A list from the director

I recently finished being Assistant Director on a play for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was such a busy period and before I knew what was happening the play was finished and I was jetting off on a 10 day holiday to Barcelona. This gave me no time to dwell on how much I would miss all of these wonderful people who had become like family to me and the little things that would make me smile every rehearsal.

I have already started working on the next play, so today when I stumbled upon this list, that was written by our beautiful and creative director, I was unprepared for the emotions it would pull to the surface. She has managed to capture all of the highs and the lows (both of which I am thankful for). I don't think that there is anything more I would want to add so instead I would like to say this...

To Claire,

Thank you.
You may not have realised this but you were more to us than just our Director. You were there for all of the ups and downs that came our way during this play and the support you gave, both in and out of the pub, was huge. You played the biggest role of all as counsellor, mother, disciplinarian, sounding board, shoulder to cry on and friend. I will miss our catch ups on the car ride home where we solve all our problems from the front seat. I will miss laughing with you about the little things that happened that day, or joining you in a rant.
I hope we will work together sometime soon.
Emma x

My personal favourite items on Claire's list are:

Friday nights in the pub.

Most of all, Friday nights in the pub.

The shorts.

Me ranting and ringing my hands.

Cartons of wine.

Johnny mouthing whole swathes of Dad's speeches. Convenient understudy.

"LOOK OUT! IT'S GOT VODKA IN IT!"

Father Borghese.

Our matching T-shirts.

The night Emma burst onto the stage in the dark black between the scenes.

Cath telling her little sister why she missed her.

Johnny breaking up with Rosemary. For all the wrong reasons.

All the people that cried, scripted, in secret or otherwise. For you made it what it turned out to be.