I now have the feedback from Mike Luckins. I was really pleased by his general comments. "Congratulations on a splendid mixture of social comment, comedy and the fascinating history of an - often overlooked - important area of theatrical history."

He made the following suggestions which I am going to attempt to address between now and the private view which looks like it might be set for 28th September. Just while I think about it I should also mention that I have booked my first performance space proper which will be at the City Bar in Wolverhampton on 24th October 2007. This is a good venue with an upstairs performance space with stage and lighting. The bar serves excellent food and the staff or very friendly. The owner, Lawson, is a real patron of the arts and the venue hosts Wolverhampton's City Voices, acoustic nights and comedy nights. He is happy for me to try out my idea of not charging for tickets but to send round a bottler which is in keeping with the true Punch and Judy tradition. This might of course go horribly wrong and I might come out of the evening with a load of buttons and bottle tops but it is a good chance to experiment. The bar are happy with the revenue that will be brought in from beer and food sales.

I digress! The points I need to address before these performances are as follows
1. To use the stages width and depth more effectively and vary my use of stage left and right.
2. Make use of a colourful oversized mic for Professor Vyle (I have managed to find three gold microphones in Hootys! I'm going to put holders on the left of the booth, the right of the booth and inside the booth).
3. Sort out the pace of the piece. It runs through at 46 minutes but Mike suggested that it should be closer to an hour. His point that the audience does need time to 'breathe' is a good one. I am going to slow some of the characters down.
4. Mick suggested some preparation exercises to help with breathing control and warming up the voice. He recommended 'Your Voice and How to Use it Successfully' by Cicely Berry which I have got off Amazon and intend to devour shortly.
5. Over emphasie my words so that things aren't missed which is particularly problematic when speaking from behind or within the Punch and Judy booth.
6. Giving weight to words which are specifically linked to P and J.
7. Work on differentiating the characters more by voice.
8. Develop programme notes that explain both Punch and Judy and the nature of daytime TV programmes.

I think that with intensive rehearsals (I've now given up my two day a week temping safety net to focus fully on 'The Professor Vyle Show - Poetry with Punch'!) I should be able to address these points, at least to the best of my ability.