Thursday and we should be taking delivery of our two new bits o' kit: generator and the sound system...but that's in the afternoon. The morning will be spent at our storage facility, having a tidy up and a root round to see what's what and what's not. Also hoping to see a man about some new banners for the company...the old ones are getting slightly dog-earred and, to be honest, I don't relish the thought of spending 5+ hours up to my elbows in glue and gunk, scraping the old vinyl lettering off...again.
Thursday afternoon sees Jane and I at Kingsbridge library for the WS@thelibrary event, with Nick the Actor and us giving the denizens of that august establishment the lowdown on Bill and what it is we do every year up at the Castle. Bit of promo and a bit of fun to boot.
Saturday...at last. And at last we can see what Malcolm and the guys at KATS have been up to for the last six or so months and finally get to see Return to the Forbidden Planet. Yep, it's Shakespeare's forgotten rock 'n' roll classic. Based on the 50's Sci-Fi film, Forbidden Planet (which itself was based on The Tempest) this musical is just undiluted fun! Clever too. Lots of sly quotes and paraphrasing from some of Will's greatest. I saw this in the West End, before it won loads of Oliviers, and I can't remember ever having enjoyed myself more! And, if I'm honest, musicals have never been a huge favourite of mine, but this is just sublime.
Then what? Oh yes, following week we've got the first production meeting with all the design, tech and costume teams so we can thrash out the difference between what I can see in my mind's eye and what they can actually do...and I do have a vivid imagination.
Jenny has already been beavering away at the costumes...and we have to plan a trip to Frome and the Bath Theatrical Costumiers too...and I'm really looking forward to seeing what she's come up with.
Happy bunny, me. Saved a shed load of cash on the printing this year; less than half what it usually costs, and that includes a large 6 foot by 2+ foot vinyl rendering of a medieval map for Lear to point at when divides his kingdom. It's good feeling when a plan actually works...which is always the worry when you try something new.
I'm also hoping that Ben has received the email I sent him with the pictures of the type of beard I want him to cultivate. That's something to look forward to as well; although I'm not so sure he'll be relishing the thought of several months with a wild growth under his chin and nose!
| This is not Ben - just his ugly double |
No further news on any potential cast members, other than that which I've already passed on to you, but we'll keep looking. And on the off-chance that you haven't already asked your friends, please, ask your friends if they fancy a walk-on and a fancy costume. You know we have fun, persuade them that it's true!!
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