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The Fabulous Eerie Motel: A Testament to Teamwork and Dedication

2018-08-03

Huge thanks to everyone involved in getting The Fabulous Eerie Motel Escape Room from concept to open in three weeks flat, especially to Justina who never moaned about me working all night most nights, and to my parents…

Huge thanks to everyone involved in getting The Fabulous Eerie Motel Escape Room from concept to open in three weeks flat, especially to Justina who never moaned about me working all night most nights, and to my parents Valerie and Ivan for taking the kids for a week away so we could head down build and catch the critical summer trade. To Lauren for patiently doing anything or getting anything we needed on short notice, to Will for building amazing tech and resolving issues logically with a cool head... to Tom for his can do attitude, to Hal, Kelly and Hannah for running CLS and leaving me alone. To Andrew for painting and babysitting, to the Mother-in-law Julie for spending days and days varnishing and making it tatty... To Michelle for keeping the Radio Station questions under control... To Luke, Ryan, and Ash and friends for testing. To Steve for the most amazing soundtrack, what an absolute legend; the authentic late night mood... To Debbie and Nick for recommendations, script writing, and acting a scene on short notice, in the night time beautifully. To all at the Colchester Homeless project who supplied unusual props and made stuff, especially Jimmy and Phil (it felt amazing …

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