Saturday night saw the first pub performance of the run of "Mad Jack and The Severn Bore" at the New Inn in Gloucester. To say it was a small select audience would be honest. Didn't know before hand how many if any were turning up and we got a few. The show went very well with nice comments and accolades from the audience, who were unfortunately rattling around in the very lovely function room at the very nice and hospitable New Inn.
I wondered at first whether we hadn't put out enough publicity, or whether it had gone in the wrong places and yet everywhere I went to refill the leaflets they'd all gone. Had someone mysteriously snuck up behind and thrown them away or was it genuinely that no-one was around in Gloucester on Saturday night?
The mystery was compounded by two other things - ten minutes before the show I nipped out to have my customary warm up - a quick smoke - and wandered up to the centre of the town. It was like a scene from 28 Days Later. One Big Issue seller and a snoggy couple and that was it! For the centre of a busy city on a Saturday night? And after the show as we packed away we counted the total number of people sitting in the bar. Six! Where were the good citizens of Gloucester on Saturday night?
Any way, onwards and upwards, next show at the Sub Rooms Cafe, Stroud on 15th June after a week in libraries for half term. Should be a good one. If anyone knows where the Gloucester folk were on Saturday night (and I'm not just talking about the show) I'd like to solve the mystery.
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