Gregory A Smith and Jennie Fox as Trigorin and Nina Day 2 of The Seagull started briskly - another glorious morning of sunshine as we cracked on with rehearsing. Robert Rowe kindly agreed to write a blog each day (time permitting!) of The Seagull rehearsals. It is good to get feedback from an actor's point of view. The simple pleasure of working with excellent actors on a piece of great theatre was what I left the room with today. The dynamics of a scene. How one thought can change the entire arc of a relationship and then drive the play off in a new way. How every nuance in Chekhov is part of that crackling fire burning away beneath the surface. And the group excitement of finding a moment that references the whole - that directs the play's meaning forward, heightening character relationships and playing with audience expectation.
Robert's Subjective Impressions
Stephen Ashmore Blakely as Eugene Dorn "What musical instrument does the cloud above Boris and Nina look like -
a susaphone, was it? Who exactly was Maupassant? Where is Victor the
schoolteacher offered a job? Which is Peter's favourite theatre land restaurant? Is Irina just a B-lister? Which poet does Eugene love to quote? (And now, a mini spoiler warning:) Why does Kit shoot the seagull? Who are all these people really in love with? Themselves? Up to a point.... Day two in Soper Hall, our commodious rehearsal space, and the questions are flying. Want to know the answers? Book now!"
Today was great fun. I'd better start learning those lines.
a susaphone, was it? Who exactly was Maupassant? Where is Victor the
schoolteacher offered a job? Which is Peter's favourite theatre land restaurant? Is Irina just a B-lister? Which poet does Eugene love to quote? (And now, a mini spoiler warning:) Why does Kit shoot the seagull? Who are all these people really in love with? Themselves? Up to a point.... Day two in Soper Hall, our commodious rehearsal space, and the questions are flying. Want to know the answers? Book now!"
Today was great fun. I'd better start learning those lines.
 Claire Juliette as Stella |  Dan Avery as Kit with DSM Georgina Elsey. |
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