Sean’s blog has pretty much covered this week, thank you Sean! We are about to go into our final week of rehearsals, and tech the show as much as we can before Easter, because after Easter we head straight to Shrewsbury for our sold out first show! Eek. Lots to do, but so much progress was made this week that I’m certain we will get there. We have been working through the play in immense detail, making sure every beat of the story is clear, and every movement clean, sharp and precise. James spent a great many hours creating the most incredible ‘growing’ magnolia and then we spent a few more hours plotting when it ‘grows’ and how we integrate it into the action. It is a beautiful thing and is almost a character in its own right! For a touring show, I think we might just break some kind of record for how many props we use, stage management are doing a marvelous job keeping track of what is what and where is where. We have up til now been working on the floor, but from Monday we will be working again on our raised stage, to get used to the height and exactly what backstage space we will have.