Found two new actresses for the musical, but it opens soon...and with the bloke then pulling out too I know deep down this show probably can't happen this year. Which is a shame, because a lot of great songwriters have put a lot of hours into it, but we'll do it next year - with a committed team. My 'not going to work with them again' list is quite big...
Spent the morning in the office, mostly panicking about the film.
Off to Mum and Dads for a bit, they're both having a really tough day. Mum is struggling a lot with this. It's just draining. They both talk very proudly of my film, though.
Then off to meet friends for drinks and food ahead of the première. At 10pm I popped over to the cinema, with my entourage, and confused the cinema manager by asking for 42 comps, which he reluctantly agreed to. As the evening progressed, it was clear I'd forgotten to write down a load of the guests onto my lists so the comps just went up and up...in all fairness to the cinema for letting them all in.
I've never experienced such a buzz in a cinema before - I am flattered, and honoured, to have so many friends there. Many of them travelled far...I was baffled and happy by this.
The film itself was fine, more than fine - it went down a storm. There was a sense that everyone was going to enjoy it anyway because friends support me, but at the same time - yeah, it works, this could be the start of something amazing. If not this film, the next one. It's starting, in a good way.
Exhausted by happiness and with the pressure off my shoulders, we drank till 4am. Happy Paul.
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