And so it begins....

Mid-week seems like an odd time to start new beginnings but here I was, standing outside the Seven Oaks pub ready for my first rehearsal. Allow me to properly introduce myself I’m John and this was going to be my first rehearsal as Lee in From The Mill Theatre Company’s production of Life’s Witness which is going to be part of Liverpool’s Page To Stage festival.

I wasn’t given much time to think before I was ushered in by Jennifer ready for the first rehearsal. As an actor the first rehearsal can sometimes be the scariest thing, meeting a group of new people for the first time and hoping you don’t make them regret hiring you is something that constantly runs through your mind, well, not this time. From the second I walked into the room everything went brilliantly. Onur Orkut, our director, dove right in giving us engaging and surprisingly difficult warm up exercises (my hand foot co-ordination isn't the best) focusing on our need to not only respond but listen to what is going on around us.

After a quick stop for a cheeky lime and soda we got down to having our first read through of the script. It was exciting to hear all these voices get lifted off the page and made me fall in love with this script even more. It has made me even more excited to be involved in this piece of work and so glad to be working with such an amazingly talented group of people.

Saturday is our next rehearsal so keep your eyes peeled for another blog building following our journey from Page to Stage :D

Until next time,

John, out :D