I took some photos during 25/11/15's rehearsal as I thought we could use them for promotional purposes as well as put them on my own blog.
I feel the first picture's scene - Sarah & Albert's - is imperative to the play's narrative and for our understanding of Sarah's character. She had a good relationship with her brother, she loved him and he loved her. However, this became strained due most likely to her parent's attitude and relationship. I like how this scene appears near the end of the play - just before Sarah's death - to remind us of her childhood and were she began. That though by the end, she was pretty turned upside down, she didn't always be that way. Her life ends full circle - just how the play ends (with David, as it began). I also feel as Hannah and Will worked on this scene, they got stronger and stronger as it went on. They need to be fully committed to the songs and the movements in order for it to properly work, but I feel like it's definitely on it's way.
I also feel the contrast between this scene and the scene after, where the audience discover Sarah has died, is really powerful. If the difference in emotional is played effectively by the two groups of actors who are in the scenes, it will work really well. The first scene being happy and sentimental, the second being aggressive and dramatic. It will work really well with showing the difference in Sarah's mentality and life as she grew up older.

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