Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 22,
day 5 of Your English 5 a Day, the second season.
This series is all about expanding your English vocabulary and giving you a resource that you can dip into daily in order to feel more confident and more like yourself.
when communicating in English.
Today is Friday,
so I'm going to be giving you one big story that brings together all of the vocabulary we've looked at during this week.
So sit back, relax and listen.
I've graced many stages in my life and as a result, I have a treasure trove of stories.
Some hilarious, some horrifying, about what can go wrong when the curtain goes up.
The truth is, things always go wrong in live performance.
But if there's one golden rule every actor knows, it's this.
Smile and carry on.
Most of the time, the audience has no idea what's meant to happen.
So if you don't give away that something's gone wrong... they'll be none the wiser.
Let me tell you about one particularly memorable mishap.
I was working as the headline singer aboard a cruise liner,
performing in a lovely little theatre in the round.
That meant the audience completely surrounded the stage.
Intimate, close and absolutely no place to hide.