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  • And I think we're up and running in our various online locations.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:06:29 PM
  • Sorry, I know I should have done this all a bit earlier. Lemme just go and spread the word on Facebook...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:07:38 PM
  • Right, and I think now we can start properly. For all of you here or coming down, I;m in the bar, by the stage. Do pop by and say hello.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:10:53 PM
  • Be warned: you might get a shock on your way in this evening. Just be prepared to surrender some items. That's all I'm saying.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:12:10 PM
  • Right now, you're missing a fabulous selection of censored music, as spun by DJ Jason Phipp. More at censoringsong.blogspot.com
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:14:31 PM
  • Two watchers? Make yourselves known chaps/chappesses!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:16:35 PM
  • I should tell you a wee bit about who and what might be going on this evening. Well...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:18:34 PM
  • Catherine Millet will be joining us, which is getting me slightly hot under the collar...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:19:29 PM
  • (sidebar - is anyone going to think of me as a spy/watcher, bearing in mind where I'm sitting, and my frantic typing?)
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:20:18 PM
  • Sorry, I digress: Christian Jungersen will be here, as will Inua Ellams, Lee Stringer and Luke Wright...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:21:15 PM
  • Expect some Cahoots MacBeth too - and you can never have enough Stoppard on a Friday night can you?
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:21:40 PM
  • And an acapella trio called Perunika too.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:22:03 PM
  • BTW, have been promised by Matthew, the producer who's holding the shebang together, that there will be lots of movement for the audience...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:23:17 PM
  • Which is my way of saying that I won't capture every detail of the evening. But then, you weren't holding me to that. Were you?
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:23:43 PM
  • Bouncing to some hip hop I can't identify.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:25:49 PM
  • Oh, I forgot to mention our compere for the evening, Mr Andrew O'Neill. (No, not that one.) Big up, woot, etc!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:26:41 PM
  • I'm keeping an eye on what's happening in the twitterverse too. Just plugged in 'cabaret' and/...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:27:29 PM
  • ...there's not much going on, TBH.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:27:57 PM
  • Stars in the bar! Catherine Millet has arrived!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:28:17 PM
  • Shouldn't carp, but I am in a wee bit of a draft here. Scarf has gone on.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:30:08 PM
  • There is a 'confessional' here too. Haven't seen it yet, but should you, you know, want a lie in on Sunday...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:31:38 PM
  • Here's my view: www.flickr.com
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:38:40 PM
  • Bar's starting to fill up.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:38:53 PM
  • You know when there's that air of not everyone's quite knowing what to expect? It's sort of like that at the moment.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:39:44 PM
  • Hey if you're here with iPhones or iPod touches, tune in and wave etc. There's wi-fi, and it's free.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:41:04 PM
  • As people are coming in, they do seem to be light of Metros, London Lites etc. (Other newspapers are available &c)
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:41:47 PM
  • Be prepared for some questioning as you come in at the door.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:43:34 PM
  • It appears to be a friendly enough interrogation.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:43:51 PM
  • Like I said, pretty friendly: www.flickr.com
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:46:25 PM
  • The buzz is definitely louder now.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:47:04 PM
  • Just met IRL Alyssa, who's been helping with podcasting and the like for the festival
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:49:51 PM
  • And there's a big group of major dignitaries/performers in front of me. Eeek!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:50:17 PM
  • Briefings &c. Showtime's pretty close now.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:50:48 PM
  • Should I have some booze, or should I try and remain compos mentis? Decisions, decisions...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:52:54 PM
  • Is there a term/word for the pre-show anticpation? Can't believe someone hasn't coined something...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:54:56 PM
  • T -5
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:55:46 PM
  • Blimey! Just said hello to Catherine Millet. Sarah Sanders, who's been directing the festival made the introduction. Cool!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:59:11 PM
  • T-1, I make it.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 8:59:32 PM
  • People still coming in
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:00:49 PM
  • Appears to be standing room only now, at least in the bar.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:01:20 PM
  • Oh, ok, I forgot that no cabaret ever starts on time...
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:05:08 PM
  • People flashing torches around.
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:07:22 PM
  • And water bottles going on the stage. It must be curtain time soon!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:07:42 PM
  • There's now a table/collection of banned books up in the foyer, with 'security' leering all over them,
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:09:39 PM
  • They are! Great robes!
    by BetaRish at 4/17/2009 9:10:40 PM
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