The first week of the Marigolds run is complete! Following a sell-out show last night, we're all having some much needed time off. A luxurious two whole days before our next show on Tuesday. I'm very much enjoying my relaxed Sunday.
Press night went very well indeed. We were all very pleased with the show that we delivered to the reviewers who came along. Every element was at its peak - the sound and lighting were sharp, the look of it was sublime and the performances were incredible - I was thrilled. The audience seemed to like it too. I spent the rest of the evening grinning like a fool.
We've had our first review out from Everything Theatre this morning - a fantastic four star write up - I couldn't be happier.
My housemate (and co-founder of Absent Theatre) Eleanor came to see the show on press night. She gave me permission to use our Absent Theatre warm up 'bananas of the world' with the cast. Its a silly routine we always do before every Absent show and it brings us luck. In return I'd left a nod from our last Absent show onstage - a jam jar containing coloured pencil crayons. These were a prominent feature of the set in On Beauty, the play we took to France.
Its great sharing this work with my friends and loved ones. My housemates from university, Cat and Amy, came to see the show last night. The last time we were all together was at Old Rabbis in the Sky at The Tristan Bates in March 2012. It was fantastic to see both of them. Cat is a qualified teacher and working in a secondary school, Amy is studying for a PhD at Royal Holloway. She's recently been diagnosed with a neurological movement condition called Distonia. She's writing a blog about her PhD research and her condition - you can see it here.
In other news, I will be working with Immersion Theatre again in the new year! James and Rochelle have invited me to assistant direct their touring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Its going to be a really exciting project. Two versions of the play, a comic take and a dark take in rep in theatres around the country! Can wait to work with James again after Measure for Measure.
Its been a lovely Sunday for me and directing work.
Check out David Monteith-Hodge's production shots for Marigolds here.
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