We’ve returned to Ireland for a week, which involves
ferries, rented cars and an awful lots of miles. It’s very odd being back after
some time in the UK, and there are parts of Waterford which look almost like
the continent so the effect is doubly disorientating.
Jamie and I have been here before with Abigail’s Party, and although
the Garter Lane Theatre has to be the most hidden-away and poorly signposted
theatre on this tour, it attracts a very respectable audience indeed. And not
only that but responsive and warm. In
fact if there’s one word which describes Irish audiences (in my experience)
it’s warm. I meet a man in the
supermarket the next day and he greets me like an old friend, completely
wrong-footing me, until I realise he saw the show and wants to talk about it.
At length. This willingness to engage in the arts spontaneously and regardless
of environment is not uncommon, and it's a wonderful thing.
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