Here we go again.
Tomorrow I go back to the Arcola. I'm rehearsing Ibsen's GHOSTS, for the Actors Touring Company, directed by Bijam Sheibani - a nice bloke with a good way of working.
I'm playing ENGSTRAND, a carpenter. In case you don't know, GHOSTS is about this carpenter who has a stepdaughter who works for a woman whose deceased husband is the real father. There's money, sex and an STD involved. Doubtless, other members of the cast will have a different perspective. I think there's a couple of laughs as well - well, if I've got anything to do with it there will be. I'll let you know.
I'm looking forward to the Lachmajun from Mangal, over the road. £1 for lunch - NOT BAD, EH?
Apart from that, I've made contact with an old mate from school. He played washboard in our skiffle group when I was 14 yrs old. I always liked his mischief at school - and he seems to be a good bloke.
The daughter's got rid of the loser boyfriend. YIPEE! The eldest daughter has got somewhere to live and, yesterday the middle daughter left Maia, my grand daughter, in the unparalleled care of myself and the wife. We had a good time and she ( the grand daughter, not the wife) learnt to say, "CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS and FLIPPIN' LIABILITY". Not a total waste of time, then.
