The Word Made Fresh Keeps Getting Fresh!

Performed in a place called Tadworth last Sunday night. About an hour and a half away from sunny Luton. Had a good time. Smaller crowd than last week, maybe 60 people but most seemed pleased and perhaps in some very small way blessed by the experience! Had fun in the second act as it began. A short recorded narration introduces each of the 14 monologues. So Act 2 has seven monos inspired by New Testament characters (from the Bible if you hadn't already worked that out.) So I talk to the very nice guy hosting the event and he opens the door and just says, "go ahead Dave". Which generally means I go onto the stage, the narration is played and off we go! So I get onto the stage, put down my carefully prepared glass of Really Really Really light Ribena, and turn my back on the audience. I notice that the stage lights are on, which is a bit strange, but never mind as the old pro I am, I stand there and await my cue. And wait, and wait. I then turn to the young lady offstage and sort of mime pressing a button to start the narration. With which she quickly replies, "we've already played it." It had been played while I was outside chatting with the nice chap at the end of the interval! I then turned to the audience and apologised and asked if they'd enjoyed the interval, I thought my "was the coffee nice?" comment went down particularly well, as did, "we're not filming this one, are we?" So on I went, but it was then I realised that that 30 second narration really helps focus my mind and helps me to "get into character" as those nambey pambey actors always go on about! I've discovered I am one! I am nambey pambey! Of course a quick prayer before each monologue also helps! But all's well that carried on well! And someone even washed up my Ribena glass! What a great night!