Auditions!

We started our search with two evenings of open auditions, involving a character based warm-up, led by Lucy, followed by some script work (thanks to all who came, we genuinely had fun watching everyone!).
Having whittled down the numbers,  callbacks happened on Friday. We decided to start with a workshop-style warm-up, focusing on the actor's interaction with one another, based on various characters in the play. We then got the actors to do some improvisation, this ranged from the crude (a priest and a choir boy), to the bizarre (a pirate with an eye-surgeon son). This was ensued by script work, a complicated (and carefully organised) process of switching scripts, partners and characters.
Congratulations to all the cast, we can't wait to start working with you. We'll be updating the blog on how rehearsals are going, along with some pictures, over the following weeks.