We began the latest rehearsal, the first one back after the festive break, with a romp through the scenes featuring the light relief of the play - Stephano and Trincula. The former is usually imagined as a butler, and the latter as a kind of court jester. In our production, due to the necessity of doubling up, we have re-imagined Trincula as a sort of courtesan and Stephano as a drunken publican.
Kate and Stuart have been having great fun working on the banter, physical comedy and timing. Several kinds of chaos ensue once Dave is involved as Caliban. Playing most of the first scene where the two washed-up characters first meet Caliban on his knees, Dave resembles an anarchic ET. The scene was already funny to watch but by the end of the hour my ribs were hurting from laughing.
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