Tuesday 30th June

Today we decided that that we would split ourselves into teams to get the backstage parts of the show done. I got put into team front of house. I was in charge of making all the finances of each show into a spreadsheet. This involved putting things into formulas aswell. I then helped design the tickets. I think that I will slightly change the tickets and put some vines on them and a picture of a plant.

Monday 29th June

Today we had the pianist meaning that we could go through the numbers properly instead of going through them double speed. We only sang today and we only did the songs that was able to be done with a piano as some of them needs more instruments. The top of Audrey 2 is now looking good with lips and the base colour of green paper going on aswell.

Thursday 25th June

Today we worked on setting up the show. Some of us cleaned the stage whilst others worked on the plant and others worked on  the set. I think it's good that it's now coming all together and I think that the stage will look really good when it's all done.

Monday 22nd June

Today we did a run through of Act 2. We had to do some numbers a couple of times to make sure that everybody was doing them right and they knew what to do. On the whole, today went well and I think that considering we have 3 weeks until the actual show, I think that it's in really good shape.

I am worried about the plant because at the moment, it's very flimsy and we haven't even started the bottom half of the plant. I'm worried that we won't get it done in time because only an few people are willing to give up their free periods.

Children's theatre research-Companies

Unicorn Theatre

Caryl Jenner founded The Unicorn Theatre as a touring company in 1947 and was trying to give children a valuable and often first ever experience of quality theatre.The Unicorn Theatre try to push the boundaries of imagination for their child audience in everything that they do. This also includes: welcoming families, schools, and young people for unforgettable theatrical experiences and try to expand horizons, change perspectives, and challenge how we all see and understand each other. They have a purpose built building at London Bridge contains two theatres, four floors of public spaces and two rehearsal studios. This allows them to work with some of the world’s most exciting theatre-makers to produce, present and tour a broad range of work.

 

Polka Theatre

Polka has been entertaining children t the theatre since it opened since 1979.Polka attempts to use the emotions, spark the imagination and, most of all, entertain. It has two theatre spaces, the Main Theatre and the Adventure Theatre are designed especially for children so that their first visit to their theatre is relevant, engaging and welcoming.At Polka Theatre, children aged from 0 to 14 can enjoy a wide-range of experiences from the dramas like Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home; to comedies family shows like Flat Stanley; world-premieres of plays for children like Cloud Pictures; and adaptations of well-loved stories like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Friday 19th June

Today was our last rehearsal before our performance. We found out that our performance space is too small to do our silhouette meaning that we will have to perform it at another time at a different venue. We ran through Jack and the beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood. I feel confident with both of these stories. It's only Goldilocks that I am worried about.

We also went through costumes but I am worried about the quick changes that we will have to do as they will be out in the open and with people rushing around at the side of the view, it could distract our audience. I'm still unsure what I'm wearing sometimes.

Thursday 18th June

Today we went through all of the musical numbers in Act 1. We danced them through a couple of times to made sure that we went through all of the parts that people were unsure of. We also sang through the numbers to make sure we knew all of the lyrics and that we had enough volume. The singing is a bit rough at the moment because we are using backing tracks rather than the band that we will be using.