Rehearsal Update

I haven't written anything here for a while and I'm bored so perhaps I should update. We're now at the stage where we can run the show in its entirety and so far we're getting through it okay. The scripts are being laid down for most sketches and further little things are growing. We upped the hours of rehearsal each week too.

We managed to use the 13th Note itself for rehearsals on Sunday afternoon and the more often we're in there the more we can become accustomed to the space.

Cathy and Pauline have set off to make us costumes with Moira also unpacking her sewing machine. We really need costumes and props to make an appearance very soon as they will throw the timing and the rhythm off, to begin with at least.

We're just about to begin contacting media and industry folk to see if any of them will have any interest in coming along to see what we have to offer.

The Show's Writers, no wonder they're trying to hide.

Paul and Darran, but what exactly are they checking out?

Rehearsals and a New Website

With 2 down at rehearsals last night it actually went really well. We spent a bit more time on what individual sketches we could perform. We were back in O'Neills this time, which is a good space.

We have been told that we can actually begin to use the 13th Note, the actual venue for the show, to rehearse in at the weekends. So hopefully we can get started in there this weekend.

Fizz and I have both booked the week of the show off work and as we work inthe same department it seemed to cause some sort of bother. How will our work cope that week with both us two slacker off?

In addition to this site we now have a proper website up www.youowemeglue.com There's not an awful lot on it at the moment, but we will have some more information and stuff up in a few days. Thanks to Tommy and Ronnie for this.

Here's some 'detail' for a poster than Iain Laurie has designed for the show. It does seem slightly sinister and in those colours probably too expensive for us to reproduce too many times. It's the first time he's done a painting.

Tom goes over his lines.

Fizz goes over his lines.

Paul's big bald bounce.

Where Can We Get a Mace, Buddhist Robes and a Crystal Ball From?

There's now just 5 weeks to go before showtime. We're starting to get some of the props together and slowly everyone is attempting to learn their lines and leave the scripts behind. We're going to increase the hours we're putting in each week as it's now time to make bigger strides than we have been making so far. The script is pretty much there, save for any wee changes that are worked in during rehearsal.

I'll put some more photographs from rehearsals up soon and some of the poster designs I've been mucking around with. Mainly 'found' images that have been tweaked slightly.

Wait a minute...

Fraser, Darran & Moira.

Oh no...

Look out...too late...

Little Bits of Business

Rehearsals are still going quite well. We've encountered a few staging problems, but that's only to be expected. Everyone is still reading from scripts and that's okay, however little bits of 'business' are creeping in now that highlight some of the laughs. Darran is particularly good at this.

The props and costumes required are starting to seem a little bit daunting. However Cathy and her pal Pauline have volunteered to make a lot of what we need and The Ramshorn Theatre have offered to let me raid their costume department for whatever I need.

As you can see below there's some photographs of the rehearsals. More will be added in the next day or two.

Moira and Darran.

Tom and Darran.

Paul, Darran and Moira.

Fraser, Darran and Moira.

The Camera Adds 10 Lbs

Yes, Fizz does indeed now owe me glue. I have watched the videos of the rehearsals and posted as such on Monday, but it didn't take, so anyway...

I will admit to having laughed at some of the sketches in their video format. What I mainly noticed though is that I really need to lose weight and fast.

As for the show it is still going according to plan. We've added another wee sketch or two and I've been working out a running order. Mainly I've based it on ensuring that people aren't on stage for 7 or 8 sketches in a row. However I have then moved them around in order to provide the best balance we can get.

We also brought out the audio sketches on Tuesday night and they went down quite well with the cast. They are a lot darker than the other stuff. Fizzy thinks that will juxtapose quite well.

Less than 7 weeks to go now and to be honest I don't think Fizzy and I have thought that in addition to everything else we're concentrating on we really need to learn our lines.

I've also been making tentative enquiries about putting the show on elsewhere, provided that all goes well come March 22 & 23. More on that when and if.

I Owe Him Glue

Taking a bit of time out from preparations for the show, Tom and I were last night trying to promote our weekend comedy club at O'Neils on Sauchihall Street (every Saturday night from 5th Feb, 8pm, 4 great acts, come one, come all).

In order to stick up some flyers, I bought a cheap glue stick from a corner shop.

Since it didn't really work and Tom chipped in 50p for the offending solvent, it seems I do actually owe the big man glue, or at least his ten bob back.

Should have been watching the rehearsal tapes last night but instead watched Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure. I'll pick up the slack sometime over the weekend.