the last week!

Well it's the last week of Sleeping Beauty and there's just 11 performances left to hiss and boo with the rest of the audience.

It's going to be very strange not to have Joe Pasqaule and Ray Quinn arriving at Stage Door everyday.

I'm going to miss seeing the chorus head towards the stage in those flamboyant walk-down costumes. I'll miss the smell of washing powder as the machines fast spin an array of shirts, skirts, tights and personals! And the Dame's wardrobe, which sits right behind the back of the set because there's too many costume changes and not enough time to go to a dressing room.

I'll miss walking down the dressing room block, passing people putting on stage make-up and getting ready for their 'five minutes please'. And I'll miss sitting in the company office waiting to grab someone for a press interview.

I'll miss seeing familiar names on dressing room doors, watching the audience arrive before curtain up and looking at a sea of flashing lights and twinkling tiaras.

But hey, what am I talking about, it's nearly the end of January already - only 11 months until Dick Whittington opens and we can start all over again!