The first thing I love about the theatre is the little moment between when the lights come down in the house, and the lights come up on the stage. I can’t claim originality for this thought – there’s a bit in Angela Carter’s brilliant book “Wise Children” (which might well be my favourite book of all time). She points out that, in those little moments immediately before the show starts, the world is full of anticipation and expectation. It’s a place where just about anything might happen.
It feels to me like pausing at the top of a zip line, ready to leap off the podium. The world is always at its brightest at these moments, when something unkown is about to unfold.
Nightcap
15 years ago
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