Oliver Dress Rehersal

AKA Suicide Is Painless

Where the hell do I start...what a night, a pint of lager has never gone down so nice. 30 scene changes of pure hell.

Gav, Ade, BGB, Kayatollah, Tom Jones,Young Tom and Ali crewed the dress rehersal of the latest Gordon Thomas play Oliver Twist. The twist is that there is a massive ammount of scenery to move, in very little room,(which is going to be even less tonight when the cast are in the changing area).

Gav and Ade knew they were in for a rough night when they picked up the bed which weighed about the same as Gus with a sunday roast inside him, took it off then had nowhere to put it.

Kay had written notes on each change which we soon realised related to the opposite side of the stage, it took BGB all night to come to terms with the change.

We had flats falling which somehow didnt hit any of the turns.

Totally lost at one point Gav took a flat on only to be told by Daniel "they didnt want me as Joseph" Black that he was in the wrong scene, but if I do it tonight I will be keeping up my record of show appearences for the year.

Ali, love her, called the book but was well stressed by the end, and you know there is a problem when she says "I would have given you a standby but I didnt know where the hell I was!"

Young Tom just sat there on the lighting desk, smirking into his quarter of wine gums, realising he has got an easy job.

I would write more but the effects of the sedatives that the doctors have just given me are starting to kick in...oooh theres Caprice and Jade Goody...hopefully I will sign myself out in time for tonights performance...Please sir can I have some more!!!!!!!