Last night around forty people turned up at the cricket pavilion to see the world premiere of Dad's Money. Fantastic to have such a big audience - and the cast did a great job. It's been a huge struggle through injury, orthopaedic surgery, and all the normal pressures of getting a show on with the added difficulty of lack of time. Jerome and Martin did very well, and we had some great feedback afterwards.
Martin Miller gets into character.
With the preview over, we move on to the detail. Getting the show on a stage was a huge challenge and now we must add the texture that will bring all of these brothers to light. And rehearse Richard into the role of Joe as well. Two casts to deal with - but each actor brings different ideas.
The cast were prickling slightly at rewrites in rehearsal today. It's tricky, writing as well as directing - sometimes I can seek writing solutions to directing problems. But detailed character work with both Joes brought nuance to the new, sparer scene one. It's hard, but it's exciting.
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