day one

we don't really know how we 'got through' all that we did today

meeting the full performing company for the first time

and everyone being in the same room

and there are in excess of 50 people in that room

our adult actors had a little catchin' up to do today, as always

because the lost boys and pirates

had already rehearsed for five days

but after a rigorous and vigorous warm-up

with our incredible choreographer

whose energy and precision is exquisite

we settled down around the piano: a tinky-tonk upright

and learnt melodies and harmonies with an ease, great humour

and hysterics: the laughable ones

our adult actors know one another very well

and so were able to enjoy many harmonic accidents

tinker bell: so nervous singing in front of the 39

squeezed a michael hand so very tight in

the boy who never grew up

and sweated his hand

he was gracious - this was fun - and we laughed

adult actors were choreographed for the first time

with the kids already having learnt the dance

and this created a beautiful pressure

of concentration, energy and grace

we fully staged the prologue:

two is the beginning of the end and

the boy who never grew up

the lost boys, boys band song and

a pirate's life

a beautiful, enchanting and engaging day:

day one