Old habits die hard with a vengence

Blocking - a Director's way of telling everyone what to do (not that he doesn't get to do that anyway).

Boy, did he work us hard last week. In Act 1 it's mainly Frances, Peter, Brian and myself with a smattering of Mr Bromhead, a touch of Superintendent Paul and the driver/delivery man provides a little garnesh on the side. When there's so few of you in a cast, there seems to be always something to do and somewhere to move! Add that to the fact that someone has nicked half my script (I suspect the copper) with all my blocking notes on and tonight will be very interesting! (I'm going to get shouted at, I just know it)

The other members of the cast (Susan, Barbara and Mr Needham) have been invited down to share in the general loveliness that is the Director Sex (and Producer Sex of course), oh and to get used to the set lay out and all the doors, because we have 6 of them in this show.

Stage Manager has been very conscientious and has been attending all rehearsals and getting very familiar with what's going on in the script and has also taken her other role seriously and has come up with some costume suggestions already - bloody brilliant, another worry off my mind with the rest of a Producers lot and a new job to deal with! I wonder if she'd mind being called SM Costumes- and I wonder if that's already a search term on this 'ere world wide web. I'm sure we're going to attract people who aren't looking for a blog about a play!

I also had a chat with my super efficient Catering Manager as well to make sure she didn't need me to do anything around that and she has everything in hand - again - marvellous! Our lovely Props Mistress, who shall now be known as "Sex Props" (I wonder how many hits we'll get from that entry) has been working very hard on sourcing all manner of things for the show and has enlisted, friends and relatives to be on the look out as well. I think our sound and lights chappie wants a script now to start making notes on sound effects etc - woo hoo!

We seem to have landed ourselves with some fabulous help and we love you all (IAAAG).

I must go now and make Director Sex his dinner and get ready to get down to the hall, it's all go, go, go.

Welcome Back

Hi Readers

Welcome back from the Christmas break! We have decided against calling this blog allaboutsex, much to some people's disappointment!!!

Anyway, let's get down to business. I am a little late in starting this, I know and I did mean to start this at the weekend but there were snowmen to be built and films to be watched, so I had to do that instead. So sue me!

Last week, we watched the DVD (minus popcorn which was noted, I started a precedent there didn't I?) then on Thursday we had the read through and had 20 people attend, which was a very good turn out.

Last night auditions were held, even on a dark and snowy night like last night. Darts were played, stories told about strange people in even stranger houses and at one point there was even a queue of people to get in to audition - a queue!

Director Sex was really pleased with the number of folks interested in being a part of this play, however as this show has a very small cast (6 men and 4 women)there were always going to be people that would be disappointed. I hope those people will still want to be involved with the show in other ways (hint, hint).

So we're all cast and ready to start rehearsals on Thursday with a read through which we will record as Cratchie has given me the recording doo da and a quick lesson in how to use it! I hope I can remember how to use it....

I will now be a mum to a son who is older than me (well in P&P last year my mum was younger than me and my older sister so we're starting a trend here), we have two hookers in the cast who are happy to be so (!) and a man whose bum we are all looking forward to seeing.

Until Thursday sexers....