You've heard me raving about this project but this week I've been interviewing some members of the cast. So don't take my word for it! Here's what they think:
Me: What about this project has surprised you?
Joseph (age 14): That I have quickly learnt my lines. Coz it would take some time for me to learn them normally. Why? Because I understand the meaning of the words, before in school I wouldn't understand the meaning and get stuck on words.
Immanuel (13): That I'm finally acting with people that actually enjoy acting. Normally in school I'm the only one that enjoys doing drama. So I'm happy to see that everyone is passionate about it.
Marcel (15): How quickly you can make friends here and how quickly you can grab the concept of the text and stuff and how fun it is to learn.
Peter (13): The difficulty of the language and how quickly I got to know what it means.
Manasseh (15): How quick it's gone, how quick it's been and the progress. It's really fast and it has that sense of professionalism and it doesn't stay in one moment. You have to stay on track and stay on board.
What have you particularly enjoyed about this project?
Joseph: Meeting new friends and being treated as a professional actor.
Callum (14): There's so much that I can't put it down to one thing. But just the fact that we're working with such a great team of people. They're all willing to do something, willing to take part and we're all bonding - almost like a family, it's really good.
Francisca (15) and Chelsea (14): The exercises are quite fun.
Yeah, they're fun, but sometimes they can be hard work.
You can come in and be like "I'm not doing it". But then they're watching you out of the corner of their eye and you have to. So you have no choice really, but I like it.
Peter: Meeting new people and learning blocking, the physical activities... and the breaks!
Manasseh: The mere fact that you can achieve a lot in such short time where you don't really see it in stuff like school. With an opportunity like this you realise your potential. and you experience and realise things that you didn't know before.
Bethany (15): I've Enjoyed working in depth with the play and getting to really understand what everything means.
What have you found challenging?
Immanuel: The challenge is getting all your lines learnt by the deadline. That's very challenging - I'm nearly there, all I need to do is learn one more scene.
Francisca and Chelsea: Waking up.
Learning the Shakespearean language.
Marcel: Trying to actually learn how to say the words in the text and trying to remember all the words in the script.
Michael (16): Arriving on time.
Bethany: I think the challenge has been learning lines. Because you have to learn them exact and where the punctuation is.
From your experiences these last few weeks: what piece of advice would you give to another actor?
Immanuel: Never give up and always try. Even if something's hard just ask someone for help and you will get it right.
Callum: Don't learn it in lines, learn it in blocks.
Francisca and Chelsea: Don't be prejudice against what you think's going to happen, have an open mind and just go with it.
Have fun and have breakfast.
Marcel: Just always listen and be open to new stuff. because if you're open to new stuff like this you'll find it fun and exciting.
Michael: To articulate. When you're speaking make sure that you are clear and the audience - or whoever you are speaking to - can understand each and every single word. A.R.T.I.C.U.L.A.T.E!
Bethany: Be more confident because you're better at things than you think you can be.
And if you had just one word to describe this project, what would it be?
Joseph: Excellent
Immanuel: Exciting - because every day you come in and something new will happen. You never know what will happen the next day. Everyone comes in with new stories and it's fun because it helps us all bond with each other.
Callum: Unique
Francisca and Chelsea: Roller-coaster
Marcel: Exhilarating
Peter: Excellent
Manasseh: Breathtaking
Michael: Privilege
Bethany: Amazing
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