I was wellcomed in the Kit Kat Club

 More than two years have passed since I traveled to London for the first time and had

a wonderful time with my friends at The Aeronauts premiere. I set off again last week

to visit the Kit Kat Club, where Eddie Redmayne is playing the Emcee in Cabaret.

I had a ticket for Friday (19 November). Before we entered the Playhouse Theatre

through the stage door, we were asked not to spoil the experience for people who will

go to see the show later, not to take photos and videos inside. We got a sticker for our

phone camera. The place has a special club atmosphere. We were welcomed with

a pre-show and a drink.  The production design, the choreography, and the costumes

are amazing. There are no bad seats, the actors change their direction often, so you

feel, that their performance is at least as much for you as it is for the guests sitting

on the other side of the stage. My seat was in the stalls, not far from the round stage

in the middle, and one of the passages where the actors (including Eddie) walked

past a few times when they went backstage. He looked at me once, but I'm afraid

he didn't recognize me. We met only twice shortly and I no longer dye my hair,

I switched to my natural white hair color.

The brochure's poster and the badge we got in the theatre 

This was the best theatre show I have ever seen. 

Eddie was excellent in the role of the Emcee. It's incredible how he can

transform into the character he plays. I was blown away. This was very

different from his other roles. Maybe that's why he wanted to play it

again so badly. The shift of character towards the end was especially

interesting. The physicality of his performance was amazing. He was

very modest about his dancing skills in previous interviews, and

maybe he's not the best dancer in the room, but he can dance.

Brochure scans

Group photo of Eddie and the cast in the rehearsal room posted by Christopher Tendai (via)

Photos from the rehearsals via Cabaret at Kit Kat Cub on Facebook

The rest of the cast was wonderful too. The most memorable performances for me

were Jessie Buckley (Sally Bowles) and Liza Sadovy (Fraulein Schneider).

WHAT'S IN THE CLUB, STAYS IN THE CLUB!

Thanks to Chrissie (Fb)(IG) who posted some new photos taken on Saturday. Eddie had known

Tracy and Chrissie were there, so he had come out to say hi and have a chat. They are fans

for more than ten years and attended several events. Eddie knows and really likes them. 

Eddie doesn't do stage door. Don’t expect him to stop for signing and selfies

before or after the play. Please be respectful if he says he can’t. It’s not because

he doesn’t want to, the theatre company just doesn’t want him to due to Covid.

Unfortunately, I couldn't meet him this time either.

P.S.: On my way home I stopped in Budapest at the 'Művész Kávéház' (Artist's Café)

on Andrássy Avenue. I updated my post about visiting 'Birdsong' filming locations

with a new selfie taken there.