minutes since we started and really it would be nice if you could, erm, be on time.‖ Dave said, ―Time waits for no pants. But I am here now, let‘s get this show on the road.‖ He said hello to his mates and then came over to where I was standing at the side of the stage. I kept my eyes down because I thought he might be able to read my mind and see that I had been planning to use him as my decoy duck. Actually, he said, ―Oy missus, stop looking at my manly parts.‖ I tried to have a strop, but he does make me laugh so I ended up smiling at him. We started the rehearsal on a high note with the witches‘ scene, ―Hubble bubble toil and pants.‖ Rosie in a fit of inspiration stopped stirring the cauldron and segued into a bit of the Viking disco inferno dance. She still had her branch that she