These two weeks I've been hanging around
in again a completely different environment! (I love how diverse my internship
is! It’s certainly never boring and I get to meet so many new people! Love
it!). Until now I was mostly a student in all the lovely courses I took. This
time I’m back to being the more authority figure! Back to the directing (Well assisting
directing of course! Intern over here!). But being an intern doesn’t mean you
don’t learn. No sir, no! It’s so useful to see how other people “do it.”
To be a bit more specific: these two weeks
I have been interning at a lovely company called “Theatre Tribe Academy.” TT
provides a week long course to kids from 8 to 14 years old. In just one week
they rehearse a production inspired on a West End show. And of course on the
last day show it to their family. It’s very interesting to see how they figured
out a way to adapt the stories to more of an ensemble script. So there are no
main parts and every kid has enough to do. Aside from that it was very
interesting to see where the focus is during rehearsals (since you only got one
week to get it right). You have to work very quick and be selective which
details to work on and which details you’ll just have to let go.
(I just realized I’m writing this in
English instead of Dutch!!! That wasn’t my intention actually, I didn’t even
realise! Fun…)
Anyway… What was I talking about… Oh yea!
These two weeks were a lot of fun. I loved
to sing along all week and enjoy all that energy of those enthusiastic kids.
And we also worked quite hard! Doing a full warm-up every day! (yup squads,
press-ups the whole shebang!) We were expecting the kids to work as
professionals. So whilst we were working there was no room for messing about. I
loved to be a bit more strict then I would usually be. But at the same time
being positive and praising everybody at the end of the week. I’m beginning to
feel a bit more secure as an authority figure which is nice to notice. I guess
it is all about getting more and more experience.
Angels in America
I just can’t seem to stay away from the
theatre! I know it’s horrible for my bank account… but but but! I just had to
see Angels in America from the National theatre! I mean Nathan Lane is in it!
How coowl is that! Unfortunately all the shows where sold out, buuuut there
were several screenings in the cinema’s! Perfect! So I went to see almost eight
(!!!) hours of theatre! First part one and then a week later part two… And omg!
Literally best play I’ve ever seen! Yes it’s very long, but I simple wished it
was longer!
For the none theatre folk who read this,
Angels in America is this epic piece of theatre about homosexuality and aids.
It starts in a quite domestic setting around a set of interesting characters.
But after a while things start to become more surreal when people get sick,
starting to hallucinate and seeing angels.
I got so drawn into this weird world full
of hallucinations and love and death and loneliness and sexuality, I just
didn’t want it to end. It’s weird cause I saw Angels last year in Holland. It
was way shorter (only 4 hours), but it felt actually as a completely different
show! The dutch version was a bit more intimate and I guess a bit less over the
top. But in a way also a bit more abstract. This version of the National was so
much more epic and grotesque in staging and acting. And I just loved that! (I
think this story needs that!) In a way
the characters and the story in this version felt way more real. I was way more
engaged and sucked into the story. And I really have to mention Andrew
Garfield. At first I had to get used to the way he played. He made some big and
bold choices. But after a while I couldn’t do anything else then admire him. He
really stole the show in my opinion.
Not sure if or when there will be another
screening in the cinema’s, but if you have the chance to see it… DO IT!
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