I’m in technical rehearsals at the moment for a new production of Gounod’s Faust, where I’m assistant-directing again at the English National Opera. It’s directed by Des McAnuff, who is the director of Jersey Boys. The show is enormous – a cast of almost 80 people! The set is enormous too, and impressive. It’s going to the New York Met Opera next.

We’ve been rehearsing the production in a sound stage at 3 Mills Studios in East London, so it’s nice being back in St Martin’s Lane at the Coliseum. Long hours teching till late. Resisting the urge to drink litres of coffee!

Later this week I start personally rehearsing the understudies. Really looking forward to that!