Day 5: Time for you to laugh instead of crying

This week just keeps getting better & better! Over the past couple of days, shades of late summer have shown themselves – meaning I’ve had actual sunny afternoons prior to my Sunny Afternoons. Always nice! Though luckily this hasn’t translated into melting heat, as I can never cope with that, and I was starting to […]

#SunnyChallenge quiz: the answers

Thank you everyone for entering! I thought I’d do a separate post for the answers, so here they are… 1. Where has Mick “just seen Dave Brubeck”? The Hollywood Bowl 2. What instrument does Rasa’s father play rather aggressively as he gives her away? Tambourine 3. What game are Robert & Grenville playing during ‘Till The End […]

Day 4: We do as we please

The tiredness is really setting in now, after reaching the halfway point. We’ve been doing a good job of sharing out the ticket buying this week, we Afternooners, and today it was my turn again. Though when the weather is this glorious I really don’t mind! It is still technically summer, and it actually feels […]

#SunnyChallenge quiz

Bored? Love Sunny Afternoon? Then step right this way… If you want to be in with a chance of winning a beautiful signed programme, all you need to do is answer the following questions (there was some logic to deciding on 13 questions, but I can’t for the life of me remember what that was […]

Day 3: Wipe my eyes and stop me yawning

I’m still smiling after last night! It was a pretty spectacular evening, for several reasons. The company I had was great, the show was fab and I really enjoyed yesterday’s challenge. Despite the fact that the cast have seen me over 100 times, they’re still generous with their time when I need it – got […]

Day 2: Oh so fine

So I got through the first day! Very tired for the whole of Monday. I think it was the first time I’d almost fallen asleep during some of the quieter sections of the second half… But I didn’t! The beauty of Sunny is that it is pretty well punctuated with songs, even if you don’t […]

Day 1: Round the boutiques of London town

It’s that time again: #SunnyChallenge week! As it’s been 5 months since the last one (almost to the day, actually)… I’ve not had the best preparation going into this one, as I was out every night from 27 August-5 September, only resting Sunday night – eventually! As we come towards the end of this cast’s […]

A ‘new’ challenge…

I’ve started mentioning this in passing to the cast now, so I guess it’s time to share with you all: I’m resurrecting #SunnyChallenge! Looking at the calendar I couldn’t believe that the last challenge week was almost 5 months ago. 5 months! So what better time to bring it back than the week leading up […]

I won’t forget a single day, believe me

So. I’ve made it. Tonight will be my 100th Sunny Afternoon! For a number of reasons, I’ve jumped very quickly from 93 to the big 1-0-0… Getting paid certainly helps! It’s also been nice to re-live the early months of my Sunny addiction – and it did also feel a bit like a mini Sunny […]

(Unofficial) Day 8: Waterloo Sunset

Somehow Jess & I managed to extend the challenge unofficially by two whole days… It has now come to an end, though – funds for unplanned trips have definitely run dry! This was my 70th trip to Sunny Afternoon. Yes, you read that correctly: 70. I was going to wait a day, so my milestone […]