I'm Still Hungry

The idea today was to finish the work on the Brazil scene, and then run through the rest of the play to look at improvements Aline could make. In the end we spent more time on Brazil than anticipated and we never got to going through the rest of the play, but this seemed like the right decision.

The silk cloths which are the centre of the Brazil scene have all needed re-sewing, because the treatment they get causes them to fray, so Yeon has been very busy with that, and looks as if she would be happy never to see another sewing machine right now. But the impact of that scene is growing.

The stress level has also been growing for me in the last couple of days, not because of the core process, but because of all the other stuff. Perhaps it is because Aline is leading the rehearsals, it frees up enough of my time to make me feel daunted by how much there is still to do. It is things like the notes for the programme, the sound effects, the organising of the school projects, the per diems etc. Today I had to fit in two sessions in Childrens Centres, and a visit to the bank around the rehearsals, so perhaps it was not surprising that it felt particularly stressed. Suddenly it felt as if there was too much to do aftre all. But I think it is only to be expected at this stage.

At the end of the day we say goodbye to Aline, or in fact 'au revoir' because she will be back for a day and a half next week, by which time the actors may have recovered from these two days!

Most of the company went off to a school at the end of the day, to watch the Moby Duck production of 'I'm Still Hungry', which is based on a famous Korean story. It was at St Mary's, the school in the Korean community in Birmingham, and by all accounts it was a wild nioght. Yerang leafleted the 300 people crammed into the school hall, and our audience should be swelling as a result. In fact the theatre is very happy with the level of sales.