[spoilers] Nicola Walker

[DogSoSmall]

Well, I had an absolutely wonderful evening in London last night. Started with a lovely stroll along the South Bank, looking at all the lights and (mentally) waving at Thames House, rifling through the huge second hand book & picture stall outside the British Film Institute - where, believe it or not, a rough-looking "gentleman of the streets" came up to me and whispered "spook!!" in my ear and then wandered off down the street. I didn't take up the challenge! The National is a lovely theatre. There was live music to keep us amused whilst having a drink before the performance which was great.

I really enjoyed Season's Greetings. I have to disagree with TL that it was a slow starter, but I think often it can very much depend on the audience of the night. We had a very appreciative audience and the guy sitting next to me had no reservations about guffawing loudly throughout. I think of it as a very witty play, rather than as a comedy, so I wasn't really expecting too many rolling in the aisles moments. I was hooked right from the start because the acting was so superb. What a wonderful cast. Nicola (complete with Ruth-length hair) was great. She had the hardest job I thought, being the tragic figure and having to draw the audience into the sadness of her life just after we'd all been chuckling. There were some moments during her scenes when you could have heard a pin drop, and that was quite uncomfortable in a way, which I think was the intention of the writer. That said, she had my favourite line in the whole play - which I now can't actually remember! It involved taking up sex in later life being like taking up smoking. Can you remember the punchline TL?

Anyway, wonderful night, and I highly recommend the production to everyone.