Lost Boy

Well, the end of another show, Peter Pan the panto is over and as usual I find myself battling a case of post show depression. By now, I should really anticipate this, but it hits just as hard as it has before.

By happy accident I had booked a few days off post show, originally I had been planning to use them to head up to London and see some shows, but after set strike I was absolutely exhausted (staying out late several nights previously probably didn't help this), I ended up sleeping what must have been a good 30-35 hours in 3 days.

After the last show we had the traditional wrap party, and after that wrapped up, I and a few of my cast & crew mates went out on the town, we were a little worse for wear during set strike, but managed it in a few hours, I feel it's always good to be involved in the strike, it gives you an opportunity to say goodbye to the show, though, despite this I do miss it terribly and will for a long while I think.

Even now, 5 days since the last performance, I still find myself running lines and going through my six page monologue constantly, for something that was such a nightmare to learn, I now wonder if I'll ever forget it. From past experience I expect the answer is no, or at least not for a long while, I was curious the other day so tested myself, and I could remember every line of dialogue I had in Wyrd sisters, which admittedly wasn't half as many as this show, though I feel that due to the extra difficulty in learning these ones, I may remember them even longer.

One silver lining about doing small amateur theatre is that I know we will all be in shows together again soon enough, in fact many of us are in the next show that will be put on, All That Jazz, the cabaret, and I know that many of us will audition for the summer musical, Kipps.

I leave you on a melancholic and still somehow exhausted note before life returns to normalcy completely tomorrow. This show, despite all of the disasters and hiccups along the way, was one of the best experiences of my life, and I am so thankful to those who saw the potential in me enough to give me this role, and to my fellow cast & crew who made this such a good show.

We slayed it my loves, and every last one of you deserved the standing ovation we got on that last night.

Love, Adam XxX