Monday saw the arrival of fight director James Cosgrove to the rehearsal room and the actors have been getting to grips with the tough physicality of the play under his instruction. Although they tell me they're still notching up plenty of bruises - it's going to be action-packed alright...
On Tuesday we had the official press launch for Plasticine. The foyer at the Savoy was full of camera flashes, Russian Standard and Stolichnaya vodka shots and actual lumps of plasticine!
The wonderful chefs at An Cruibin prepared a Russian-themed spread and following a speech from the Chair of our Board, Catherine Kirwan, we toasted "Vashe Zdorovie!" - which roughly translates as Slainte!
Needless to say, Wednesday had distinctly vodka-tinged edge. While looking for inspiration on how to make it through the vodka haze, we came across this interview with playwright Vassily Sigarev printed in 2003 in The Guardian. We suspect, having read it, that Vassily's advice would be MORE VODKA!
Our intrepid Production Assistants Joe McNicholas & Anna Byrne brought us up to speed on Thursday with all of the weird and wonderful things they've been making, doing, sourcing, discovering such as:
- Distressing props and furniture to make them look old/ugly/unpleasant/lived-in
- How to make wax look like lead? ( We've also discovered that the number of people who like the smell of melting beeswax versus those who don't is about 70/30)
- How to make a bath look full using only a small amount of water?
- Where to find stainless steel urinals? (In a Dublin salvage yard, Anna discovered, on this slightly unsavoury quest...)
- Making knuckledusters from lead, wax & plasticine ("Melding lead is a lot easier than you'd think - I want people to know that." - Joe McNicholas)
Now here we are again at Friday, three weeks in (!). Going to see a run in the Savoy after lunch today - might see if we can get a few sneaky snaps...
Next Monday we're blogging about what's exciting various people working on different aspects of the show - stay tuned!
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