Written by David, Assistant Director of Tricycle Young Company
We started off mid-September building on company
togetherness with Emily our Director. This was a really interesting time as we
were getting to know each other. So we did a lot of gaming and improvising with
the play in mind and this went on for a couple of weeks. It was good fun!
When Mid-October came we got a second draft of the Wardrobe.
We decided not to waste any time and do a standing read-through of the whole
play. We did this with everyone taking one scene each and performing with
scripts in hands. We realised when watching the read-through – that the play
travels through a lot of history and it is very important for the audience to
know exactly what time and place the characters are in, to understand and care
about each of them.
November was casting month and it took us some time to figure
out the best scenes to do with the company we had. I think we’ve selected an
interesting mix and it will be a nice combination. Everyone was excited (as well as relieved) to
know what characters they were going to be playing. They could now start
character developing and of course, LEARN LINES!
In December we started working on character development and
playing with the blocking and staging of the scenes. We ended our winter term
on a high and with good spirits after an intensive period of work.
January has involved me running into one rehearsal room and
then into another, trying to juggle all the scenes everyone’s doing. The
company has continued wonderfully from last term in building on their
understanding of their characters and the play as a whole.
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