Despite temperatures into the 20s today we managed to rehearse much of the play in situ. We have re-positioned one of our scenes into the picturesque garden at the Dales centre, this worked well enabling the group of actors to move more freely as the...
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Today we had our first costume workshop under the direction of Kim Mc Dermottroe. Lots of exciting ideas were exchanged and discussed. each participant has taken on the task for making particular costumes...
Well done to all those rehearsing today, we had the added extra of Tom Hogan imparting words of wisdom. Our fairy team developed their opening scene with some excellent moves, and we welcomed a Moth to our fold!
Decisions were made about where to place various...
So second weekend of rehearsals started with a full attendance from the cast including our new member who has taken on the role of Puck, the brilliant Lesley...
So at today's rehearsal we managed to work on the final scene, actually in the church. As usual there was some brilliant overacting by Pyramus and Thisbe. Death scene was priceless...
Today we started rehearsing for our next production of Midsummer Night's Dream. The actors worked hard, some even knew many of their lines without script. We worked on various movement sequences, trying out different positions. It was noticeable how improved many of the cast have...
Okay, so Drama in the Dale was not chosen to represent our area but I still decided to go to the final showcase of the RSC Open Stages at Stratford upon Avon. This was a culmination of all the projects throughout the UK. Each area...
Amazing, brilliant what else can I say. Our group really did Drama in the Dale proud with their extract at the Showcase in Manchester. I have a feeling they have all been saving this for the last. The Ariels were exquisite, Megan outstanding as Stephano,...
Today we have had our final rehearsal before taking an extract to Contact Theatre in Manchester as part of our RSC Open Stages involvement. The actors were all in full flow, special mention to Megan who has learnt a new part. The musicians have rearranged...
