On Friday evening I went to see "The Sound of Music" with Heather. It was at the King's Theatre and starred Jason Donovan, who must be in his early forties now, I remember watching him in Neighbours when Jamie was a baby so that's 21 years ago! He's not so boyishly pretty as he used to be, but has a nice face and in fact I think he looks very like his Dad, who was also an actor in Neighbours in the 1990s. In those days it was actually very cool to watch it and one of my former colleagues even recorded it so that she could watch it when she got home from work! Eastenders was the same; nowadays it's just a sad old soap, but when it started in the 1980s everyone was watching it and we were all riveted by the scenes between Dirty Den and Angie, and gymslip mum Michelle. When I was working for ICL in 1985, I was down in London on a training course and we all waited in to watch some exciting storyline on Eastenders before going out drinking to Covent Garden. I can't imagine anyone staying in to watch it now!
Heather and I also saw Jason Donovan in "Sweeney Todd" a couple of years ago, he has made a good career for himself as an actor in stage musicals. He was very good as Captain von Trapp, and the actress who played Maria (Verity Rushworth) was excellent - what a great voice! The von Trapp children were very good too, it was an extremely enjoyable evening. I have been humming all the songs from it ever since, occasionally breaking into song, especially in the shower or when walking around the house, and I have decided that my favourite song from "The Sound of Music" is "I must have done something good" sung by Maria and the Captain when they realise that they love each other.
"For here you are, standing there, loving me, Whether or not you should,
So something in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good.
Nothing comes from nothing, Nothing ever could,
So somewhere in my youth or childhood, I must have done something good".
Lovely - mind you, all the songs are good.
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