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Thus falls Caesar
Last week’s rehearsals were ones of great contrast. On Sunday we focussed on Brutus at home. Her relationships with her secretary, Lucius, and her wife, Portia. We also looked at the scene with Ligarius and briefly at the street scene … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar
Tagged Brutus, Ides of March, Julius Caesar, Ligarius, Lucius, Portia, rehearsals, RSC Open Stages, Shakespeare, Southside Players, tongue twisters
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Different strokes for different folks
So finally a rehearsal with the man himself: Julius Caesar. I had called JC, Calpurnia and Mark Antony to look at some early scenes in the play. Calpurnia is an interesting character. Why is she there? What does she add? … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar
Tagged Calpurnia, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Rehearsal, Southside Players
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Surfing on a wave of something else entirely…
One minute I’m at the Southside Pub Quiz following up our team’s immaculate positioning mid-leader board (no-one wants to actually WIN a pub quiz surely?) with what felt like a doctor’s surgery of visitors to our table wanting to talk … Continue reading
Posted in acting, directing, Julius Caesar, Uncategorized
Tagged Brutus, Cassius, Julius Caesar, physicalities, Shakespeare, Southside Players, tongue twisters
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Surfing on a wave of panic (2nd rehearsal)
Perhaps I was just tired? I’d got back from Venice on Tuesday, had the first rehearsal on Wednesday night, unsuccessfully auditioned for the Olympics Games opening ceremony on Thursday night, gone out for what I thought would be a quiet … Continue reading
Posted in directing, Julius Caesar
Tagged Dreams, John Martin, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Olympic Games, Shakespeare, Southside Players, Venice
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The challenges of a collaborative artistic process – 1st Rehearsal
You can plan for a lot of things in a rehearsal process. I certainly believe in planning. I had sent an email to the cast telling them what I expected and what to expect of the first rehearsal. I had … Continue reading
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