Amy W is our guest blogger this week...
First thing first, I should warn you that by reading this blog you will be bombarded with reasons to watch The Sea, as performed by Gold Company of Yew Tree Youth Theatre. It will be great, and I especially assured of this because, due to being injured, I spent yesterdays session watching and operating the music, somewhat badly. But you won’t have to worry about that because there’s going to be live music from the fantastic band STEMs. I enjoyed the opportunity to watch The Sea because it allowed to see the play that I’m going to be part of, which most people don’t get the chance to do before they perform. Of course, it isn’t perfect yet but, looking at where it is now, as long as we keep on working hard, it’s going to be a sight to behold. Let’s start with the beginning and, of course, the prologue. The wave movements looks great and really sets the scene of the ocean for the performance, if the title of “The Sea” wasn’t enough of a clue. I love the use of spaces and different heights, particularly when Ellen is lifted, as other people begin to fall. In scene one, we are introduced to our two main characters: Anna, who is a confident young woman off to see the world, is portrayed by the lovely Beth; Edward is a young man who barely manages to make the trip, due to a lack of money, and is normally played by Merv, although yesterday Sam filled in. Anyhow, amongst the hustle and wonder at the docks, the audience is shown snatches of farewells. Going on, we have pebbles on the beach, choral speaking and street café. There is some very impressive choral movement to accompany speeches from sea sirens, which I’m sure will be flawlessly in synch by the time we perform. In the next scene we have waltzing, polkaing and a lot of people trying not to bump into each other. Then there’s a dramatic series of movements, lifts and wave like twirling. To top it all off, in the last scene, Beth is going to risk life and limb by standing on people’s shoulders and not holding on, although to be fair she is pretty sturdy up there. To sum it all off, if you want to enjoy a performance of great acting, movement and lifts, if you want to hear some great music or if you want to watch a performance that you won’t forget, come and watch The Sea.
First thing first, I should warn you that by reading this blog you will be bombarded with reasons to watch The Sea, as performed by Gold Company of Yew Tree Youth Theatre. It will be great, and I especially assured of this because, due to being injured, I spent yesterdays session watching and operating the music, somewhat badly. But you won’t have to worry about that because there’s going to be live music from the fantastic band STEMs. I enjoyed the opportunity to watch The Sea because it allowed to see the play that I’m going to be part of, which most people don’t get the chance to do before they perform. Of course, it isn’t perfect yet but, looking at where it is now, as long as we keep on working hard, it’s going to be a sight to behold. Let’s start with the beginning and, of course, the prologue. The wave movements looks great and really sets the scene of the ocean for the performance, if the title of “The Sea” wasn’t enough of a clue. I love the use of spaces and different heights, particularly when Ellen is lifted, as other people begin to fall. In scene one, we are introduced to our two main characters: Anna, who is a confident young woman off to see the world, is portrayed by the lovely Beth; Edward is a young man who barely manages to make the trip, due to a lack of money, and is normally played by Merv, although yesterday Sam filled in. Anyhow, amongst the hustle and wonder at the docks, the audience is shown snatches of farewells. Going on, we have pebbles on the beach, choral speaking and street café. There is some very impressive choral movement to accompany speeches from sea sirens, which I’m sure will be flawlessly in synch by the time we perform. In the next scene we have waltzing, polkaing and a lot of people trying not to bump into each other. Then there’s a dramatic series of movements, lifts and wave like twirling. To top it all off, in the last scene, Beth is going to risk life and limb by standing on people’s shoulders and not holding on, although to be fair she is pretty sturdy up there. To sum it all off, if you want to enjoy a performance of great acting, movement and lifts, if you want to hear some great music or if you want to watch a performance that you won’t forget, come and watch The Sea.
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