Another Opening!
And…we’re up! All official like! So official that we even had Helen Zille, the Western Cape premier, her entourage (think that’s the first time we’ve hosted bodyguards…I mean, executive security…now what did they think of the show?!), some members of parliament, members of the consulate, all FTH:K’s executive committee/advisory board, and development committee in the house. (It’s awesome having these kinda VIPs around – everyone’s so blasé, like: “oh Helen Zille, yeah, big deal”…but come the night, and everyone’s suddenly muscling in on photos and chatting up a storm. It’s great. You gotta love humans some days. We might be kak at too many things, but delicate, fragile, heart-warming humanity will always out.)
Liez and Dorian responded with a great show for the expectant audience – still shaving time off, and getting slicker and smoother every performance without losing the gritty heart that has always been at the core of Pictures. And then all mingle-mingle, wine-quaff, snack-chow, kak-pratery…and plans and conspiracies tiptoed into the night. Love it.
Actually, I don’t always love it. Openings can be quite hard work. But, like Tink said, this one is slightly different, because it’s a return season I guess. It’s not a new show, or new cast or anything, but a “back by popular demand”. So there were many new and different people at the opening, as the usual suspects have already seen it once or twice. And that gave it an interesting dynamic. And we had a blast!
Anyhoo, we’re up, on the planks, open, charting our course for the stars again.
Thanks to all who came to watch for the first, second, third or fourth time…you guys rock!
Unbelievably already, we only have 9 shows left. Madness!
