Don’t love because you want to love, or because you want to be loved. Love because you find someone you can’t tear yourself from, someone who makes you want to explode with happiness, and occasionally anger. Find someone you can argue with, can talk to, can have fun with. Find someone you savour every minute with, who you can’t bear to see sad, who you can have the time of your life with, and who can make you forget the rest of the world. Then love.
My amazing, fantastic day in a very large nutshell
Today was the opening of Lord Of The Flies. A few of us had to come in early for a tech run, which meant that I had to be at the theatre by eight, which meant waking up at six, and then catching the 111, which I have never caught before and took me on a very odd route. After the tech run I accidentally said the Scottish play (it starts with an ‘M’), so I had to run around the theatre three times and spit over my left shoulder, at which point it started to drizzle rain. The show went well, a few minor mishaps, and after wards we all went to Beaumont street, which was so much fun!!!!
We walked there from the theatre, pointing to a bill board with James C’s mum on it. James W told me he’d once walked that way at night. Justin and I took the moral high ground and didn’t jay-walk (at least, on one road). We walked down the street for a while, before James W, Hadrian, Jerry, Ayrley and I went to get Raj, and met up with the others at Oasis. I also bought a can of coffee, which Jerry told me would heat up when I opened it (I wasn’t planning on drinking the coffee, I just thought it would be good novelty value). When we got back James W insisted I couldn’t open the coffee for a while, because “We have to build suspense!” It didn’t actually heat up, in the end. We all ate, and Kayla, Chloe and Garth joined us. We bought churros, and then went to the park and played 44-home and Capture the Flag, which was loads of fun. It was cast VS. crew, and cast won each time. Then we sat and decided to play truth or dare, but soon gave up on that idea. Jerry did pretend to hitch hike as part of that though. We decided to go to Gloria Jeans. On the way there, James W, Jack, Jerry, Lachy, Tipi and I went into a mattress shop for a rest, and the lady started to talk to us about various things, James said he might by a mattress when he moved out, etc. Jack, at one point, got stuck inside an electric folding bed, which was hilarious. He was bent over double inside this mattress, and we were all cracking up. Then we went into Susans, and dressed Jerry and Jack up. James talked to the woman about scarves, Jerry and I told her about Miss Leighy’s ponchos.
We finally arrived at Gloria Jeans, where the others were waiting, and proceeded to talk, take photos and be generally rowdy. Hadrian had an interesting book, which James W and I took turns in reading. We finally walked back to the theatre singing loudly (Amy Winehouse, Les Miserables, Bohemian Rhapsody etc.) , and were so tired by the time we got there that we all decided to sleep. James C played piano for us, we turned out the lights, and finally got rest.
Lord of the flies
There’s only one day left until Lord Of The Flies, my favorite production of all those I’ve been involved in, lands in Newcastle. The cast is amazing, and their performances are transfixing every time (and that’s just in rehearsal!). They are so much fun to be around, I love every single one of them, and every time I’m with them and our fantastic crew I feel so incredibly lucky. At the moment our stage crew does leave… room for improvement, but I’m sure they’ll improve. I’ve already had my rant for today (so has everyone else involved) though, so I’ll leave that subject alone. The sets are great, the lights astounding, the script riveting. All in all, a must see for all those who live in Newcastle. Honestly guys, this show is so, so good.
