"Time goes so quickly Kostya, I don't know where it has all gone" said Dolly in Anna Karenina. the same could be said for the last three weeks.

The production went very well and was a commercial, artistic and critical success and by the end of the week I was feeling knackered but happy and wasn't even checking my script in the day.

The following week our theatre group hosted 30 and a half German visitors from Karlsruhe and they put on two plays in German 'Blieb doch zum freuhstuck' and 'blaue bahnhof'. Their audiences were average houses purely because the English are lazy in languages and presumably because they performed in German they thought they wouldn't understand. Shame as the performances were very high standard and understandable even for those with very limited German language skills like me. The cast were more than happy to fill in any gaps afterwards as most spoke good English.

I was out partying most nights with them and by the end of the second week was completely knackered and sad to see them leave for their 14 hour drive back to Karlsruhe. Can't wait for 2008 when it is our turn to visit them and renew old and new friendships.

This week I have been back to work and won a digital camera (not seen it yet) simply for dressing like an idiot for St Georges day. If it is better than the one I have got I will keep it otherwise eBay here I come.