when you met the cast....

[crazeball]

juliefan said:

Seriously thats not what the guy that was with them told Julie when they gave it to her.

well clearly not everyone will want Julie to know that it was not their original idea and Kerry Ellis came first will they? it's not lying, it's just leaving part of the story out in order to not look like complete freaks
I never had a problem looking like one so in our case as Mischa says it was more like: "Clare, here's a banana: pose!"

[charliemonster]

Slightly off topic but still regarding the stage door and meeting the cast. Is the Noel Coward stage door still shared with the Wyhndam theatre like it says above the door?

[robjimbobjam]

I think they're opposite each other, aren't they?

[Jenno]

Shared as far as I know...saw Charles Dance talking to some audience members after the matinee of Shadowlands outside it a couple of weeks ago.

[ollietw]

That depends on how much attention they want. They can slip out that door opposite if they're in a rush to get home, or if they want proper attention, they can cross through that bridge tunnel thing in St. Martin's Court that connects the two, and come downstairs and out through the big stage door with the sign.

Anyway, most embarassing stage door moment? Well there's two. And they both involve Mr. Lipkin. The first time was when I first stage door'd. It was only my second time seeing the show. Anyway, I'm with Jessie. I've got my back to the door. Here's the conversation :

JESSIE : "Who's that guy that plays Rod?"
OLLIE : "Uh...the hot one? That's Jon."
JESSIE : "Nicky's hotter."
OLLIE : "What, the puppet?"
JESSIE : "No, the puppeteer."
OLLIE : "Simon? Really? Yeah, he's alright but Jon's hotter. Simon's like...the understudy of hotness. If Jon's not available to be fantasized over late at night, then I will fantasize over Simon instead."
JESSIE : "Oh, come on. You like Simon, and you KNOW it!"
OLLIE : "Alright! Simon's fucking hot, and I fantasize over him late at night! Happy?"

At this point, I turned around to see...SIMON!? With a raised eyebrow indeed. Staring. Right. At. Me.

I stared at the floor. And squeaked quietly, "Can you...sign...this please?"

The second one? Uh...well this one was slightly better. But it was still Simon, and if he remembered me as "The kid who fantasizes over him" then this couldn't have looked very good...

So I'm there with Jessie again. And this time I'm staring at the door to make sure I don't embarass myself again. And Jessie's the only one with a pen. Anyway, me and Jessie were chatting, and Simon got to the doorway and sort of looked at us, and I rather vicously snatched the pen from Jessie and said "IT'S SIMON! GIMME PEN!"...I then manically thrust the pen and my ticket in Simon's general direction. He looks frightened. Again.

And of course, there was the time when Delroy threatened to sue me for assault because I kept hugging him. I've stopped now. But if you're reading this Delroy, I miss our romantic moments. And ignore what Ayesha says, I DIDN'T make a fake marriage certificate for us two!

...

Anyway, that's my SD moments.

Ollie. xxx.

[ayeshashasha]

*cough* that marriage certificate... dont ever,. EVER give it to delroy!

[robjimbobjam]

Oh dear Lord.....