SPUN Productions Premiere – Anna

The premiere of Spun Productions came on a day of forecast showers and, certainly for me, some real nerves; for my own performance and for the Youth Company’s debut performance of new piece ‘Get Set, Go!’

What greeted us in Woking Town Square though, was something of a greenhouse effect, with the glorious sunshine bouncing off the front of the Peacocks centre and onto the performance space….we found ourselves almost wishing for cloud!

As is the nature of street art, the crowds began to gather during our rehearsal and were strictly told by Norma to come back later.

12 o’clock came around fast and the first performance began as soon as we left the dressing room. Holta (Laura), Cindy (Hannah) and Sandy (myself) made our way through the Woking Saturday crowds offering good quality make–overs, autographs from the star and invitations to be part of the hit TV show, ‘So You’re Not Sure If This Is Dance’. We were met with a range of reactions, including being asked for directions, being keen to be made-up like a star and being asked to pose for photos.

The crowds from the earlier rehearsal returned and the atmosphere felt great. The experience of performing outside is so different from being on a theatre stage and is something I’m loving more and more with each run through.

It was then time for the StopGAP Youth Company to take to the stage, and as this was the debut of the full version of their new piece, I had everything crossed for them. They did themselves proud and I received many comments on how professionally they handled themselves throughout the performance; well done guys!

It’s safe to say a good day was had by all in the StopGAP world, Here’s to sunshine for the rest of this season’s performances.

 

Anna Pearce