It is quite a shock to the system, half way through rehearsals of an epic musical, to gather up the props in the rehearsal room, reshape the script and create a shorter version for a showcase performance in front of a paying audience. Well, that's the next step of the journey to performance for Olympus and its 60 strong cast. Coming in the last three weeks of the rehearsal process has its pros and cons. Cons are less time to rehearse the show, pros are forcing actors to get off book and creating a positive community spirit, as well as giving us a chance to see if the show "works!"

 For The Questors version of OLYMPUS on 22 April the script has gained an additional character - a Narrator, linking chunks of the musical together. But this is no ordinary narrator - it is Hermes - yes - the god Hermes - as played by 14 year old Ted Robinson (who will see his script for the first time tomorrow - no pressure!) 

Hopefully this kind of pressure will bring the cast even closer together in the creative process of bringing a new musical to the stage. 

Then there is the fact that on that Sunday, two of the cast are absent - so Director and Producer will be standing in! Just because you write a script doesn't mean you know all the lines! Never a dull moment...better get learning...