We began this weekend by bringing along our individual personal offerings, some of which were singing, dancing, juggling, drawing, languages (Welsh and Spanish), puppetry, and apparently Shakesperian Philosophy. We then experimenting with them and placed the activities within scenes. Two of the more successful were singing in an improvised song, which is challenging but very rewarding, and the use of languages whether in a translation game or simply one actor speaking Welsh and the other Spanish. Both of these offerings brought a contrast to other scenes and allowed new situations and humour to develop.
With these skills and previous sessions in mind, we did a run through of the show for the first time in order for us to get used to the format and the challenges ahead. In retrospect we agreed the the start was filled with short, fast-paced scenes, and that it felt as if everyone was competing for ideas, and that there were not enough longer scenes which emerge naturally by using the environment and paying attention to the other actors onstage. All in all the reality of the show certainly hit home, and all the actors are aware of the level of skill required in order to make this show a success. With an overall group dynamic starting to emerge and an awareness of our strengths and weaknesses we seem to be stumbling towards the right direction.
Something that happened was Rolf Harris came on stage, in some way...
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