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Kemp sat on the edge of the stage, holding the
audience rapt with a long soliloquy, inspired by his
star-crossed love affair. Kemp and Korniloff were
both united in their anger and grief at their two-timing
lover, and in their grief: ‘We cried on each other’s
shoulders,’ says Kemp. The treacherous Cloud was
then forced to sleep on a chaise longue in the hall for
the next two nights (‘the poor sod’). Despite such
backstage shenanigans, says Michael Garrett – who
was also besotted with Natasha – the attitude, in
sterling showbiz fashion, was always that the show
must go on. ‘Lindsay was always having affairs with
a member of the cast, and there were always
arguments and fights. David was actually a
gentleman. In any case, we would always go onstage
sozzled – which helped.’
With the short run of dates finished, the cast
dispersed; David would continue to drop in on
Lindsay at Floral Street. Time, the great healer, did
its work and eventually the dancer’s bruised heart
‘began to recover’ sufficiently for him to continue
working with David for more performances in March.
Although he’d largely kept his distance from
psychedelia in 1967, David was content to drift
along in its slipstream in 1968. He immersed himself
in the underground scene, hanging out with
characters like Lesley Duncan – the striking, darkhaired
songwriter and backing vocalist who later
sang on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – and
Jeff Dexter at Lesley’s top-floor flat on Redington
Road, which offered a breathtaking panoramic view