I took in the cheering crowd as I grabbed onto my fellow cast members’ hands, and we took our final bows. The audience all stood on their feet, whistling and hooting. Their rapturous applause filled my ears and caused the grin on my mouth to become ever wider.
This was the life.
We bowed once more as we stepped further back onto the stage. When the curtain came down, we waved at our adoring audience. We stayed where we were, knowing what would happen next. Sure enough, the curtain rose once more, and we gave the audience one last wave.
As the curtain dropped for the second time - and we were sure it would not rise again - the stage was silent. Then we all burst into cheers, claps, screams, and the occasional tear ran down someone’s cheek.
That was it. Our time at Mountview was official
