With a week’s worth of staging rehearsals under our belts, I realize that after tonight’s session, we will have reached the interval. How is that possible? We’ve been zipping through the scenes at a gallop and I’ve been amazed at how well the cast has developed their own characters and reactions to each other. The weeks of ‘character development’, ‘text workshops, ‘movement workshops’ and general hard graft before looking at the play itself have definitely paid off – if any of the actors were dubious about their value (and I think there were some doubting Thomases….), I hope they see the benefit now!
My overall plan is to set the architecture and dramatic narrative of each scene as quickly as possible and then go back and work and re-work to pull out the detail….with only three weeks to go, it’s a big ask from everybody but all are rising to the challenge. The tension in the room yesterday when Goneril and Regan reduce Lear’s group of followers from 50 to 0 in a couple of lines was palpable…Lear’s reaction heartbreaking.
More of this please!!
Francesca
Director
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