A pair of professional eyes

It’s not very often in the non-professional theatre that we can benefit from the experience and detailed guidance of an Olivier award nominated actor and dramatist. But that is exactly what we have been lucky enough to experience for this production.

Mark McGann, one of the McGann acting dynasty of four brothers, and who runs Drama Direct, a Frome-based company that offers theatrical, Shakespearian, directorial and screen acting workshops, put together for us a dedicated one day session for our actors and gave us new insight into what is possible, what works and what doesn’t. TheMassiveTragedyof MadameBovary! is a complex play to perform with its many scenes/changes, multi-roles and enormous range of emotional themes.

So having Mark to help direct a handful of the trickier scenes has been invaluable for us and a rewarding experience for all those who took part. The general style of direction for those particular scenes we have now rolled out across the whole play, resulting in what we hope you will agree to be a polished production.

More information on the workshops that Mark runs can be found at dramadirectblog.com