Collector Rehearsals

Well, I can almost match John on his manic rehearsal schedule! It's a little more complicated for me as our rehearsals are underway in London with the three of us living (and working) in three completely separate locations!
We had an all-day rehearsal today in which we concentrated on Act 1. I find these rehearsals extremely exhausting. As there are only two of us in the play, we are both on stage for the whole time and of course there are lots of lines to remember. The Collector couldn't be more different from News... John's primary concern lies with the delivery of his jokes and his own direction of his own script, where he is able to see exactly what he wants. Whereas with our play, it's the characterisation of the two individuals and the emotions explored within those characters and their situation which eats away at our rehearsal time. When it all gets a bit much I tend to succumb to uncontrollable silliness and it's up to Laurence and Jonathan to drag the rehearsal back to its sombre and sinister tone.
I'm pleased we've managed to make the Grimsby Telegraph ahead of the News.... opening. Hopefully more people will get to hear about us and hopefully we might interest them and then.....hopefully......they may find themselves in the audience for one of our productions. If you're one of those people, I say: give it a go. You won't be disappointed.
I worry that my passion for what we are trying to do may have come across in a different way in the newspaper article. My ambition with Hambledon Productions is to bring professional theatre to our community and local people. I want our area to have the opportunity to experience new, contemporary, diverse, challenging and most of all accessible theatre. In no way do I doubt that there is 'serious' theatre being produced in our area. My aim is to do something completely different artistically and at the same time to relive those days of old when professional companies passed through our town on a regular basis, allowing the Grimbarian theatregoer a spoilt choice in what they could see.
I know as well as anyone the extraordinary richness of talented and inspiring performers in our region. That's why we set up Hambledon Productions. It's a journey. AND I have been informed that the Caxton Players produced a version of Othello recently. I can't find out exactly when it was (if someone could help me out on that, that would be great!), but I am very sorry I missed it. It's so hard to stay in the loop when you're so far from home.
Thanks for reading, and please please come and visit us. We'd love to see you!
Rachael