1. The drizzle becomes a crackle, almost a hiss, as the thousands of droplets hit the duck pond.

2. Theatre is so grossly big compared to television, where a single longer-than-normal blink can say it all.

3. We’re working on a routine for the start of the play and their ideas – and natural clowning abilities – are hilarious. Someone comes in to tell us we’re laughing too loudly: we were having too much fun.