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in my bloody underpants!

Oh, Christ.

I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here.

I'm so sorry I'm late.

- Elizabeth.

- I'm so sorry.

- I'm so sorry I'm late.

- It's quite all right.

- Was there a problem?

- No.

- Hi, I'm Elizabeth.

- John, nice to meet you.

- Hi. Hi, John.

- Kathryn.

- Hi, Kathryn! Hi. Hi, Jane.

- Hi.

Hello, Richard.

Hello, Elizabeth.

Okay, let's make a start.

If you want to pull up some chairs,

we'll have a little read.

Oh, uh... Thanks.

I got you a present.

It's tradition!

The producer always buys the star

a little welcome gift.

- Sorry, everyone.

- It's fine. We got ages.

- Chen, I need my Coke.

- Oh. Right here.

Open it.

- Oh, it's beautiful.

- Isn't it?

- Yeah, it's gorgeous.

- It's Cartier.

So, if we could get started...

We break for lunch in 20.

Of course.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

- Your cardigan.

- Thank you, darling.

- I'll leave your bag up there.

- Thank you.

- Here's your readers.

- Thank you. You can all go, babe.

Come on, guys, let's leave them to it.

Christ, if we have that many

turn up on our first night,

- we'll consider ourselves blessed.

- Hmm.

Great. So...

Can I first welcome you all...

I am so looking forward to this.

Can I just say that?

A great director, great fellow actors,

and a play which I'm sure

will do none of us a disservice.

Well, it seems to have passed muster

so far in its life.

I know. I can't wait to read it.

Elizabeth.

What?

- Well, I'd rather assumed you might...

- What, read it? God, no, no.

I always make it a rule never to look

at anything until I'm starring in it.

Keeps it fresh.

What, you've never read it? Ever?

I mean, you didn't think

it might be a good idea

just to take a glance

before we got going?

No, I told you,

I like to keep things fresh.

That's why rehearsals

are called rehearsals.

Don't lecture me on the bloody theater.

Okay. Tell you what.

Let's take lunch now, come back at 2:00,

prompt and start over again.

How does that sound?

- See you later.

- See you later.

I'll see you after lunch,

I'll take some air.

Great. I'll just get my bag.

Gosh.

- See you later.

- See you after lunch.

Richard?

Did he seem okay to you?

- What?

- Milton.

Bailed kind of early.

I think he'll be fine.

- He has an excellent reputation.

- Good, good.

'Cause I trust you so much on this.

I mean, I'd never fall out with you

about the theater.

"The world's greatest stage actor."

At the launch. That was me.

I put that in.

Right.

- Thank you.

- Don't thank me. It's true.

So, I got us a table at Sardi's.

The best table.

And the linguini and clams

are still to die for.

- What? You gotta eat lunch.

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