Week w/c Activities (what have you What went well?

nt well? What challenges have you What do you need to

done?) faced? prepare for the next
week?
1. 4/9/23 - Met the first years - Working - I found it hard to - I want to prepare
- Worked with Alice professionally on understand the myself fully for the
Barclay on our our monologues play we watched at mock audition and
Shakespeare for the first time the Theatre Royal use advice/tips
monologues in over 2 months as it was constantly that we received
- Went to the - The play was changing from our
theatre and interesting and - Getting back into Shakespeare
watched 2:22 A very capturing and the swing of Practitioner Alice
ghost story after was able to things/getting back Barclay and
understand the to normality was rehearse my
play itself difficult for me monologues
further.
2. 11/9/23 - Met the Shakeslam - Meeting a new - I found the mock - I need to read a
Practitioner Nell practitioner can auditions really Midsummer’s
Bailey and did be daunting but challenging night dream for my
exercises about Nell had a although the next Shakeslam
what we liked and nice/warm energy monologues went session with Nell
disliked about and was really well. I got anxious so that I can
Shakespeare with a interested in after and the understand the
fun exercise of everyone’s answers to the play and the text
Dragons Den opinions. questions were as an overall
(Shakespeare - I found the unclear because before I go into the
edition) movement lesson the nerves got the next Shakeslam
- We had our mock fun with Molly better of me. session.
auditions and we because the - I found it hard - Find a more
had to showcase movement being again to put ideas suitable
our contemporary incorporated into into the space monologue for the
 and Shakespeare Shakespearian because I have little audition unit as
monologues to the text is something knowledge about during the project
panel of course that I have Shakespeare. lesson I was told
leaders of which explored in detail that I need to find
we received and was a more suitable
feedback in a interesting to do monologue for my
project lesson on in terms of the age range.
Thursday mix of movement
- We had a and the emotion
movement lesson behind the text.
with Molly
Fitzgerald where
we did exercises
with Shakespearian
text from Othello
and had to create 4
moves and connect
them together to
make a short
movement
sequence.

