Sorry it's been a few days. It's been rather busy. This weekend we had lots of rehearsals and showings. On Saturday we did our singing showing, which was fun. And then worked on Mr. Polly forever. And on Sunday we had a Mr. Polly extravaganza. Where we refined everything and preformed it. Honestly, it went alright--i made a little flub, which is very agrivating because it was a part i was always a little nervous on--so i worked it for ever and ever and ever and still messed it up a little bit...but what can you do. At least the Novel Project is FINALLY OVER. We were all very very happy.
But this weekend i also got to see Punk Rock. Which i loved. I went with Sinead, and at first we walked around a bit looking for somewhere to eat. Eventually we ate at the Lyric which has this great little like restaurant/cafe thing. I really loved the theatre.
Here is Sinead eating yummy salad in the cafe-sitting place.
The play was at The Lyric-Hammersmith theatre. Last season they did Spring Awakening...*sigh* One of the kids cast in this show had actually been in that cast as well.
Tom Sturridge and Jessica Raine {image link}
I really loved the show. From the acting to the set to the technical choices. I thought it was extremely powerful. But really, it's very inspiring seeing actors your own age, working and doing it brilliantly. I especially loved the young man (Tom Sturridge) who played William. He was fantastic. I loved his movements and how he portrayed this difficult and interesting character. I also loved Henry Lloyd-Hughes who played Bennett (the outrageous bully) who is so convincing and honestly the biggest prick i've ever seen. But he's so brilliant at being just so unbelievably evil, and then seconds later acting as if he's done nothing wrong, so perfectly light and lively. It was wonderful.
The script was also so fantastic. It's a play by a man named Simon Stephens. I thought it was beautifully written. Some of his speeches are just so interesting, and the way the students interact with each other. In the program he writes a very interesting bit about taking the change to write for and about young people because so often he sees playwrites being afraid too. I loved it's quick pace but also the intimate and still moments. Inbetween scene changes there is loud disjointed rock music, which as Sinead pointed out to me before the show (they played it then too) would make the quiet moments even quieter. And it's true. You notice the silence, and it (i believe) makes a bigger impact.
Lovely.
I also LOVED the set. It took place within the library of the school, and if you can see from the picture the huge bookcases were just BRILLIANT. It seriously felt like the school was somehow carved from the school and placed onstage. I can't explain how drawn into each scene i was, that when it ended and music blasted out of the speakers i was jarred every single time.
Painting in the along the wall in the Restaurant/Cafe place.
Other than that we had our first real day of classes today. It was great because we had a SUPER intense movement class. I thought i was going to pass out after--it was so much work. Some historical dance, where we are getting ready for the Gala on wednesday. Lunch. Dramatic lit (where we just chatted about a play we're reading "The Shoemakers Holiday" by Thomas Dekker) and the STAGE COMBAT! Which was SO AWESOME. WE're learning with rapiers now and parrying. It's so awesome. I loved it.
Tomorrow is going to be super fun too, AND IT's TART TUESDAY. Sinead and i have been scoping out our next tart excursion and we think we've found another really nice cafe.
Promise lots of fun stuff tomorrow,
AND CONGRATS TO THE DISCHORDS ON OUR TWO NEW MEMBERS. <3 I miss you guys, but i'm so happy! YAY!
Cheers, T
Ps. The title of this entry is also a line from the show. ;)
