Nikado Rehearsals

Edinburgh Rehearsals

General Information (v2.0 - 10 Jun 00)
Heading	Details
Date/Time	Thursday 20th July, 2000. 10:00-17:00 (10am - 5pm)
Location	Room G20, School of Management, James Watt Conference Centre
Getting There	Do allow plenty of time. If you are coming straight for the airport using public transport, then I would recommend taking a taxi. JWCC is on the same side of town as the airport, so it should certainly be no more expensive than getting taxi to the centre of town. And do ask for the Conference Centre at the Riccarton Campus and not just Heriot Watt in general.
Items for you to Bring	Script (this is for making notes on, not for reading). Pen or Pencil for making notes on Script. Your CD and/or Tape Printed copies of the Music, definitely if you are a music reader, and ideally even if you are not. Props Costumes Make-up Any other items on the prop list which you are responsible for bringing Your lunch (there will be no long lunch break) Drinks etc (there will be no nipping out to the shops!) A mobile phone if you have one and it works in the UK Your car (please park as close to building as is legally possible) CD player Tape Player
Rehearsal Format	See below
Post Rehearsal Meal	Click here
Sunday Rehearsal 1	Location: Main Lecture Theatre 11:00-13:00 (11am-1pm)
Sunday Rehearsal 2	Location: Main Lecture Theatre 17:00-18:00 (5pm-6pm)

Draft Rehearsal Schedule
Inevitably, there will be periods when not everyone will be 'on', especially when we are rehearsing the character parts (Kathi, Niccie & Sophie, etc). However, please do as much DIY rehearsing as you can when you are not formally required to volunteer to read-in for absent people (most notably FFJ, Goro and DeSlime who will be in an 'official' rehearsal the whole time. Return to the rehearsal room 5 minutes before you are required. If you have a mobile phone, give Karen Rex your number so that we can recall you if necessary Don't wander too far: it's just possible that we may get ahead of schedule and need you earlier. Please please please please be prompt. There are 10 time slots below. If each one starts 10 minutes late, we will lose our final run-through of the day, or else force at least 3 groups of people to miss out on rehearsing completely. The other rehearsals (on the Sunday) are technical rehearsals and will simply be run-throughs. The only chance we have to work on getting things right in any kind of detail is the Thursday rehearsal.
Item	Details
09:30-10:00	Arrival. You must arrive, had introduced yourselves to Karen Rex, got a name badge, written your name on it, found a chair, said hi to everyone and subsided into an expectant silence by 10am. The rehearsal will start at 10am on the dot. If you are late (and you won't be except for those who have already let me know) then you will silently contact Karen Rex (the woman in charge of the CD player the tape recorder - her picture is in the Rogues Gallery). If you've forgotten anything or have any other problems, let Karen know.
Session 1: 10:00 - 12:00. Complete Run-through	There will be a complete run-through of the whole thing from song 1 to song 16, including the spoken elements. This will be a straight through rehearsal, with minimal props, costumes etc. If you are lacking something at this point, mime it. If you forget your words you will be prompted. The point of this part of the rehearsal is so that Cindy and I can get a feel for how things are going. There will be NO SCRIPTS at this point or at any point during the day, except for you to make notes on regarding any changes that may be forced upon us by circumstances.
Session 2: 12:00-12:30 - Jury	Jury Rehearsal - this is the Jury Rehearsing their 'big numbers'. A list is below. During this time, other people should evacuate the main room (if possible) and meet up with each other in corridors, the car park - especially the people working with each other, e.g. The Naxettes; Julius & Anna; Godscalc and Ludo and Godscalc's Bannerman and Ludo's Bannerman (those not in the Jury); They can get a little sotto voce practising in, but MUST be back in the main room by 12:30 if they are Goro, DeSlime. Jury members also. Other people should continue rehearsing on their own. We All Swear Here's a How De Do Look What Lady Dunnett Has Done (Jury element only Tip: Good time to go to the loo if you're not in the Jury!	Gelis, Goro, DeSlime practise 'From Both Sides Now' in a car somewhere!	FFJ and Jury Foreman rehearse the Verdict.
Session 3: 12:30-13:00 - DeSlime, Goro, Jury, Ushers	From 'Silence in Court' to end of 'I've Got A Little List'. Including: I've Got A Little List I have a Song to Sing O Tip: Have lunch if you're not on. Continue to practice.
Session 4: 13:00-13:30: Kathi, DeSlime, Goro and Marian, Ushers	Script from 'I now Call Katelijne Sersanders' to 'Call the Nut With The Knife'. Songs are: He's My Good Friend Niccolo Marian's From Both Sides No Tip: This is the first break for the Jury members who should go to the loo, have lunch and generally collapse in a heap on the floor. The poor Ushers are still on. Goro had better grab a sandwich while he (she!) can during Kathi's singing bit.
Session 5: 13:30-14:00: Julius, Anna, Niccie, Sophie, Goro	The script from 'Call Anna, Countess Von Wenzel' (though the usher parts will be read in by me, so that the Ushers can a break) to Julius's Exit. I'd Do Anything Smooth the Silken Knee	The Jury members practice finger clicking and yelling out 'TRADE!' and 'Venice To Cathay, To Guinea All the Way' with Cindy in the corridor or car park.
Session 6: 14:00-14:30: Ludo & Godscalc, Ludo's Bannerman, Godscalc's Bannerman, Astorre, and Goro.	Script from 'Ludo and Godscalc Enter' to 'we have heard that Nicholas is innocent'. Onward Nicco's Soldiers I am the very model of a mercen'ry condottiere Tip: DeSlime takes a break.	At the same time, Simon H will walk though 'Scotsman' with Gelis, Marian, Mime Simon, Mime Adoring Maidens 1 and 2, Mime Katelina Butterfly Wrangler, Mime Nicholas) to try to get the business right.
Session 8: 14:30-15:00: Jury, Gelis, DeSlime, Goro, Gelis, Marian, Mime Simon, Mime Adoring Maidens 1 and 2, Mime Katelina Butterfly Wrangler, Mime Nicholas	(this may start 10 minutes earlier if the Naxette bit has gone well). From 'I Now Call My First Witness - Miss G Van Borselen' to 'That will be all. Go!' and from 'I wish to recall Miss Van Borselen' to 'Have A Nice Day' A Scotsman Came To The Town of Bruges From Both Sides Now (Gelis) Tip: While this is going on, people should be getting into Costume and Makeup, and making sure that they're read for the full run-through
Session 8: 15:00-15:30: Naxettes, DeSlime	Script from 'Thank you Captain' to 'My Phone Number, Sveetie, Call me soon!' Three Little Maids of Naxos We Tip: Goro takes a break. The people in the next section should get into Costume, prepare props, makeup etc. NB. If Tina Dallas has not arrived at this point, this rehearsal slot will be swapped with the 15:00-15:30 slot.
Session 9: 15:30-17:00. Everyone!	I'd Like to Teach the World to Trade (inc Jury clicking fingers etc) Look What Lady Dunnett Has Done (inc ENTIRE cast with props) Run through the ENTIRE piece without stopping for anything. Everyone using full props, full costumes, etc etc
17:00	On the dot, clear everything out of the room as quickly as possible - we only have it hired until 17:00. Then congratulate yourselves and go down to the pub! Cindy and I will be lying on the floor of the pub in a state of exhaustion from about 18:00 to at least 21:00. I would imagine that Liz and Cleo will also be lying prone for the same reason!