It’s that time of year again… You meticulously plan your practical essay rehearsal schedule, only to find your cast members are stranded on the continent due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland and the subsequent closure of European airspace.
How many times have we heard that tired old excuse?
Assuming that Hephaistos – that troublesome and somewhat inconsiderate Greek god of fire and craftsmanship – can be persuaded to down tools for a moment, the running order to the Practical Essay weekend is looking something like this:
Practical Essays 2010
Final Running Order
Friday 7th May
14.00 Ed – Studio 2 – DJ, Amy M and Nick
14.30 Rosie – Studio 1 – Lucy, Bethany, Claire and Grace W
15.00 James – Banham – Henry, Amy M, Flodge and James
15.30 Tilly – Studio 1 – Grace S, Katie, and Clarisse
16.30 DJ – Studio 1 – Nick, Amy Py, Amy M, Laura* and Ed
17.00 Henry – Studio 2 – James, Steph, and Charlie
17.30 Grace W – Studio 1 – Emily, Laura*, Rosie and Grace S
Saturday 8th May
11.00 Flodge – Studio 1 – Katie, Grace S*, Emily and Tilly
11.30 Nick – Banham – Anna, Lucy, and Nick
12.00 Steph – Studio 1 – Lydia, Grace S*, James and Clarisse
13.30 Emily – Studio 2 – Grace S, Lucy, Flodge, Claire
14.30 Anna – Studio 1 – Laura*, Flodge, Lucy*, Nick and Claire
15.00 Grace S – Banham – Amy Py and Grace W
15.30 Lydia – Studio 1 – Charlie, Steph and Bethany
16.30 Amy Py – Studio 1 – Lucy*, Laura*, Amy M, Henry and Tilly
Sunday 9th May
11.00 Bethany – Studio 1 – Lydia and Bethany
11.30 Claire – Studio 2 – Rosie, Grace W, Laura and Katie
12.00 Clarisse – Studio 1 – Tilly, Grace S, Steph, James, and Henry
13.30 Lucy – Studio 1 – Emily, Rosie, Amy Py
14.00 Katie – Banham – Anna, DJ, Flodge, Grace W, and Katie
15.00 Laura – Studio 1 – Claire, Grace W, Amy Py*, Emily and Nick
15.30 Charlie – Banham – Lydia, Henry, James, and Clarisse
16.00 Amy M – Studio 1 – Amy Py*, Anna, Rosie, and Ed
*Don’t have the faintest clue what the asterisk is all about. If there was an unexplained * next to my name it would bother the hell out of me.