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...
What a busy week. Started with a promising dress rehearsal last Sunday (7th) - all cast know their lines, no prompting needed. Pyros worked as well.
Then Wednesday at the Quarry for an interview with Bishop FM whilst helping Duncan and Ray set up sound installations...
It's been a busy weekend with rehearsals on both Saturday and Sunday. Script is almost there! A new Trinculo was added to the mix! Big thanks to Katy for stepping in. And on Sunday we added some of the music. To top it all it was...
Good positive day today and lots going on behind the scenes. Maddy, Danielle and Gillian were working hard on costumes, sewing fitting, glueing, adjusting and mending! Duncan and Paul worked with the various singers supporting them with their songs. Sam and Ray continued to build...
So today we had Alys at rehearsals to work with some of the young people on movement; mainly our "feast" scene but she also managed to train them into excellent convincing dogs! Maddy came along as well and removed some of the costumes which are...
Had a great meeting with Duncan Brown, the musical director, today. He has come up with some fantastic ideas for our production which will not only help move the audience from place to place but allow them to interact into the performance. It's all looking...
We've had a great day rehearsing at Harehope Quarry. Tom Hogan, my mentor from the RSC Open Stages, was there to give advice , support and tea! We managed to walk through the locations and make adjustments as needed. The last scene was pretty much...
An image for The Tempest, by Dave Gibbins, was finally chosen, from the entries to our art competition. Louise Taylor, who will be creating our publicity, chose this image which depicts a tempestuous sea! Congratulations to Dave!
All the entries will be on show, some of...
Today the technical team had a get together at Harehope Quarry. Some alterations were made in light of feasibility. The route for our promenade has changed slightly so that the audience do not have to negotiate the stream!!! Hence no need to build that bridge...
