The Beginning

So today way the first session we properly had for looking into our Shakespeare pieces and it was incredibly interesting. We recapped what we had done in the very first few talks about much ado and decided to come up with three ideas that we would want to talk forward in the next rehearsal. Two ideas we had previously come up with so we went into a but more detail on how we could make this a piece of promenade theatre and what aspects of the ideas we though would work well and what parts needed more development. We then wanted to try and come up with some lovely random settings as suggested by Amy, so that we could find something a bit different to work with. From this one idea that came up was that it would be set in the London Underground and that the characters but particularly the lovers in the story only ever meet while commuting, this I thought was a great idea and had real potential as each person could go into all the characters different houses and lives and there for a different spaces in order to tell the rest of the story. The thing I think we should take forward into the next rehearsal is to continue with coming up with more random settings as it really worked and quickly as well for coming up with the London Underground idea.

1 ) What important discoveries were made during the rehearsal?


The possible ideas that we can potetially develope the story line of our piece from

2 ) What led to those discoveries?


Brain storming and mind mapping any ideas/directions/key events tha we wanted to share

3 ) Towards where do those discoveries lead?


The overall style and direction that we want to take our piece and also the actual storyline of it 

4 ) Consider questions No. 1-3 except focus on important roadblocks/dead ends.


No roadblocks really, we just wrote down any ideas that we had and commented on wether they have potential. We didn't dwell on what we thought was the 'better' idea or not so that we limit ourselves later on

5 ) Reflect on dramatic action and conflict.  How’s it going?  What actions does this suggest?


Not to sure what this one means but i don't think there has been any conflict going on as of yet, i'm really  happy with how the group dynamic is working, were all listening to each other really well ... possibly because there was only 4 of us today but hey ho

6 ) Reflect on transformational leadership.  How’s it going?  What actions does this suggest?


Leadership wise I took the lead with writing things on the board, however I'm rather consious that i was more of a director than a proformer in the Romeo and Juliet piece, so I want to try and sit back in the next rehearsal as I not only want others to feel like they have control and responcibity over the piece but also to make sure that everyone has a go at taking the lead ... Bassically I need to shut up a bit and let people get a word in edgeways

7 ) Reflect on the journey of one or both of the actors with whom you are working.  How’s it going?  What needs to happen next?


Everyone today was really on form, Becca was positive and gave off a really great energy today which enabled everything to tick along nicely, Nicole was organised ... as always and had the notes from the very first talk that we had about the piece so that was great to refresh and get the rehearsal moving to the next important task, but Amy today I would say was shit hot today, she not only helped us think outside the box, stay on track when it came to coming up with more strange settings, and come up with one interesting obsqure idea of the London Underground setting, but also came into the space with a beautifully and well thought out idea/story line for the piece which had been reworked sinced the last talk we had about it.

8 ) What is the most important thing that happened (or didn’t happen) in your recent rehearsal?  Unpack its importance.


We really got to grips to some great ideas 

9 ) What is the most important thing that could happen in your next rehearsal?  How will you shape the rehearsal in order to increase the odds of that “thing” happening?


10 ) Consider where you’re at in the grand scheme of all rehearsals.  How’s it going?  What actions does this suggest?