WORKSHOP WEEK TWO: Wednesday

10Mar10

Another short class day – we had a chat with John Duncan, which was good fun and really helpful. He gave us an insight into someone who has worked on Drama, Opera and Ballet, particularly medium/large-scale touring. Touring is something I am unsure about – although I enjoy it, the thought of doing it for such a long period of time fills me with the contradictory feelings of a)glee and b)dread. So it was fairly mint to hear about it from a seasoned pro’s perspective. I only wish I’d asked more about the personal effects of it – stress, relationships and that, as that is probably the thing I worry most about. I suppose this is something different and personal to each individual, and the only way I’ll ever find out how I truly feel is on my own, doing it. Anyway, it was great to meet John, he was lovely and it was great to hear about his ‘THEATRE GONE WRONG” moments.

Afterwards, we spent an hour talking about putting cues in the prompt copy. Yeah – been there, done that – but it was a good refresher and cleared up anything I wasn’t too sure about.

A short blog, I know, but I’m not feeling too chatty tonight. SLEEPY.

Laura