Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Margaret River

Hello.... Suzanne at the keyboard again with another couple of snippets.
Margaret River show went very well - wonderful, responsive audience, and the cast managed to stay on the stage at all times despite the rather dramatic set-shrinkage. Win/win.
Simone managed to swirl the big curtain open during my Hermione song, and disappear as if by magic. Magnificent.
Robyn managed to firstly climb up to her tiny spot without ripping her skirt, and secondly managed to stay there, WITH the piano, throughout the entire performance. Extraordinary.
A very nice woman called Heather took me to see the wonderfully decorated foyer during the afternoon, and told me how excellent the acoustics were in the hall.
"Just ask Rowena Wallace!" she said, "we could hear her swearing back stage all the way at the back of the hall."
Those cast members who elected to stay here for an extra couple of days (Robyn, Angela, Octavia and Moi) were delightfully surprised this morning to be presented with a vase of flowers from one of the staff from the Comfort Inn. I think her name was Lynn, and she thanked us profusely for the show, saying it was" the best play she's EVER seen!"
I spent today gazing adoringly at the stunning Karri Forest, checking out an impressive crater leading to the Lake Cave (which I did NOT go into as it smelt like some horrific torture dungeon), sampling wine at the beautiful Leeuwin Estate, and stuffing my face with as much organic olive oil as I could without looking ridiculous.
Just a quick note about accom:
Loved Mantra Bunbury, but took a while to come to terms with the decor (I use the term loosely) of The Comfort Inn. Won't go into details, but will just mention the white lace frilled skirted coffee tables that are nailed to the ceiling above the beds. Very friendly nice people though.

Good night.

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