Today's The Day

With only a few hours 'till the first performance excitement is in the air. Both Lunch and The Appollo of Bellac's dress rehearsal ran without a snag last night. Even better news is that tickets for tonights performance are selling out! Tickets for the other nights are going quickly too - this is a performance not to be missed - so don't miss out!

1 DAY LEFT TILL THE BIG DEBUT

Tonight is the Dress Rehearsal and I'm feeling calm. Things seem to be in place and, fingers crossed, all will go well tonight and tomorrow. We had one quick rehearsal last night to tweak a few things and now I just can't wait to see all that Sonia and Colin can really do. It should be an intense show and a great one!

3 Days To Go

I can't believe Saturday is Opening Night! We had the Tech last night and I realised that this is the point where all Colin and Sonia's hard work really begins to pay off. With the bench finally, and kindly, constructed by Ian Thompson; it was a matter of putting lighting, sound and actors together. Thanks to the technical team's efforts, it looked incredible. My aim in the set design is to be as simple as possible. Come to the show and you will see what I mean! The language and story is the key and that's what I want every audience member focusing on. Two more rehearals now and the show will be in full swing!

5 days and counting...

Tonight was the last rehearsal of Lunch before Tech tomorrow and we were able to take some last minute photos as well! Both Colin and Sonia are now fully in character, lines memorised and props almost completely available. Tech should be pretty straightforward as there are only two cast members and neither ever leave the stage! How about that for pressure for them though! Saying that, they are up to the challenge!

You were waiting for me...yes you were

Berkoff's Lunch really is a joy to direct. Two powerful and expressive actors like Colin and Sonia can tease every emotional nuance from their characters. Berkoff's playfullness with language, and the underlying rhthmic energy in the piece grew with every rehearsal. It wil be equally fascinating to see how the performance expands and alters when performed to audiences at the Crescent.

Well, today was the final rehearsal before next week... a scary thought but also very exciting! Colin and Sonia both really worked at their characters and did a great job at the final run-through of the week. Even more exciting is that http://www.iainfisher.com/berkoff/berkoff-news.html has posted our play's details! Thanks again Iain!

Colin and Sonia search for inspiration

Colin and Sonia continue to work off-book, preparing for the performance in nearly a week's time!

Welcome

Welcome to the opening of Lunch's first blog site! With two weeks till the first performance rehearsals have been exciting and packed full of intense work. Berkoff's writing has proved to be a real pleasure to direct and I can't wait till the show goes live...