Almost there...

Penultimate night and we're busier than ever, we have two full houses lined up and the standby list is growing by the medium. This has introduced a number of logistic issues, the first of which is trying to fit them all in a relatively short time. In the theatre we open the doors to the auditorium at 19:30, and we have to shoe horn them in as close to no-time as is possible. With small houses this isn't a problem, but 74 people is a bit more of a problem.

I think I'd like to see the doors opening just a bit earlier. As a stage manager I can have all of the actors ready slightly earlier, and we can get the audience in, with their bums on seats ready to watch at 19:30. And these 5 small minutes can make the difference between an audience coming out annoyed at 22:35 or happy at 22:25.