So, on to the evening, where the Berlin crowd were joined again by William and by Laci and his charming wife. Judi and Ann found a restuarant for us, and we were located upstairs in a very warm room. Several cold beers and milkshakes helped a little. Unfortunately much of the food was just as cold as the drinks.
So, after a rather poor meal, there was little bit of smartening-up for some of us before the show ...
... it was on to the theatre:
The show itself was excellent, with (in my opinion) Krolock and Magda being the best performers. There were some timing problems, and some issues with the set, but nothing that destracted from our enjoyment. The biggest moment was when Koukol found himself pinned to Chagal/Magda's coffin as the walkway part of the set came down behind him and rather too close for comfort. However he managed to rip himself free!
Rinkoff was as good as his word, and helped us crash the party (actually, at the start it looked as if we were the party! Here's Steve and the cast posing for the official photographer:
And here's Koukol and Steve posing with us lot ...
... and "Magda" after we told her how wonderful we thought her peformance was ...
And then it was time to leave the vampire world behind for a while. But even then there was a nice surprise, as the front door was locked so the only exit was via backstage...
And finally, here's Brian who's beginning to wish he'd not asked for some much ice in his G&T's ...
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