Sat in on the Maw Broon rehearsal this morning then went with Holly along Dumbarton Road through all the second hand furniture shops. We saw one sofa that looked like it could belong to Maw Broon and I was pretty sure no one could actually like it for real. However as I waited to get a price for it an old woman went and bought it! It was hideous. So was she! Anyway that was the end of that. Eventually I managed to find a nice cosy looking one for £20 on Gumtree. We're going to have to go out to Drymen to collect it though. Hopefully we'll pick it up on Tuesday.

Aside from Maw Broon I was also working on Pericles. Spent some time down in the Chandler thinking how I could use the space. It's very different from the Ath and quite an interesting space. I think space is going to be quite important in this play due to the fact it's about a journey. It's quite exciting to think about using a different space from a conventional theatre like the Ath and I like the way the audience are a part of it instead instead of looking into it. I find the idea of the space changing into different guises with the audience in it and them not realising it's going to happen until it does quite interesting also. Another I've noticed while working on this project is how much more I'm thinking about the possibilites provided by lighting. At the beginning of last year I don't think lighting would have sprung to mind when I was coming up with idea's and concepts. It's rewarding to look back and see how your knowledge has broaded since first year. You don't realise your learning all the time until you look back and think to the way you felt on starting the course this time last year. At the beginning of first year the production people had so much knowledge of the technical terms and of how theatre worked and us set designers just didn't know much about that at all. I was concerned was going to be swiftly ejected from the course after introduction to TPA.

Anyway tomorrow is going to be quite a busy day, as will saturday during the day and most likely sunday as well. I've always preferred being busy to being bored but it's good to be kept busy doing something that I enjoy and get so much out of. Normally I'm glad to go into work to do something and to chat to my colleagues, have a laugh etc but it's a different experience to find working something that I really enjoy doing.