Last night we had our first rehearsal with the musicians.

In the end we’re going to have a contrabass and two timpani, and last night we had the two musicians in with their instruments, mostly to get  a feel of what’s to be done.

One of the two had read the play, and we had exchanged a few ideas already, while the other just plunged in. Gemma and I made a few requests, but we all agreed to keep things as fluid as possible yet.

“Go on,” they said. “Rehearse. We’ll try things on for size.” Continue reading →