First preview: braly

A decent sized house - but I wonder if I am wrong in being judgmental about the use of audience extras. The worst audiences tend to be those who are getting it for free. Tonight's house was a slight exception. But not much.

There were fewer plastic bag noises but they did seem a bit outside of james's demo.

James did well - and I saw him for the first time making prolonged contact with audience members. It was great. Really helped complete the connection.

He's added a brief into - which helps relax him. Now however I am wondering if we really need the tuna helper at the top of the show.

He seemed most relaxed during "mim" - the marriage counsellor and slow, but relaxed, during the placenta story. That is definitely the spot where he seems most confident and charming.

And therefore where he is most in conversation with the audience.