Got up around 1000 after Aki cycled off to the market for bread. I prepared Mexican green eggs for brunch…the tinned tomatillos had a vinegary flavour which wasn’t too pleasing. I headed off for Stoke Newington in the drizzle. They worked on choreography for the tap number, which is looking hilarious! Did some re-blocking of the opening scenes, but rehearsal was cut short when Sorrel developed a migraine…I think she wanted me to take over, but I pointed out that I was departing at 1700, so we called it a day and broke early. I walked to Clapton station. The rain had stopped but temperatures had dropped noticeably.
Caught the overground to Walthamstow. Walked up to the theatre, which was re-opened in May after a major refurbishment. Had a mint tea in the foyer, then walked round the corner to meet Aki in Sodo for pizza. She’d been joined by about 9 or 10 rowing comrades. Enjoyed my pizza, but we were all sat on high stools at high tables, and the plates were so big we could hardly fit them all on the table top! Very noisy in there…won’t be back. Walked back round to the theatre for a 1930 show…Bog Witch, a one-woman show by Bryony Kimmings. The theatre is enormous…950 seater…and they’ve done a full refurbishment…it looks great. Puzzled as to who funded it, as it’s run by Soho Theatre, which is a small venue in the West End. The show felt a little out of place on such a vast stage, though the set, with a huge white back cloth onto which projections and shadows played, worked well. Bryony spent much of the time changing the set whilst nonchalantly delivering her lines…it was effortless. Got home in time to catch MOTD and Sunderland’s epic win at Stamford Bridge, which took us to second place behind the Gooners overnight!
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