Setting off at 9am on the bus from Bournemouth, myself and producer Tanya Pye went to view the Swanage Amphitheatre today, venue for the upcoming performance of Romeo and Juliet, and to sort out the last of the paperwork. Given the budget and performance type, this is a perfect venue being open air but still able to be enclosed, and with idylic surroundings and view which will act as an incedible backdrop to the perfomance.
Being there was very different from just being sent images and an aerial view and after scouting out the dimensions of the space I was able to sketch up a basic ground plan and get a much better idea of staging and the logistics for the set and placement of the costume tent.
At 11 we met with Carolyn, our contact for the Amphitheatre to talked to us about the show and the logistics of the venue - she is not only on board but wonderfully enthusiastic about everything we have proposed, and it seems that they are also willing to provide us with publicity included in the venue price! Now the next step is to get on with the costumes and start drawing up more detailed gound plans and set idea's from the photographs I was able to take.
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