It was a little disconcerting, a little strange, really, but obviously it is how it is. It should not have been, of course, because they are actors and this is what they do. This is what they are trained for. The pair of them sat quiet, bored, occasional flutter of conversation, then the camera arrived, with the ring of lighting and suddenly they changed as quickly as if they had been switched. Suddenly filled with the electricity of performance. One short sentence of the scene they were planning and they were all joy and engagement, excitement that I could not tell was pretend.
November 24
The year is waning, like the days it is getting darker, colder more forlorn. The...