This is a diary of our productions, explaining what's happening through the rehearsal process. Our current bloggers are:
Bethan Walker
makes her debut at the RSC, playing Emilia and understudying Hermione and Perdita in The Winter's Tale. She is a passionate foodie, skiier and collector of vintage postcards, who hails from the beautiful beaches of Gower.
Thomas Pickles
is from Lancashire. He's playing Simple in The Merry Wives of Windsor and a variety of characters in The Mouse and his Child. This is his first job since leaving drama school in September.
Youssef Kerkour
returns to the RSC after last year's Swan winter season. He is a 6'4'' British/Moroccan, and will be seen playing and understudying roles including Captain of the Guard in The Orphan of Zhao, Kurbsky in Boris Godunov, and the Philosopher in A Life of Galileo.
February 8, 2013
It's snowing. It's very cold outside and inhospitable and difficult to navigate. The rehearsal rooms are a 22 minute walk away from my digs on a normal day but with the snow and ice it takes 32 minutes.
by Youssef Kerkour
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January 31, 2013
Well here we are in beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon.
by Beth Walker
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January 23, 2013
It's amazing to think that in the 1600s, when you called someone a scholar, then that person was assumed to be an expert on many different subjects.
by Youssef Kerkour
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January 8, 2013
The universe is a fascinating place when you really start to look at it. Mystery and revelation swim hand in hand way up there in the dark.
by Youssef Kerkour
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January 3, 2013
It's New Year's Eve. Were in full swing in rehearsals today, though I'm sure we're all secretly looking forward to our first glass of bubbly this evening.
by Bethan Walker
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December 21, 2012
Too much coffee, butterflies in my tummy and lots of slightly awkward hellos and introductions.
by Bethan Walker
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December 20, 2012
A flock of geese. Flying in a V. You know why they do that? The aerodynamics of flight mean that the one up front beating the air creates a drag and the goose behind rides that slip stream thereby using about half the effort.
by Youssef Kerkour
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December 19, 2012
So the Boris Godunov understudy run happened and I'm alive to tell the tale. We had two days to fit it all in to place on stage. The backstage area was like a warzone...
by Youssef Kerkour
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December 19, 2012
The weight of this sad time we must obey. The King Lear company finally made it to Stratford for a week that was both a homecoming and a farewell.
by Ben Deery
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December 7, 2012
There's a silence in the crisp cool air today. My usual walk to work along the Avon is almost unrecognizable. That flowing water; the source of so much inspiration and comfort for us actors has given too much.
by Youssef Kerkour
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