Rehearsal Blog 3 & 4

18.5.09 – Full run, take 1…with children!

Well, tonight was one of the first real chances to put the whole show together and it actually looked pretty impressive. It was great to see it all taking shape. The funny thing was listening to us sing louder and louder as we certainly did not want to be outshone by the lovely little children. Unfortunately I think we failed as they are truly fantastic and make a fab sound even whilst dancing!! I think I should ask them for some tips.

Embarrassingly I nearly cried at one of our more sombre moments but it just shows how our show can change from one minute to the next. It really makes you imagine what it must have been like and ‘Parting’ truly is a beautiful and touching scene.

Had a really fun night tonight and feel quite excited about doing it for real. Hopefully our mystery illness won’t take anyone else down and Moize will get her voice back (fingers crossed…we need you!)

 

19.5.09 – Band call!

Another great night tonight, you can sense we are all feeling a little bit tired and slight hysteria may be setting in but hearing the band certainly seemed to up moral and put a spring in our step. It sounds like a few more voices may be disappearing so we may need a big batch of honey and lemon (or brandy) to get us through!!

Everything seems to be in place now and as long as I remember to dive forwards fast enough to make it in time for ‘All Over the Place’, I reckon I’ve got it sorted.

Tomorrow is our dress rehearsal and I imagine it will all start to feel very real. Sleep seems like a good idea to me now, need to prepare for the long (and very exciting) few days ahead of me. It really has been a good laugh and lots of fun to work with everyone on this!!