back from holiday

Hey!

I've been in Athens getting my fix on sun, culture, history and lush food.
I've actually been back a couple of days but I've spent them sitting in my sun lounger on the balcony.

We've had 2 barbecues and I've read a book, drank a couple of beers.
I am holding on to that holiday feeling with my fingertips, trying to drain the last drop of chilled-out happiness before I re-enter reality tomorrow.

I haven't yet updated you on the play I went to at the Lowry in early June: The Things we do for Love. It's an Alan Ayckbourn play, I've heard of him but I've never watched anything by him.

Those who watched Neighbours back in the day when it was on BBC1, will all know Natalie Imbruglia. Here she is, she was in the play.

Also in the play is Claire Price, who had the main role, Barbara, who I didn't recognise but was in Rebus. Natalie Imbruglia's character was not as likeable to me as Barbara.

The first act was a conversation between the 2 women, they are old school friends and the conversation was very high-pitched, talking without pause and sounded exactly like me and my school friends when we have a catch-up....but it was boring when it was listening to someone else's mates and their history (the boyf has told me this several times and who'd think he was right?).

The play picked up greatly after that, especially as the effects of drink kicked in at a dinner party that the four characters all attended. Acting being drunk was quality.

I think I liked the end of the play although it left one character alone (although perhaps that character needed it); a second character was unable to leave their loneliness and two characters, their lives changed in way that one hopes will bring long-term happiness but we'll never know..

The set of the play was also original. Its a three-storey house and they have built the set so we can see all three flats in the building. Its clever.

Should think about getting my head in the game for the "w" word tomorrow.

Sunny x