Rehearsals
I was in rehearsals for my new short play, On the Eve of the Collapse [Soho theatre ths Thursday, do come!] that Talawa are producing.
Rehearsals are both immensely exciting and also a bit nervy. Actors ask you all these questions:
Why did you write the play?
Is the character based on anyone?
What does this mean?
Have you any experience of this…?
And then you have the director:
Can we cut this?
For the purposes of this reading, can we do this…
and the arguments between everyone; rhythmn, pacing, intention, meaning… thankfully everyone wants to serve the work in its best possible light, in which case although there may be disagreements, generally everything works out.
We only had about 3 hours, which is hardly enough to get the play read a couple of times and get some basic understanding done. Still it’s amazing hearing the words and characters come to life.