One week in….
July 16th, 2009 by Josh Cass
And if we were actually riding the Tour de France we would be somewhere around Arcalis by now, as it is, we have just got the first week under our belt.
And the overwhelming feeling? A sense that audiences might actually be enjoying the show as much as we are performing it. Going into a project like this which has such a specialist area of interest and such a strong focus on the look and style of it, it was a concern, well... at least to me, that audiences would find it difficult to relate to, but so far so good! We've got a long way to go before Paris though!
Press Night Here We Come
July 14th, 2009 by Alexander Guiney
Just waking up on the morning (ish) of press night with only one thought on my mind. Well a lot more than that actually. Just thinking back to when we started this process, and how crazy it is to be playing someone as well known as Lance Armstrong! The most interesting thing about trying to figure what he is all about is the fact that I don't think I have ever come across a more polarizing figure: nobody is ambivalent about Lance, people either generally love or loath him. Really looking forward to tonight, but a couple of things that I need to take care of first: checking lines, running the fight a bunch with Marco-It's-Tom-Daplyn-Really-Pantani, shaving my legs...
A tough job, but as the head of acting at Webber used to say, "it's better than getting slapped in the eye with a wet Haddock"
she is from Stoke you see.
And on that note, a little bit of Lance's musical tastes du jour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QQ0hH4MYsk
Wish us luck!
Alex (Lance)
Tags: Alexander Guiney, bizarre northern expressions, I am Iron Man, Lance Armstrong, man-scaping, pedal pusher
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End of the tale…
May 12th, 2009 by jessica
I'm starting this blog a little late in the day, but it's been such a manic few months juggling a baby, stab wounds, and a massive Shakespeare production (3.5hrs with cuts, oops), this is the first time I've had a break to think...
Well what a learning experience this has been. A couple of critics suggested The Winter's Tale was not the right Shakespeare play for such a young company on a fringe time scale. In part I agree. I totally ran out of time to really explore any of the scenes. However, this wasn't disastrous, and the preparation we did at the beginning of rehearsals and some very good casting (I'm in complete agreement with Sam Mendes when he says that 80% of your work is done in choosing the right actors) meant the actors really knew what they were doing.
Over the next few days I'm going to share what I've learned, what really worked well in terms of rehearsal exercises, what didn't, and how I think I will approach the next text I work on...
You… Me… and the space
May 11th, 2009 by Roland Smith
theatredelicatessen at Cavendish Gate, 295 Regent Street
Over the next few months I am going to be writing about the new theatredelicatessen production Pedal Pusher.
It is mainly an experiment, to record the process and share it with people who may be interested in the behind the scenes. It will also be a chance to read about how the theatredelicatessen process works, should they want to collaborate with us in the future. Partly it is simply to publicise our work.
If there is anything you would like to know, drop me a line.
