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| Angus's house in 2012 |
I spent the afternoon and evening looking at the film of last year's tour of Angus - Weaver of Grass, and reviewing the relatively small number of changes I want to make to the show. Most of these are, in essence, technical and a few more are things I would have altered in 2012 had there been time to re-rehearse. In fact the biggest job in rehearsal later this summer will be introducing the two new members of the cast.
As part of today's work I rewrote the script to make certain it was as up-to-date as possible for the two new performers - Debbie and Jordanna. I'll be sending a copy out soon to the cast. In the script, which is unlike most theatre scripts in that it describes visual, musical and technical transformations and narratives rather than dialogue, the performers are named by their parts - Angus himself of course, or Peggy his sister for example. But the narrator, who speaks and sings in Gaelic and English, is named as themselves. Last year it was Mairi Morrison, who did such a wonderful job. But in updating the script all reference to Mairi were expunged and replaced by Debbie's name. The 2013 Angus has well and truly started.
I'm curious about the Angus house's photo. Congratulations for the great job.
ReplyDeleteSorry Daisy - only just noted your comment. I took this in 2011, when researching for the show. There are other photos on the blog from that time - if you click the label '52 Balgarva' (the address) you'll see the whole building. Of course it isn't lived in any longer, and the family moved into a new bungalow, just across the way - like so many families on the island. It must have been a shock for Angus to have returned as an old man and seen his childhood home such a ruin.
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