Tuesday 7th April 2026

Got up around 0930 feeling rather unrefreshed by my two days off! Drove to Middleport for breakfast at the Pottery cafe, adjoining the Trent & Mersey canal. Nice sunny morning, but still a bit too cold to sit out, so ate inside the Packing House. Had a browse around the gallery and shop...the latter is full of Burleigh ware...too florid for my taste! Drove on up to Tunstall to take a quick look at Hawes Street, and the improvements that fuelled our play...but it's all looking very underwhelming...needs revisiting by the architectural team! 

Drove back to Bakewell Street and put a packed lunch together, to eat before the show goes up tonight, then drove in to the theatre. Did some exercises before we met on stage to work some bits and pieces. The theatre wasn't full this evening, but well attended, and the show went well. I felt I got bigger laughs...so headed in the right direction. My arthritic feet were painful by the time I got to my final drunk scene...repaired to the bar for a quick drink, but only us Good Golly lot hanging about. Limped to my car and drove back to Bakewell Street...