This was not the best that we had performed 13. It took us a
long time to warm into it, so the first couple of acts were not at a full
energy. We did manage to pick up the pace by the end but we just needed to keep
the pressure going throughout.
There were no huge mess ups but, personally, I felt like I was
not using my characters to their full potential, and I found myself worrying
more about the box movements than the play. I also felt like I was just repeating
my lines and that I wasn’t listening to my peers on stage.
In this dress I was still getting used to how long I had for
costume changes and where I needed to be for the ensemble scenes. I found that
we all needed to be louder, especially when we are up in Downing Street.
Seeing everything visually come together was very intriguing
and I feel like this dress was all about us getting comfortable with the space
and the props, sound and lighting and getting our heads in the right place.