First rehearsal

It's good when you sit with your cast for the first time and think 'this is going to be fantastic'.

I'm now trying to tune into the way in which people work best. I like to ask actors lots of questions about their characters, their motivations and their feelings at any given time, but this is not best for everyone.

The gold in this play is character motivations, and the decision to go with emphasising the supernatural elements gives a lot of scope for characters to talk about what they see versus what is going on, or what they fear. Not everything is as it seems. Most of the characters are led a merry dance by the main protagonists and characters relationship amd reaction to the evil that pervades the play is a great place to start.