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going to invite all her celebrity
chums along for the first night. Then Enid
said, 'So this could be a wonderful chance
for stars of the future to be discovered.'
    Of course Enid didn't know she had a
star of the future lounging opposite her, or
perhaps she did, because she suddenly
asked me, 'Are you interested in acting at
all, Tobey?'
    'Oh, highly interested,' I replied
promptly.
    'And have you done much acting on
stage before?' she asked.
    'Oh, I love acting,' I replied, cleverly
leading the conversation away from my
actual acting credits, which I've already
told you about. But I always felt I could be
a top actor if I had the right part, which
released all my talents.
    And then there was Georgia. Wouldn't it
be great if she also got a role in The Secret Garden ? And right then I saw us both
acting our socks off, while the crowd
erupted into wild applause.
    Enid then showed me the flyers for The Secret Garden auditions. I read:
    CALLING ALL YOUNG ACTORS
    How would you like to appear in a play?
Well, here's your chance.
    Leading star of stage and television, ALICIA KAY,
is putting on a new, highly original version of
the children's classic novel,
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The whole story will be told through the three main
characters: Mary, Dickon and Colin.
So if you are between 10 and 14 years old and
would like to play one of these parts come
along to:
    A CASTING MORNING ON
SATURDAY MARCH 20TH.
    We would like each person to perform a brief
improvisation (no longer than two minutes) inspired by
The Secret Garden.
You might want to act out a scene from the story,
or perform a monologue by the character you
wish to play.
BE AS IMAGINATIVE AS YOU LIKE.
Each young person attending must be accompanied
by an adult.
    Well, I read this through twice. Then a
ripple of excitement rushed through me as
I knew then – this was it: MY BIG CHANCE. I
also realized it was no accident I'd skidded
off my bike in front of Enid Kay's house.
No, that was fate giving my life a huge
nudge (and about time too, I say).
    I told Enid that whenever I have a spare
million pounds I'll send it to her as a
thank you for the part she's played in my
future career – and then sailed away on
my bike, feeling so happy and hopeful, the
flyer tucked firmly in my back pocket.
    5.30 p.m.
    I sped round to Georgia's house, just as
fast as my very shaky legs could take me.
Then I flung my bike down and rang her
doorbell with great energy. She opened
the door to see me smiling wildly at her.
    'Georgia, I'm about to change your life.'
    'Well, it could do with some changing. So
what's happened?'
    'Let me inside and I might even tell you.'
    We adjourned to a superbly decorated
matchbox, also known as her bedroom.
She was now looking at me in a very
concerned sort of way. 'Why are you walking
with a limp?'
    'Oh, it's my new image, the Long John
Silver strut . . . no, if you really want to
know, I fell off my bike.'
    'Oh no!' she cried. 'What happened?'
    'Basically, I flew off it.'
    'And have you seen a doctor? You seem
very hyper, even for you.'
    'So will you be in a second. Look, forget
about my bike-riding stunts. You see, this
old lady called Enid saw me fall off my
bike and invited me into her house. And
she's only Alicia Kay's auntie . . . you know
the one who used to be in the The Bill and
looked permanently cross?'
    'Yes, I remember her. Oh, wow!'
    'But there's more. Now here is the big
news.'
    And then I showed Georgia the flyer.
You know when they say someone was
open-mouthed with shock, well that
describes Georgia perfectly. An army of
flies could have moved into her mouth
right then and still had room for all their
relations.
    Finally she spluttered, 'But why didn't
we know about this audition before?'
    'Well, the location is over five miles
away.'
    'Even so . . . we should have . . . ' she
began, and then she smiled. 'Still we know
now, thanks to you. Oh, Tobey, you're a
total legend.'
    'That's true.'
    'Oh, to act in The Secret Garden .