Week Eleven - Week Twelve 2008
Week Eleven
(The day starts with a publicity photo shoot...)
(... and a warm-up session in Bush Court)
Role: Harlequin
Age: 400 years old and something… I lost count but I’m young at heart
I Live: At Columbina’s Carnival
Likes: Columbina, flame twirling and brightly coloured hats
Dislikes: Brighella, greediness, overly serious people and phoney heroes
Friends: Pierrot and Pierrette, Columbina, Punch and anyone who likes fun
Wishes: To have the courage to tell Columbina I love her, and to be free of Brighella evil orders
My favourite books to read are….
 | Where the Wild Things Are by Meurine Sevdak |
| The Goon Cartoons by Spike Milligan |
| The Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pretchet |
(Harlequin and Rosie)
Role: Rosie
Age: 5 years old
I Live: On the carousel
Likes: Sugar lumps, fairy floss, pink, dancing, rainbows, sparkles, stars, my little pony, and ring-a-ring-a-rosie
Dislikes: Boys (eek), straw (for boring horses), and the scary clowns
Friends: Merry, treasure, Diabella
Wishes: For all the magic to come back to the fair for Treasure to get her beautiful horn back, and for ever lasting sugar lumps
My favourite books to read are….
| My Little Pony |
| Saddle Club |
| Black Beauty |
(The cast now have finished, and fully painted, set pieces to interact with)
(Salmiyah and John work on Trampolino's reveal...)
(... while Karen and Kim prepare for their balcony entrance)
Role: Sound Technician
Main aim: To play the music and sound effects
Located where: In the booth at the back of the theatre
Interesting Fact: This is my first time working on sound
Likes: Finding funny sound effects, using all the equipment
Dislikes: Nothing, everything is fun
Some interesting books to read are….
(Sound Technician and Assistant Stage Manager)
Role: Assistant Stage Manager
Main aim: Co-ordinate Backstage effects
Located where: Backstage
Interesting Fact: We used over 300 fairies lights
Likes: Painting
Dislikes: Brighella!
Some interesting books to read are….
| The Magic Far Away Tree by Edid Blyton |
| Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess |
| Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer |
(Scott (Scarramuccia) shows Bri (Madame Columbina) why he is the best!)
Week Twelve
(Murali takes the whole class through an intensive warm-up...)
(... and a smaller group through the new 'fight' sequence)
Role: Punch
Age: 557 years old
I Live: In a stall by the sea
Likes: Fairies, acting and the beach
Dislikes: Slapstick, and being hit
Friends: Cantarina, Columbina, Ballerina
My favourite books to read are….
| Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin |
(Punch and Madame Columbina)
Role: Madame Columbina – Fairground Owner!
Age: Unknown (but many hundreds of years old
I Live: In a caravan
Likes: Treading the boards
Dislikes: Lazy performers
Friends: Scarramuccia, Harlequin, Punch and Judy
Wishes: For the fairground to be full of laughter
My favourite books to read are….
| The Taming of the Screw by William Shakespeare |
| Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin |
| Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
| Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling |
| Little Women by Louise L. May |
(Shots from above in the balcony)
(Myself as Harlequin... no comment!)
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