Wednesday 18th March 2026

Alarm at 0730 after another fitful night, despite taking a couple of magnesium tablets before bed. Woke at 0200...don't think I nodded back off until around 0500! Got up and showered. Descended for breakfast. No sign of mein hosts...they didn't come home last night. Drove in to the theatre for a 0930 start. Neck giving me a bit of gip, but headache diminished. Ran Act II before lunch. Beautiful, sunny day, so I walked down into Newcastle and bought a potato pie at the Greek Bakery, which I ate with my salmon salad on a bench in the ornamental gardens before walking back up the hill to the theatre. Worked bits during the afternoon call, including several goes at Hit The Road Jack, which left me exhausted! Broke at 1800 and made my escape. Drove back to Bakewell Street and dumped stuff, then drove in to Newcastle in search of dinner. Parked up at Sainsburys and did the shop, then walked across to the Thai restaurant...enjoyed the crispy duck in tamarind sauce, and egg fried rice. Got back to Bakewell Street around 2130. FaceTimed Aki before News and bed...