Relaxed, but with an Undertone of Urgency

One of the theatre societies, WatchThis, has a 48-hour theatre tradition: they choose a play, the actors have 10 days to memorize their lines and then only 48 hours to rehearse. I chose their motto for this entry's title. Sounds a bit like Instantaneous Theatre, eh Mom and Dad?
This year they chose School for Scandal.
Flo, the producer of Oleanna, was one of the directors and also the prompter onstage under the facade of "Lady in the Portrait". It was all part of the humour that the actors were to ask for their lines regularly throughout the performance.
My director, James, was in it as Sir Benjamin Backbite, the casanova "poet"...with a sock (or two) down his trousers.
For the second half, Zarah and I decided to be proper old English theatre revelers and purchased a bottle of wine for ourselves.
We really enjoyed ourselves. And not to worry: we weren't the only ones with that idea!
Afterwards Zarah and I were invited to David and Tommy's humble abode where we were forced yet another glass of wine...and then we crawled home together.

This week is reading week for some of the departments. Zarah is leaving me for London but I have rehearsals here and her flatmate Preet to keep me company so shouldn't be all that bad. And I should be thinking of ideas for my Theatre Lab and Acting groups' practical assessments.

Happy Birthday, Kaitlin!!!

There will be fireworks going off for you (and for the thwarting of Guy Fawkes...but mainly for you in my mind!)

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason

Why Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent

To blow up King and Parliament.

Three-score barrels of powder below

To prove old England's overthrow;

By God's providence he was catch'd

With a dark lantern and burning match.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, time for drink and fun.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, Kaitlin Lawler is twenty one!