Working on Set Moves

Pete Brooks' diary

Its reasonably early morning (6.45) and I'm writing this now because I don't expect to get a chance later today. Last night we did a run with both truck and set elements and although there are of course glitches and hiati (is that the plural of hiatus?) on the whole everything is working really well. Bruno, who is working for Inteatro took some photos for the press and was clearly impressed. The end scene in which Martin, wearing a pig mask dances in the red curtained corridor is lovely. Maria has made a beautiful Chantal Ackermanesque short film for the end and overall there is much to be admired. On the down side I have a slight hangover as a result of trying to introduce some of the company to the delights of Fernet Branca, and bizarrely we have a Libdem/Conservative coalition government. Its distressing that now we live in a classless society old Etonian leaders of the Conservative party can once again be Prime Minister without being seen to obviously represent the interests of an elete. I'd rather have Thatcher.