Unicorn Theatre

Week two of rehearsals! And this week Scott Graham, our Movement Director, has really got stuck in!

He has been pushing us hard but secretly we all love it despite there being a few tears already! We are used to doing a physical warm-up every day but when Scott joined us this week the impact was immediate. He believes in making us strong so on Tuesday he spent the first three hours putting us through a series of exercises which most of us would have thought impossible if you had told us beforehand what we were going to do!

The really exciting part was learning to lift each other no matter what height or weight the other person is. He has been teaching us the importance of balance and communication with the body so that we can feel when the moment is right to lift. I had a personal break-through right at the end of the morning session because I finally achieved lifting Sam on my back without feeling even an ounce of her weight. She was really excited too because she was afraid to be lifted. We left feeling jubilant!

Justin (actor and pianist) has been taking us through our songs every day as well, and of course Tony is directing us through our scenes, and two weeks into rehearsals we are all in pretty high spirits.

Rupert (our guest actor) rollerblades into work most days which I think is pretty impressive, so I just thought I’d mention it!