Written by Now I am home in the comfort of my sofa with a steaming cuppa by my side and dinner in the oven, I think it’s time to reflect on today’s dress rehearsal!
I started the day getting the final bits of costume, namely tights and hair grips, and by midday the dress rehearsal nerves kicked in. I’ve been doing shows at Blackmore for the last 11 years so it is beyond me why nerves still exist. So I left my husband and drove to Blackmore stopping at the flat in Boreham en route to find a few last minute things. Once in the car and out on the open road the nerves left me. Maybe the nerves exist because I’m worried some idiot will have an accident and close the A12 – then I’d be in trouble!
I got to the hall without incident for about 2pm and started getting ready – laid out my costumes to make sure I had everything I needed, and got my makeup done.
After a wander round and chatting to a few people, I sat down to go through my lives. Remarkably, we started on time at 3pm, and I had no nerves at all!
Well considering the shambles of a rehearsal that we had on Friday evening, I think the dress rehearsal went very well, despite a few dodgy bits. In the past we have done a dress rehearsal followed by a full run through minus costume which can be quite exhausting, but I fully expected to have to do some of the bits that were quite frankly dire. But we didn’t. Instead we have a script only rehearsal tomorrow night and no other rehearsal!
Yes that’s right we go straight into the show for the OAPs on Wednesday without no further stage rehearsal! That’s a first!
Well, I’m glad we have a rehearsal tomorrow night as I think it would feel odd having 2 nights off then straight into a show.
I will keep my fingers crossed and hope my nerves stay away so I can enjoy my last panto for a while.