Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

During the interval, everyone around me pretty much had the same reaction; they all turned to the nearest person, beamed like spotlamps and said "Isn't it great!! Yes, yes it was :D Having stretched out some of the kinks and restored circulation to my bum - that chair wasn't terribly comfortable - I settled in for Act Two.

( Act Two )

Whew! We clapped and cheered and hollered and clapped some more. The entire hall was on its feet and we made 'em take two curtain calls. I've heard that Idina and Adam would have done a third but realised that no-one else was coming back on stage with them so had to scamper off. :)

What a show! It was totally amazing, just blew me totally away. I am so glad this was being filmed professionally, because I will definitely want to re-watch it and re-live it again and again. One of those experiences you have one in a lifetime and cherish forever. *sighs happily*

( The Stage Door )

Tired, happy, foot sore (damn boots, I gotta get a new pair!), I treated myself to a taxi back to King's Cross, where I caught the 12.36 train home. I'm SO GLAD I drove down to WGC and left the car near the town centre, because when I got back, there were NO cabs at all anywhere. I could have called one but sheesh, it was quicker to walk back to the car :) Home again, I bounced around, had a snack and then logged in so I could share the squee with other Idina fans on the boards, and in a live chat. Ahhh, blissful!

I got to sleep at 4am *thuds* Took that long for the adrenaline to wear off and as I said in the previous post, I'm still high as a kite. However, I have today off work (THANK GOD!) and my shiny, shiny new copy of the new Alan Gordon Jester novel arrived today, so there is going to be snoozing, reading, loafing and much happy squeaking in my near future.

*sighs happily* Oh I AM a happy Mitchy!

I am still on such a high after seeing this, that I was up at 9, even though I'd only had 5 hours sleep :P So having obsessively read what other fans thought of the night and checked out some photos (I didn't take any during the show and I'm glad - the flash photography of those less considerate than me was really effing annoying), I figured I ought to knuckle down and get my mammoth, monster review sorted out. It's going to be detailed, because an edited version will be posted up on a couple of fan sites so brace yourselves, it's gonna be long! EDIT: In fact, it's so long, it's now two parts. Ooops.

( Getting there )

( The Royal Albert Hall and the set up )

( Act One )

( Interlude - a word about the plot )

( Act One, continued )

I have just had one of the most amazing evenings of my life. The show was absolutely, totally, utterly out of this world. Not only was Idina wonderful, but the entire cast was spot on and every song was just knocked out of the park.

You know it's a good show when you keep feeling the hairs on the back of your neck standing on end.

It's 3am and I'm still totally wired. I want to go back and see it all again - at least it was being professionally filmed so there will be a DVD for me to squee over one day, I hope. Hehe. I shall lure the unwary into watching it at every opportunity, you've been warned.

Tomorrow, I will type up the mega-review for those that are interested in tedious amounts of detail. But for now, this will have to do....

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!

*hugs you all tightly*

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Love,
Mitchy

I'm on my way to London!! 5 and a half hours until Chess!

OMG!! SQUEE!!

*whooooooooosh*

In 15 hours time, I'll be watching Chess! Squeeeeeeeeeee!

*bounces off to bed a happy Mitchy*

(Any of you regret getting me this ticket now? :P)