As always we began with a physical warm up, taken by various members of the group, which quickly led into an energetic game of “Zip, Zap, Boing!” featuring Desara’s beloved “funky chicken”.
We then gathered round the piano for the vocal warm up and tried to make Jane feel uncomfortable by singing “Papa’s got a head like a ping pong ball” with unnerving panache and energy. The group did a run of Kate Nash’s “Mouthwash” and indeed the movements are now sharp and in synch which makes it very powerful to watch – Vik’s running exercise last week clearly did the trick! The singing also has force and aggression which makes the piece highly engaging.
We were shown a model of the set for the first time which was very exciting; the stage is designed to look as though it is made up of stacks of newspapers and wedged amongst these are various objects which can be used for many different things; such as a ladder (which will become the tree), a window, a piano and a bed frame.
The soloists in “Hometown Glory” performed to the rest of the cast; this song will be an effective way of connecting the journeys of Ellie, Shanice-Loren and Stacey and indeed of all the cast selling or escaping from something. Vik then rehearsed a number of scenes, whilst the rest of the cast went through Dance Per Chance in the green room (thank-you in particular to Eliza and Louie for teaching it to me, you were both very patient!)
Grace Chilton
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