It's fabulous. It's a very different experience from watching SSiB - that felt very contemporary. This feels much more classical and that is also reflected in G's delivery of the lines. Once again (and, as expected) she has a completely different voice for Nora than she has for all her other characters. The play begins with her putting Christmas decorations on the tree and, at the moment at which she was standing on the ladder, I had no idea what voice was going to come out of her mouth - it was quite a surprise when I heard it!. Her accent is very "Julie Andrews" and is totally appropriate for that period. It's an English accent (obviously) but it's not *her* English accent and it's not really Lady D's either. It's hard to explain.

As loislane mentioned, her hair is up throughout the play and it's obvious now why she's been keeping it so long since it's quite an elaborate hairstyle. The moment at which she walked on stage we were all reminded of HoM since the costumes are similar (if less elaborate).

G is wonderful - the journey her character takes is intricate and demanding and she carries it off beautifully. As others have mentioned, it's her reactions that are particularly striking. The scene in which Thomas explains to her that fraud is the worst crime of all is just heartbreaking - she has tears in her eyes which she's desperately trying to hide from him; it's very moving.

And, earlier in the play, she's light and breezy and girlish and, to be honest, I was worried about how she'd play it since we're so used to her doing high drama. But she was fabulous and there were some very funny moments and a wonderful conversation with her friend Christine about macaroons. Hilarioius!

I won't give too much else away but the other actors are also excellent. Toby Stephens was absolutely fantastic and, as Colette said to me last night, G appeared very comfortable acting opposite him. The best chemisty, though, I felt, was between G and and Anton Lesser as Dr Rank - their scenes were beautifully played and they portrayed a lovely, genuine relationship.

I'm not a fan of Christopher Eccleston at all and, if I'm honest, I find him scary-looking! I didn't think he was as strong as the other two male actors - perhaps it's because they both have a lot more stage experience. Tara Fitzgerald was also very good.

I'm desperate to read - but equally nervous about - the reviews. I really really want the reviews to be fabulous because everyone so deserves it!

I've also seen something about a sexy scene?

Yep, there are, I think, three sexually charged moments in the play. The first is in the first scene where Nora is being playful and, although it's the middle of the afternoon, she's decided she wants to spend time with her husband It's not overt, although they do end up on the floor - at which point I couldn't really tell what was going on since someone's head was in the way! Grrr!

The second is when she's trying to persuade Thomas to do something she wants. There's nothing overly sexual in the lines but Thomas is sitting down on a chair with Nora kneeling in front of him stroking his legs and the pose looks REALLY suggestive!

The third is towards the end when Nora is in her "costume" and has danced. She is feeling tired and anxious and just wants to go to sleep. He's ignoring her signals and becomes really aggressive. This is kind of crucial really as it's just one more thing that suggests to Nora that she is there merely to please him in whatever capacity he chooses. She's beginning to realise that she doesn't matter to him as a person.

About the dance: Yes, it is a tarantella - there is no music, G and Dr Rank provide the rhythm. The idea is that she almost goes into a trance as she's dancing. She doesn't dance all over the stage, it's mainly in one spot - I couldn't really see her facaial expressions as I was focusing on her whole-body movements but she's very focused; like she's going to dance purposefully badly so she can distact Thomas enough that he has to help her practice rather than look at the letter.

So, the stage door.

Personally, I reckon there were more than 30-40 people. The foyer was full of people and there were lots of us waiting outside too.

I was waiting outside with Colette and a few other G fans who aren't on Haven (some of the old play gang like Clare and Clare_O). While we were waiting, a large car drove up and I jokingly said to everyone, "Oh, that'll be Mark" and about two seconds later we realised it was! He parked just outside and sat waiting for G.

G signed in the foyer first (obviously!) then came through the door outside and said hello to everyone. She was really warm and friendly and wanted to make sure that everyone who wanted something signed had something signed. She asked where some people had come from.

Glo, I thought she was so lovely to you when she realised you had an XF thing for her to sign - she was really apologetic and patient.....but, for those thinking you may be able to get away with it , she did check what she was signing so I wouldn't risk it.

She then came over to us and I wasn't nearly as nervous as I have been previously. I thanked her for signing my programme and asked her whether she'd been nervous for her first performance. She jokingly said "No, not at all" to which everyone laughed! Eris told her she thought A Doll's House was the best production she's done so far and she replied "It's a better play than......" and at that point, Clare stood on a plastic beer cup which cracked and frightened the life out of G (which was hilarious because it really wasn't that frightening!) and she lost her train of thought. But basically she indicated that she thinks this is the best production she's done so far.

Someone told her it had been a pleasure to see her on stage and G replied "Thank you, very much, I appreciate that". She genuinely meant it.

Clare - who, if anyone remembers, is obsessed with G's coats - told her how much she loved her coat, which G thanked her for.

She then signed a few more autographs, checked that everyone was happy, hopped into the car with Mark and was whisked away.

She wasn't actually outside for very long but it was fun and chilled and she was in a very good mood even though she was obviously tired.

Colette managed to catch some really good footage of that whole encounter but she's in London til Sunday so she'll upload it when she gets back to Ireland.