You had me at hello

On Tuesday we had as our guest Maxine Peak who was the lead actress in On the Third Day. She was delightful!
She had a very cute northern accent (think Julie Walters in Educating Rita) and talked openly about her career and the experience of making On the Third Day. The play was the result of a competition for a reality TV show called The Play's the Thing. During rehearsal they went through 19 scripts and were still revising on Press day. It sounded grueling for everyone involved. Maxine used a great expression "tears and tantrums" which I think I'm going to have to borrow. It changed my opinion of the play somewhat, it was still a mess but I admire all of effort of the cast.

The picture is from the fountain in Trafalgar Square.