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September 2007 Feature: The Elgin Macbeth
Macbeth the Cheese MakerGABRIELLA HOCKNEY was part of the community cast in the National Theatre of Scotland’s production The Elgin Macbeth this summer, and shares her experiences here |
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| AND SO the glamour begins . . . We have been rehearsing for about twenty two weeks now, although I’ve only been rehearsing for seventeen, because I joined the production five weeks later. In those past weeks our characters have been cast, we’ve learnt all our lines (yes, really, we have), and Chris and Jeni have attempted to choreograph all of our ‘stage directions’. |
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I use the word ‘attempted’ because, as Chris tells us, very reassuringly, anything we learn is likely to be instantly scrapped and then changed by Simon as soon as he sees it. Well, that makes me feel very confident that this whole thing is going to go swimmingly.... |
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| To read the full text of Gabriela’s article (8,000 words), download the pdf from the link below. © Gabriela Hockney, 2007 |
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