There’s never enough bloody time in the theatre is there? So you have to make the most of what you’ve got. Luckily Lucy was able to cram in an extra session on Wednesday and we did a line run. Relieved that her lines were nearly there, with the inevitable couple of “sticking points”. Bit worried about the forgetting of the name of Jean’s daughter -in-law! Llewella joined us for rehearsal on Thursday night. Lucy in fine form as it was easier to have a proper actor to work against. Llewella got right into it this week. She’s one of those performers who can just switch on a fully-realised character, with some great pauses and reactions which cracked me up. With the tight 10 minute limit I just hope we’ve the time to mine the comic potential in some of the best lines. Also attempted to add in my precious sound effects but playing from an ipod speaker dock wasn’t really convenient – still, gave both actors a preview of what they have to listen out for in terms of slamming doors, alarms and music. Tech run in the Old Red Lion on Monday so we can iron out the niggles and experiment with the lights!
