Nerves, New Experiences and New people: ‘Thrown into the deep end’… in the best way

Making new friends, ice breakers and presenting our skills all in one day at Endcliffe park was such a refreshing experience. We walked for what seemed like miles to get there, but there is something so thrilling about engaging with other creative minds in a new setting, so I couldn’t help but enjoy the day with everyone.  9660245879?profile=RESIZE_400x

Everyone has been itching to get back into the theatre, so when I was told we were all going to see Typical Girls by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, I didn’t know what to expect. Nevertheless, I let the (not so inner) theatre nerd take over and I came out of the Crucible Theatre feeling empowered and overwhelmed by the talent I had gotten to see. Who knew a women’s prison unit would punk rock their way into an audience’s heart! 

I went into our first acting ensemble class with an open mind. I wanted to be prepared to throw myself into whatever was thrown at us. Whether I threw myself in or... stumbled in, is irrelevant, I was so happy to be bouncing off other people’s ideas and creative energy that I let the poetry we were exploring sink into my brain and everyone came out with some really inventive devised pieces.

 

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  • Very well written and very consise. I'm impressed that you spoke about Endcliffe, Typical girls and the first session all in one blog post.

  • You clearly had a really great time on your first with. I'm dazzled by how you manged to talk about all three of the choices with a very concise amount of words.  I loved meeting you. :)

  • Very good insight to your experiences so far Lucy. I am impressed with how much information you've got across about all of your experiences rather than just one aspect of the course so far into this and tied it all together. 

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