Crescent-FourPlay-100

100 - Time's Up

With less than 12 hours to go til we open there's no denying it, time is well and truly up.

As director, the only thing I can do now is thank the universe for delivering up such a wonderful team of actors. They've been magnificent throughout. I could not have hoped for better.

It seems an age since the call went out for five brave actors to create worlds as fragile - and beautiful - as soap bubbles. In fact it was exactly two months ago.

Rehearsals kicked off on May 16th and in these last six weeks the 100 team have clocked up just short of 48 hours of pure sweat bringing the piece to life.

Looking back from this vantage, it occurs to me that I must have been mad to think the task we set out on was do-able. I am in no doubt that it could not have been done without the team's total committment to the piece and their willingness to give it maximum effort at all times.

They worked like Trojans and never baulked at the challenging physical tasks demanded of them. Just as importantly, they brought rich supplies of intuition and creativity to the development process. And the key to it all?

They allowed themselves through co-operation, care and humility to connect with each other in heightened mutual awareness, with the end result being, a wonderful ensemble of talented individuals working together as one.

It has been a huge honour for me to assist these five brave actors in the creation of their production of 100 and I have every faith they will have touched a great many hearts and souls before the run is over.

Break a leg, team !!