And We're Off!

A new chapter today. Ros sent Tony a copy of Journey to the River Sea in Summer 2002, which must be about when I first read it. Three and a half years later we're starting rehearsals in the new rehearsal room at the top of the new Unicorn Theatre, which was just a hole in the ground (if that) when we all first read Maia's story. The climate in the room may be computer controlled, but it's hardly Amazonian. A vigorous warm-up seems to have befuddled the machinery and left it gushing icy blasts down one side of the room. But the building is wonderful.

If you want to find out some of what's happened so far, have a look here where the blog begins.

As we work, you'll meeet some people again: Ros, Matthew, Nettie and Jeanefer from the creative team as well as Ceri the lighting designer who will be juggling this with being father of a new baby. Julie, Lucy, Sam and Willie are in the company from the May workshop, joined by David, Donnaleigh, John and Liam. Marijke from Theatre Centre has Nicci and Joseph on the Stage Management team, Beatrix is working with Nettie on design, as is someone else who arrives on Friday. Plus the Theatre Centre team, including Michael who's continued the adventure of collaboration in Rio with Nós do Morro. And the Unicorn team, who meet us all tomorrow morning. All of whom have been invited to contribute to this blog.

So rather than it being just my side of the story, everyone gets to put their point of view as we start the final journey upriver to the first performance on February the Ninth. Another new departure...