a Change of Sets

Well we are now in production!

Actually production started over a week ago with the destruction of the previous show's set; a somewhat satisfying experience it has to be said.

I did have a few teething problems; cast absence due to events beyond their control and director's absence due to reasons beyond my control meant that the rehearsal schedule has to be hastily redrawn. The letting of the theatre to a third party has also put set building & light rigging behind schedule.

However its not all bad news. A quick and dirty rehearsal of two characters Monologues seemed to go nicely last week, and the first main rehearsal was encouraging. Okay the accents drifted from East Coast to West Coast via the West Country, South Africa and Melbourne, and some of the original ideas are going to have to be reworked or binned but its getting there.

What was rewarding was working with Ron and John laying out the set design, and for the first time I can see how Erik Poulson's gorgeous design will fit on our stage. Privately I'd always wondered whether it would be logistically possible but seeing it marked out for the first time last night made me realise that we can do this. Its going to happen.