Got up and made tea. Porridged on overnight oats and mango. Aki cycled off to Rowing Club...I headed for Stoke Newington, as I'd signed up to be on the general auditions panel to look out for potential panto talent. Took the No.253 bus to Stamford Hill, then a No.67 down to Stoke Newington...had a coffee at the Abney Park Cemetery cafe. Peter and Chris on the panel with me...hadn't met them before, though I'd seen Chris in a couple of things at the Tower...he's pretty poor. Saw five auditionees this morning...one very good German girl who brought an impressive degree of heft to her pieces; and a very poor Japanese girl...she showed promise, but her English was too bad to be understood by a theatre-going audience, so it was a "no". Walked up to the cafe at Springfield Park to meet Aki and the rowing team for lunch outside. Shelley and Kim looked none-the-worse for wear after last night's shenanigans...though Shelley confessed to not getting to bed much before 0130! Had two poached eggs on toast for my lunch...though they were more hard-boiled than I'd hoped! Walked back across Springfield Park to the theatre for the afternoon session with Peter and Eloise on the panel with me...I'd seen Eloise in a couple of things at the Tower...she's very good. Saw seven auditionees this afternoon...another mixed bag; very interesting older fellow who had been caring for his very ill wife until her death a couple of years ago, and was keen to re-connect with the theatre as a means of therapy...he gave a stirring Henry V, and an intriguing piece by Bill Morrison, who I hadn't come across before. Ended the session around 1630 and caught a couple of buses back to Finsbury Park...managed to dodge a downpour. Aki cooked a chicken curry for dinner. Watched a bit of telly before bath and bed...
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