It was October 1970, I was just four and only began to feel unease as carpets came up and my parents, still young, scampered around the house taking down curtains and piling things into tea chests.
Gomez and Morticia (Qyle Lander and Amly Leider) in rehearsal with members of 'the family' making ready for their opening night. Photograph: Iain Ferguson, alba.photos.