RehearsalBlog

Vee (aka Kate) is in the Diary Room...

We had a run through last night without books for the first time and a quite a few props too. Funny how miming with "pretend" props is so completely different from doing it with the real thing(s)! Still, "It's all going to be lovely when it's all finished".

Simon (P.A.) is in the Diary Room

Alright, I’m not in the cast but I bring the biscuits to the rehearsals so Vee says I’m allowed.  By the way Vee, I am your personal dresser for the show, right?

Rehearsals going extremely well from my viewpoint and I still find the show very funny having seen it in rehearsal for so long now.  It is wonderful to see all the characters evolving.  The biggest pain is blowing up the airbeds for each rehearsal.  It was easy for the first few rehearsals, as we only needed one bed, we now need three!  At least we have the air pumps, but the noise!

Vee (aka Kate) is in the Diary Room...

What?! How many weeks left to show week?? Just 3 weeks....

Actually that's not as frightening as it first sounds. I've been practising hard with various techniques of wearing just a towel and discovered the best most secure way to wear it and be able to crawl across a bed whilst remaining decent. The key is the towel mustn't be too big, so a bath sheet is no good. It has to be a bath towel, the luxious type, as they are a bit wider than the cheaper sort, and provide enough length to be decent, but not so long as to get caught in your knees when crawling (across a bed one-handed). It also seems more secure if it is slightly damp and not fresh out of the airing cupboard when it is too slippery and more likely to drop down at the slightest body movement.

Not sure whether to be looking forward to doing this towel business for real on stage or not.... Could I be discovering a hidden desire for exhibitionism? hmmm

 

Welcome back to the Diary Room

The Diary Room has returned to the rehearsal room of Ricky Players next production, Bedroom Farce. Read the latest news, gossip and take on how things are going from the cast of Bedroom Farce.