Well I guess it is time for a long overdue update – to bring you right smack up to date, 2012 is looking up to being one of the busiest years of my professional career.
I am currently re-staging Spike Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Games which stormed Edinburgh Fringe in 2011, the show is about to embark on a national tour and I have the inevitable task of bringing the genius of Mark Smith (Spike Theatre) and Toby Park (SpyMonkey) back to life for this 4 month tour.
The show is pure comedy gold and although it is sad not to carry the show on with the original 3 cast members (Jamie Wood, Liam Tobin and Lauren Silver) It is also great to be working with a great new team consisting of original member Liam Tobin (back as Darius) Keddie Sutton (Hermaphrodite) and Mark Kemar Smith (Stanzas) – the three of them have a wealth of experience especially in clowning and improvisation and at times, if I am honest have felt a little out of my depth. But there is a real tangible atmosphere in the rehearsal room, and the new cast have bonded really well and not only embodied the show with such enthusiasm but each of them bring something rather unique and interesting into the mix and I have loved every single moment of our first week of rehearsals.
Our journey thus far has seen the company focus on the songs that are in the show and the physical scenes that litter the production. We have had falls, bangs, bruises from all but most of all the lasting memory of week one goes to the laughter that emanates constantly from the rehearsal room – you can sometimes forget how much fun creating and rehearsing can be and I hope the next two weeks are just as much fun as our first; especially when the shadow of opening night is looming ever closer.
If you want to know more about the tour – and I hope that you will be able to get along to see the show at a venue near you, then please check out Spike Theatre’s Website for The Games.
