Day 1- It starts!

I woke up at 8:30 this morning feeling pretty good. My room is very comfortable and I felt very cosy and warm. After I quick shower I went downstairs for breaksfast. The hotel provide a varied spread of meats and cheese and I was a bit naughty and made myself a sandwhich which I took to the theatre with me.

Rehearsal today were all about getting to grips with the reality of touring. We were provided with our props and costumes and we are all happy with what we have. The staging is simle yet perfect for what we will be doing and I think it will not cause us too much trouble once we are on the road. 

Today we worked on a couple of the main scenes in the play. The scene that we worked on most of all has quite a lot of shouting in it so it was quite tiring to keep churning out; but I think we made real progress and I am a lot happier about it.

Rehearsals ended at 4 and I decided to go for a stroll around Vienna town. The city centre is beautiful and I was dumbstruck by the sheer volume of massive buildings. I always thought that London was king when it came to large old buildings but I think that Vienna is streets ahead.

Had a quick pint of Guinness in an Irish pub which looked more like an Irish pub then the ones that are actually in Ireland. Apparently there are 16 Irish pubs in Vienna. The Guiness cost 4.80 Euros which I though was a bit steep but I suppose I was in the city centre and I was a tourist.

There seem to be a lot of Indan rstaurants around- a pint of Guiness and a curry.... how very Austrian. 

The company took us out for a lovely meal. The portions are huge and we all found it difficult finishing our food. The food is very meat heavy, which suits me fine, but I feel that I might get a bit tired of dumplings come Christmas.

I am now back in my room and feeling restless. We start with a movement warm-up tomo so should probably just hit the sack so that I am fresh for the morning.... I do however feel a little restless and might go for a wander. The city is amazing and really opens up your imagination. 

We found out tonight that we have the whole weekend in Vienna and no work scheduled- this makes me very happy indeed.

I have confidence that the show will come on leaps and bounds this week, and as we become more confiedent with our lines and the style that we have jointly helped to create, I am sure that Friday will be a successful day. 

Thought of the day,

• Don't order starters unless you have two stomachs.