Volp-Gone

So that's it then - the end of another era...

The record of the production can now be found on the SLTWiki archive site
where alongside the description and cast/crew list, you can add reminiscences about the show.

In addition, a number of threads on the SLT discussion board contain reviews, notably this one and this one.

I've really enjoyed working on this show and look forward to see you all again soon!

Rehearsals w/c 21st May

Here's the confirmed schedule for this week:

Monday, 21-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Acts 4-5 (2nd half)
Tuesday, 22-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Costumes (Dave/Kristy)
Wednesday, 23-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Act 3 only (Mosca, Volpone, Bonario, Celia, Corvino, Lady Would-Be)
Thursday, 24-May-07 - SLT Annual General Meeting
Friday, 25-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Key scenes without Mosca/Lady Would-Be/Avocatore 2 (All other actors are called as usual)
Friday, 25-May-07 (after rehearsal) - Cast/Crew social?
Sunday, 27-May-07 (14:00-18:00) - Bell: Full run
Sunday, 27-May-07 - SLTee-Hee-Hee (Comedy club in the bar!)
Monday, 28-May-07 - Set painting all day

This week's rehearsal schedule

Following yesterday's full run, here's the full schedule for this week's rehearsals:

Monday, 14-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - R-Room: IIiv-III (Corvino, Celia, Volpone, Mosca, Bonario, Lady Would-Be)
* Tuesday, 15-May-07 (19:30-21:30) - WARDROBE OPEN - costume!
Wednesday, 16-May-07 (20:00-21:00) - R-Room: Sir Politic, Peregrine, Merchant.
Wednesday, 16-May-07 (21:00-22:00) - R-Room: "Taunting scenes" V.v-V.viii (Volpone, Corbaccio, Corvino, Voltore, Mosca)
Friday, 18-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - R-Room: Court scenes only (all except Peregrine)

Sunday, 20-May-07 (12:00-20:00) - Bell: Constructing set
Sunday, 20-May-07 (16:00-20:00) - Bell: Line runs in Prompt then full run at 16:00

Please note the split rehearsal on Wednesday - and the change of time next Sunday for running the show. I will speak to all of you this week about the Get-In on Sunday 20th to let you know what time you are required.

Rehearsal schedule updated!

Just a quick note to say that the Rehearsal schedule has now changed, with the following rehearsals coming up in the next week:

Friday, 04-May-07 (19:30-21:00) - Dave's house: Text/rehearsal Acts 1-3
Friday, 04-May-07 Cast social from 21:00 - Gold Lee Chinese restaurant
Sunday, 06-May-07 (14:00-15:00) - Bell: Plot out set on stage
Sunday, 06-May-07 (15:00-18:00) - Bell: Full run in space
Monday, 07-May-07 (16:00-19:00) - Bell: Any further work on set
Monday, 07-May-07 (20:00-21:00) - Bell: Volpone & Mosca scenes
Monday, 07-May-07 (21:00-22:00) - Bell: Sir Pol/Peregrine/Merchant scenes
* Tuesday, 08-May-07 (19:30-21:30) - WARDROBE OPEN - costume!
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Wednesday, 09-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Run Acts 4-5 (2nd half) - OFF BOOK
Friday, 11-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Problem scenes (Voltore, Corbaccio, Corvino, Celia, Mosca, Sir Pol, Peregrine, Merchant)
Sunday, 13-May-07 (14:00-15:30) - R-Room: Run Acts 1-3
Sunday, 13-May-07 (15:30-18:00) - R-Room: Run whole play

Set design now online

Here is the initial design for the Volpone set, showing all entrances (lettered A-F). Click on the image below to access a larger scale version.



Please note that despite popular demand for naming the missing entrance in the original print-out version "E-flat", I have renumbered them so that A and F are the names of the downstage doorways!

This version is not to scale and is for the actors' use. A more detailed scale plan will be provided in due course.

Rehearsals start next week - see change to schedule!

Hope you all have a good break over the next few days. Don't forget that we start rehearsing on Easter Monday - for the first week, we're going to be blocking Acts 1-3. However, please note that because Damien (Bonario) is going to be away on holiday, I've swapped Wednesday and Friday's rehearsals over so he can be there when we block Act 3.

Monday, 09-Apr-07 (20:00-22:00)
Location: Rehearsal Room
Blocking Act 1
Characters: Volpone, Mosca, Voltore, Corbaccio, Corvino

Wednesday, 11-Apr-07 (20:00-22:00)
Location: Rehearsal Room
Blocking Act 3
Characters: Mosca, Bonario, Volpone, Lady Would-Be, Corvino, Celia, Corbaccio, Voltore

Friday, 13-Apr-07 (20:00-22:00)
Location: Rehearsal Room
Blocking Act 2
Characters: Sir Politic Would-Be, Peregrine, Volpone, Mosca, Corvino, Celia

If you've never been there before, the rehearsal room is situated above the main Bell stage - just keep going up the stairs till you get there!

Please email me with any questions - otherwise, I look forward to seeing you all there!

Rehearsal Schedule

Here is the rehearsal schedule - this is likely to change slightly, subject to actor availability:

Sunday, 13-May-07 (14:00-15:30) - R-Room: Run Acts 1-3
Sunday, 13-May-07 (15:30-17:30) - R-Room: Run whole play
Monday, 14-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - R-Room: IIiv-III (Corvino, Celia, Volpone, Mosca, Bonario, Lady Would-Be)
* Tuesday, 15-May-07 (19:30-21:30) - WARDROBE OPEN - costume!
Wednesday, 16-May-07 (20:00-21:00) - R-Room: Sir Politic, Peregrine, Merchant.
Wednesday, 16-May-07 (21:00-22:00) - R-Room: "Taunting scenes" V.v-V.viii (Volpone, Corbaccio, Corvino, Voltore, Mosca)
Friday, 18-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - R-Room: Court scenes only (all except Peregrine)
Sunday, 20-May-07 (12:00-20:00) - Bell: Constructing set
Sunday, 20-May-07 (17:00-20:00) - Bell: Line runs in Prompt then full run at 17:00
Monday, 21-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Acts 1-3 (1st half)
Wednesday, 23-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Acts 4-5 (2nd half)
Friday, 25-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Problem scenes
Friday, 25-May-07 (after rehearsal) - Cast/Crew social - curry?
Sunday, 27-May-07 (14:00-18:00) - Bell: Full run
Monday, 28-May-07 (12:00-19:00) - Bell: Snagging/painting
Monday, 28-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Acts 4-5
Tuesday, 29-May-07 (20:00-22:00) - Bell: Acts 1-3 / final wardrobe!
Wednesday, 30-May-07 (19:00-22:00) - Bell: Full run + costume
Thursday, 31-May-07 (19:00-22:00) - Bell: Speed run x2
Friday, 01-Jun-07 (19:00-22:00) - Bell: Full run + costume
Sunday, 03-Jun-07 (12:00-16:00) - Bell: Cue to cue
Sunday, 03-Jun-07 (16:00-18:30) - Bell: Full run
Monday, 04-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Full run
Tuesday, 05-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Performance
Wednesday, 06-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Performance
Thursday, 07-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Performance
Friday, 08-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Performance
Saturday, 09-Jun-07 (19:00-22:30) - Bell: Performance