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October journal
Having my placement in English Touring Theatre (ETT) for the second month, I have travelled to different cities across UK to participate in different events:
Sheffield Theatres is in the Midlands of UK and is Rehearsal of Twelfth Night (Credit: Mark Douet)
the largest producing theatre complex outside of
London
• Sheffield: ETT’s autumn touring production is Twelfth Night (in collaboration with Sheffield Theatres). After weeks of rehearsals, I finally watched this brilliant performance at the press night at Sheffield Theatres! It was amazing to see how the director, actors and creative team transformed the classic work into a modern and visually stunning performance, while retaining the essence of the original text. The press night was well received and the theatre also provided a cosy environment for the cast and creative team to meet the guests after the performance, with the foyer bar opened until 11pm. Later I found out most of the performing venues (no matter West End’s or government subsidized venues) have bars and continue to serve drinks after shows. I recently read an article on why catering is vital to performance venues in the UK. It not only generates income, which is crucial for the venues’ operation, the article also suggested that intermission drinks provide an opportunity for audiences to exchange their views on the performances.
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