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Day 122 - Wednesday 15th July 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown

Love & Information - Part 3

The day after the night before.

I had a good sleep which I haven't for the last few nights - all anxiety induced sleeplessness I'm sure.

My performance anxieties were less to do with acting or line learning but all tech related - technology allowed us to rehearse together and then perform to friends and family all over the country (who may never have been able to see the show otherwise) but what if it failed?  Luckily, other than WhatsApp going down briefly, we made it.

There are always post-show blues.  It's a bit like grief - you mourn for the friends and relationships you have created and for the work itself, the performance or the performing of something you've enjoyed.

Reflecting on the experience, I'm so pleased we pursued the production and didn't abandon it and let Covid win.  THE SHOW MUST GO ON.

Developing and then playing 11 characters over 2 hours was a great challenge. I wanted them to all be real and believable (even if a little heightened at times).  

As an actor, this is a very uncertain time - the future of theatre is unknown and the comeback may be some way off.  It has been great to get my teeth into something and practice my craft.

Thank you to Nick Hastings, director and long time friend and collaborator for involving me, for your vision and great skill.  To James Newman and Hannah Tyerman who produced and teched the show with aplomb.  And to my fellow cast mates aged 10-82 - Freddie, Tim, Libby, Alexa, Nick, Marthury, Gabi, Jon, Emma, Jacob and Roger - thanks for the fun, I'll miss your faces in gallery view and hope to see you in real life very soon.


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