Join me backstage, and follow me as I get ready to play Julie.
This is the half hour call at The Savoy Theatre, enjoy!
26 May, 2009
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First Prologue
They brought a woman
from the street
And made her
sit in the stalls
By threats
By bribes
By flattery
Obliging her to share
a little of her life
with actors
But I don't understand art
Sit still, they said
But I don't want to see sad things
Sit still, they said
And she listened to everything
Understanding some things
But not others
Laughing rarely,
and always without knowing why
Sometimes suffering disgust
Sometimes thoroughly amazed
And in the light again, said
If that's art I think it is hard work
It was beyond me
So much beyond my actual life
But something troubled her
Something gnawed her peace
And she came a second time, armoured with friends
Sit still, she said
And again,
she listened to everything
This time
understanding different things
This time
untroubled that some things
Could not be understood
Laughing rarely
but now without shame
Sometimes suffering disgust
Sometimes thoroughly amazed
And in the light again said
This is art,
it is hard work
And one friend said,
too hard for me
And the other said,
if you will
I will come again
Because I found it hard
I felt honoured
-- Howard Barker,
from The Bite of the Night
from the street
And made her
sit in the stalls
By threats
By bribes
By flattery
Obliging her to share
a little of her life
with actors
But I don't understand art
Sit still, they said
But I don't want to see sad things
Sit still, they said
And she listened to everything
Understanding some things
But not others
Laughing rarely,
and always without knowing why
Sometimes suffering disgust
Sometimes thoroughly amazed
And in the light again, said
If that's art I think it is hard work
It was beyond me
So much beyond my actual life
But something troubled her
Something gnawed her peace
And she came a second time, armoured with friends
Sit still, she said
And again,
she listened to everything
This time
understanding different things
This time
untroubled that some things
Could not be understood
Laughing rarely
but now without shame
Sometimes suffering disgust
Sometimes thoroughly amazed
And in the light again said
This is art,
it is hard work
And one friend said,
too hard for me
And the other said,
if you will
I will come again
Because I found it hard
I felt honoured
-- Howard Barker,
from The Bite of the Night
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©Nick Bantock
How terrific! Thanks for this exclusive peek behind the scenes. More please!
ReplyDeleteCassiev
Love it Alibali! x
ReplyDeleteHighly appreciated Leonard Cohen reference xoxo
ReplyDeleteRidiculously adorable.
ReplyDeleteBrilliantly shot! Adorable is right!
ReplyDeleteyou are wonderful! :)
ReplyDeleteso much fun! :) I'm going to be in London July 3-4 to board a cruise for my honeymoon - I'm hoping to get to the show Friday evening July 3. I"ll keep in touch!
ReplyDeleteyou are a rock star
ReplyDeleteThe best x
ReplyDeletei thought about doing this for Larry the Jew during Fiddler, but there was very little interest from my public...
ReplyDeletesuch a cute video Al! Thanks a million for posting a sneak peak into your world...
ReplyDeletesee you on tuesday :-)
oh my gosh! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely of MB to cameo his accordion talents! he's a dickens of a player.... you're hilarious! x
ReplyDeleteEntertaining and Educational and... WAIT A MINUTE! This is a bit HOT!!
ReplyDeleteYou are the most adorable thing ever. I love your Julie Jordan outfit and your hairstyle. Thanks for giving us this unique window into your world!
ReplyDeleteThis was very cool, but a bit cheeky? =-D Why? ha, thanks for the video.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I guess I imagined that you would have a crew of people helping you get ready, but you do it all yourself!
ReplyDeleteI hope you eat something before showing up at 18:55 and getting all busy like that. Just some fruit and a few crackers if nothing else.
I WISH I WERE AN ACTRESS TOO
ReplyDeletemaybe one day i'll post a video of me trying to figure out how to wear chaps for "Keep it Gay"
Er, isn't that Hodel?
ReplyDeleteYou star!
ReplyDeleteVery informative....Thanks for that tip about letting the hair do its hairy thing. Very useful in my case too...xx
ReplyDeleteWhy is this the wrong way round, the mirror image?
ReplyDeleteGreat video!
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