Alarm at 0800. Got up and did some back exercises before preparing brunch. Walked to Southgate Road, via Da Mario’s deli in Highbury Barn, where I purchased some chestnut flower. Rocked up at Martin and Janet’s house at No.201 Southgate Road at 1045. Janet let me in, and I found Paul Graves and a couple of writers already sat in the huge living room. I was gobsmacked by the size of the house…our flat could fit within the square footage of their living room…there was a lower ground floor kitchen, small dining room, and two floors of bedrooms! Must be worth around £2m!!! Slowly the rest of the day’s protagonists turned up…about 12 writers, and a similar number of actors. The idea was to split up into small improv teams….i hooked up with the very excellent Helen McGill, and the enthusiastic Tom Lafferty, and we worked with three writers in the dining room…the theme was The Day in the Life of a Park Bench. Sandwich lunch was laid on in the kitchen. Surprised to learn from our host, Martin South, that he’s working as a West End understudy on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Worked for another couple of hours in our dining room space…played spies meeting on a park bench, park rangers finishing their day shift, bat enthusiasts, and ghost hunters! Overall a very enjoyable day’s play. Caught a 141 bus up to Manor House, then a 253 toward home. Aki cooked a carbonara for dinner. Watched some telly before bath and bed.
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