Where to start! So much preparation for our opening night at The Minack Theatre next week. We have been bringing all elements of production together in a tech/dress. Music has been completed and is being worked into the production. Actors finally starting to come off book - Wiggy and Ray have been making countless props - day by day new things arrive - yesterday an Egyptian harp - today the Roman Standards and the swallows and flags. Graham has ordered his 6 metre high flag poles and Jean is heading off to a leatherer to get Antony's armour fixed. We continue to work on text and Beth Wood from The Arc joined us today for a stagger through of the show, offering some very helpful notes. The three fights have been choreographed but need to be run daily for precision. Elliot has been practising his fire eating and half of the production team lost focus when the belly dancer appeared on Pompey's boat. Antony & Cleopatra is an epic piece, so rarely done, it really is a privilege to have the opportunity to work on it. The next step is to hone all the elements into an event - we don't get previews - we have to just get it right. The Minack performances are days away and we are hoping to take something special down to Cornwall. The cast and crew have really come together - now let's hope for good weather too - else the job gets even tougher!
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