Obviously, this tour has been a long one; but, like all things, it has a natural end that is steadily approaching. Friends have been keen to point this out for a while - perhaps as an act of support - but I have steadfastly refused to think about the end until now.
"You're on the home straight" friends would say when we still had about three months to go. No we're not, I'd firmly reply. But now, here we are: we finish next month. We have only five venues, and seven weeks, left of the job. This week we will play our 300th show. There won't be a 400th, or even a 350th. Home straight? Well, yes. I suppose so.
We find ourselves in Dublin for the Irish premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: our only non-UK venue. The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is one of the biggest we visit, and it really feels like it. We've played bigger theatres - Liverpool, for example - but this theatre, like Cardiff and Salford, has a real sense of occasion to it. And, if all the audiences are as welcoming as they were tonight, it'll be a rewarding week.
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