Greetings! Dave and I have spent the past week rehearsing feverishly in the main house at
The Point trying to get a solid set design down as well as a rough idea of the kind of lighting tricks and shadowry that we as a company ever so love! But happily I can announce that we're...mostly there. Of course there'll be slight changes after the two week rehearsal period in August and September but I think it's gonna look really cool and eerie. And meaningful too!
This is a preview of what you can expect, courtesy apparently of Bonnie Tyler, Fat Cat and the company. We're lighting entrances and exits and it is producing a wonderful effect that is a great development on our B-movie aesthetic from the Terrorem sessions. We tested some explosive charges too which was not only terrific fun but bloody amazing to look at too. The best part is that all this seemingly superficial effect testing is brilliantly supported by the mood of our cut of Lear. Oooh! I can't wait! Meantime, Edinburgh is upon us all, and Dave and I are attending the fringe, leaving our deputy in charge...
Can't wait to see what he comes up with! Our good friends
Milk Presents,
The River People and
ShadyJane are shaking their theatremakers up in Scotland for the Fringe festival and we urge you all to go and see their work. All deliciously talented and will have you roaring for more! [see end for details]
In other news, the company has been invited to take part in a series of guest post blog sessions at
www.openshakespeare.org. Lucky enough to be set next to some delightful folks in the academic and professional fields, we're to discuss Shakespeare and the Internet, with some focus towards our e-approach to Lear. So we're dead excited for loads of reasons! Share your joy too on our twitter page and let us know about your own experiences with King Lear, with political theatre or with any of the issues that our Lear will highlight. Fat Cat would love to hear you mew
@ PropagandaCo!
Milk Presents -
Bluebeard
ShadyJane -
Sailing On
The River People -
Little Matter
David
