Rehearsals Begin

And the first day of rehearsals begin by playing with silk... it's a hard old life...

And then the rehearsal begins. Scene 2.1

The Read Through (Part Two)

The continuing saga of the read through... the company is almost all met, though as more people arrive a battle for the comfy chairs begin - now, as the light dims outside, the read through begins...

And finally, some cakes, to celebrate the Deathday of Shakespeare...

Now the work really begins...

Tickets for the Quay Theatre performance can be found at www.quaysudbury.com

The Read Through (Part 1)

It was Wednesday 20th April and a read through for The Tempest happened.  Photos by the company.

The Company gathers at Maplestead - where the show will perform prior to Spain...

And now to talk about the play...

Annie, our director, hunts for her Shakespeare pen...

A substitute has to be provided...

Cheers!

The Forces Gather

April 2016.  A Monday.  Forces are gathering to create a new production of The Tempest, to perform in Suffolk and to tour to Spain.  The cast has been chosen, the production crew assembled, and silk is hemmed.

Secret meetings are held over sneaky cups of coffee with director Annie Eddington and the camera wielding forces of Prospero.  

There's even a production meeting where the set is discussed and the world set to rights.  (Photographic evidence for this event is pending.) 

Then, but a couple of days later, on a quiet unsuspecting Wednesday evening, a gathering occurred in Maplestead.  Nine actors, two musicians, a stage manager, producer, and director, sat and talked Shakespeare.  Cuts were made, sets discussed, a play read and cake eaten.  There were photographs taken that evening... but they will follow in the fullness of time.