Ellie here, just thought I’d post a little update on here to let you know about the exciting things Breakfast Cat are up to.
Firstly next week some of us will be performing a new script entitled High Flyer by Roberto Prestoni at Tiny Dog Production’s Theatre Breaks Festival at the Honor Oak, Forest Hill. For more information about this exciting event showcasing new playwrights from the local area, please visit http://www.tinydogproductions.com/#!upcoming-productions We are excited for this chance to see the work of other local groups and collaborate with new people, so if you are in the local area please do come and support the project!
In other exciting news, I was able to chat some more about our upcoming Macbeth production on London FM radio the other day (you can listen to the discussion on my blog.) Macbeth really is going to be great, I went to my first rehearsal yesterday to give Paul a hand assistant-directing the witches’ early scenes. Suzy, Sara and Tia are really excellent and probably the funniest Macbeth witches I have ever seen.
To promote the production I’ve also started a Twitter account, tweeting as my character the Thane of Ross. The idea I have is that the Thane of Ross is the character who basically crops up in the play to tell all the other characters what’s going on, so I reckon in our setting she’s the one on Twitter organising all the looting and keeping people in the loop. So if you’re on Twitter please follow the account @ThaneOfRoss. After the production I’ll most likely keep the account to be a general Breakfast Cat account, so it will be well worth adding it to your list to keep in touch with what we’re up to.
If you’ve visited the site looking for ways to get involved with the company, in a couple of months I’ll be looking for recruits to perform at The Little Green Gathering this summer. So if you fancy a bit of out of doors festival acting, get in touch! This should be a great way for new recruits to get to know the company and have a lot of fun in the process.
Id also like to plug one more thing, if you like experimental/performance art style theatre my oldest friend’s professional Bristol-based company Sedated By A Brick is coming to London to perform here. FREE tickets so well worth a peek.
Think that’s all the exciting news I have for now, enjoy!
Ellie xx
What do you think of Macbeth?
We’ve had some great comments so far from audience members on blogs, Facebook and our review section.
“Last night was Ace!”
“What a truly wonderful and well put together production.”
“Absolutely brilliant! The best and most innovative amateur production I’ve ever seen – gripped me from the first moment to the last. Well done guys and girls – you were all fantastic. And an incredible Breakfast Cat debut from the girl playing Lady McB. Great cast, great direction, great job!”
“An excellent adaptation to a contemporary setting whilst being faithful to the genius of Shakespeare”
“An outstanding take on Lady Macbeth”
“Some excellent comic relief was provided by fluid and explosive comedy from the Porter”
What did you like about the production? Are there things you think we should have done differently? Please post a comment in our reviews section and let us know what you think!
If you have not seen Macbeth yet WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? There are three performances left so quick,
book your tickets now.