Day 2: "We have everything except the plot, script, songs, cast, crew, set, money, band and venue."

Met Peter in London yesterday. The tube strike had finished, but he'd decided he preferred walking anyway, so we traipsed around various cafes and pubs on foot. We lamented on women trouble and our mutual love of pie, before turning to more important matters in hand.

It sounds as if the plot is shaping up. We were able to introduce characters to Michelangelo's life through some strange mediums (David is set to become something of a protagonist in his own right), and the discussions were generally full of optimism for the project ahead, with minimal reminiscing on past ventures.

First tasks though - venue, actors and script. I'm going away for a few weeks before the start of the university term, and am looking forward to reading Act 1 on my return (or is this overly optimistic?).

At this early stage in the project financial concerns were conspicuously absent. However, sitting in a pub off Leicester Square I had a mild optimism that some kindly musically-minded philanthropist would overhear our plight and offer to fund the entire venture. Alas, we parted at the British Library unsponsored, and I left to get a tube (finally!) back to Paddington.

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Me:
"Audiences love a good twist. Like... have you seen The Mousetrap?"

Pete:
"No. But have you seen Oliver?"

Me:
"No..."

Pete:
"Oh, it's got a great twist"