Sarah has an important audition for Mrs Brown (Paddington). Jack and the Beanstalk discussed. We explore invitational gestures and other non verbal signs. The chair in the spotlight. Pulling out a chair as an invitation. Opening doors. Checking a woman is well installed. Car door etiquette. Refusing to shake hands. High fives. Fist bumps. We explore clapping and do a little demonstration. Slow hand clap to show disapproval. Tony Blair comes a cropper at the WI conference. Walking out, turning your back. Don’t hang around after delivering your rebuff. Daniel has a shoe cleaning confrontation. Opening the door for someone. Slamming a door. Blocking a doorway to keep someone out or in. Daniel has a rant about Kia cars…they don’t Kiar about customer service. Driving gestures. Daniel gets all theatrical. Sting “Don’t stand so close to me” about the attractions of a warm dry car. Thumb out as a request for a lift….what has happened to hitchhikers. Restaurant gestures like scribbling in the air. Holding your nose. Showing you think someone is stupid. Zipping up your mouth. Throwing away the key. Spilling salt. Camp gesture. Holding up a hand as sign of refusal. Flat extended palm is sign of refusal. Girl on girl lipstick gestures. Need refill. Tapping the glass or the bottle to indicate need. Showing you have enjoyed a meal. Hands on the stomach. Open arms as an invitation to a hug. Gestures more powerful than words. Making yourself vulnerable…if it is spurned it hurts more. Awkward mismatch..one wants a hug, the other a handshake. The film Poor Things discussed with Emma Stone. The vulnerability of being naked or presenting yourself as naked as an invitation. Ultimate rejection if ignored. Showing cleavage…suggestion or invitation? Jayne wears a stunning dress that floors Daniel. Daniel makes smoked nuts as a nipple substitute and so much more.