3. 18/9/23 - We had our second - I really like the - I found the - Find a piece of
session with our idea to modernise contemporary poetry and print it
Shakeslam a Midsummer’s monologue session out ready for the
Practitioner Nell night dream and with Nat Simone next shakeslam
Bailey where we the ideas that difficult because I lesson with Nell
did a summary Esme and I had did not have a Bailey
exercise of a was strong and contemporary - Work on the
Midsummer’s night had an important monologue, and feedback that was
 dream where we message behind it everyone had an given by Alice
all read a piece of and that is what overall/little idea Barcley to make
text from the went well in that about their my Shakespeare
summary, and we session monologue, and I monologue the
also did - What went well found the session best it can be
pair/individual for the degrading as most ready for the
exercises to Shakespeare people had a assessment
modernise a piece session with Alice monologue that
of text from a Barclay was how they could choose
Midsummer’s night supportive she but I did not.
dream was towards all - The PDF session is
- We had also had monologues and not at all
Alice Barclay of how she worded productive and
which we did the feedback, and therefore I found
exercises to help my monologue this a challenge as
warm us up to mini sharing went there was a lot of
perform our well, and the things that I could
monologues of feedback was have been doing
which Alice gave constructive and instead.
her constructive is something I use
feedback to help us as an
improve. improvement
- We also had a skills towards the unit
session with Dan
Canman from
National Theatre of
which we did a
movement session
and learnt choreo
from The Odyssey.
4. 25/9/23 - We had our third - I really liked the - One thing - Read a summary
session with our 3rd session with challenging was and the full play of
Shakeslam Nell Bailey as she again the PDF Macbeth and find
Practitioner Nell is good at session was not 3 ideas on how to
Bailey where we warming us all up useful and was modernise the play
did exercises and a and getting us information that of Macbeth.
warm-up and then ready to work on - Make sure to bring
again we already
we spoke about Shakeslam and I a printed sheet to
know. I feel like
Shakeslam and liked there being next contemporary
what the order of more of a again time could be monologue session
Shakeslam was structure of used in working on to have it and be
going to be and Shakeslam as it Shakeslam or able to use in the
how we can felt more monologues in session if needed.
modernise the organised and spaces that are
Shakeslam we read ready to work on available
through the lines and therefore that
and read the is what went well
summary of the in the
Shakespearian play Shakespeare
that was chosen lessons this week.
for us of which I - The section thing
was put in that went well this
Macbeth. week is the
- We had 2 final contemporary
sessions with our monologues
Contemporary because I was able
Practitioner Nat to finally choose
Simone of which I the right
was able to finally monologue in
find the perfect terms of my
 suitable personality and
monologue for me my age and I also
which was found another
Dungeness by Chris monologue that
Thompson but also would be useful in
had another a drama school
contemporary audition that was
monologue as an useful but also the
extra also. exercises that Nat
Simone did was
very useful in
warming us up
vocally &
physically.
5. 2/10/23 - We had our fourth - I enjoyed the - One thing I found - Work on creating
session with our Shakeslam difficult this week is an additional
Shakeslam rehearsal because the industry rehearsal to focus
practionioner Nell we started to promotion on stage, sound,
Bailey where we create it and gain assignment and lighting design
did our normal a better because it was hard with my group for
understanding of to find someone to Shakeslam. Also be
check-in and warm
the do the assignment, off book for both
up exercises before
scene/monologue so this was a monologue and for
we did our main which was challenge for me the Macbeth
exercises which important as we personally. before the last
was to start getting only had another - Another thing I rehearsal session
into groups and 2 rehearsals to go found challenging until the
reading our piece before the this week is not Shakeslam.
for Shakeslam and showcase. being able to be in - Work on the
what was the main - I also liked getting on Wednesday due constructive
 message behind it, feedback from to train strikes this feedback that was
and I was able to Katy for our was difficult as it given to me by
gain more of an contemporary meant that I was Katy Carmichael
understanding of monologues she missing college and working on
the concept of my was able to give time but due to the making sure that I
monologue. us all constructive risks I had to make am 100% clear on
but supportive the difficult my contemporary
- We had a
feedback to help decision to not monologue in
contemporary
us succussed. attend college. preparation for my
monologue session - It was also good final contemporary
with Katy to work with Milly monologue session
Carmichael where Fitzgerald again next Monday.
we received because she
feedback on the makes us really
monologues. connect with our
- We also had a body and the
movement session main exercises
where we created were cool to make
movement alongside
Shakespeare as it
alongside
is something
Shakespearian text
different.
with Milly
Fitzgerald.
6. 9/10/23 - We had our fourth - I enjoyed blocking - Something - Work on the
Shakeslam and officially challenging was the Macbeth scene
rehearsal with our making Shakeslam Macbeth scene in and work on
practionioner Nell as it gives me a Shakeslam as I feel enhancing it even
Bailey of which we sense of what the as a scene it is not further and making
did our normal show is going to at its best as people it the best it can be
 exercises/warmups be and it made are not off script and work on the
, and we just went me more excited and therefore it notes that I
into the making of to do the show as does just drag the received for my
Shakeslam and we it felt more real, piece down and monologue to
blocked all scenes, and it was great to that is something really help
and I did the get it up on its that I found enhance my
Macbeth scene and feet monologue even
challenging in the
my monologue, - I also found both further for tech
duration of this
and it was project session and dress
successful we also with our week rehearsals next
received notes to contemporary and - Something else week.
work on before the Shakespeare challenging was - To work on the
final rehearsals monologue performing my notes given to me
before the session useful in Shakespeare by both
performance. terms of the monologue in the practionioners to
- We also had a feedback that was round as it really help boost up my
contemporary given to me it was threw me off, but it monologues and
monologue session useful and I will was a different help create a good
with Emma use to enhance interpretation, but atmosphere for
Callander and had my pieces before the panel and help
it was hard, but the
Shakespeare both assessments enhance it even
feedback was
monologue session in the upcoming further.
particularly useful
with Alice Barclay weeks.
of which I received and therefore I will
helpful feedback take into
from both assessment next
monologues. week.
7. 16/10/23 - We had our first - I really enjoyed - I found doing my - To work on my
performance of the doing a tech and monologue contemporary
year. We had dress rehearsal in assessment quite monologue and
 individual rehearsal a new space and difficult as it was prepare for what
and a technical being able to quite early, and we the audition panel
rehearsal on the perform to an did not get anytime will ask me about
day of Shakeslam. audience was to warm up my contemporary
In my group we super fun to do as therefore I feel like piece so to prepare
had a technical everyone worked the monologue for this to do the
rehearsal we had hard on could have been contemporary
notes and then Shakeslam in the better and it was speech timeline so
went straight into a short space of done to the best of that I'm 100% clear
dress rehearsal and time we got to do my abilities on the play and
then we had a little it in and overall what happens
bit of time before Shakeslam was an before and after
the performance to enormous success the play to help
grab dinner and be in a sold-out me further
ready to start we audience develop the
did a vocal/physical everyone did monologue and be
warm up with our super well. prepared for the
Shakeslam - I enjoyed doing audition
practionioner Nell Theatre Studies assessment on 30th
Bailey before the this week as we October.
performance were also able to
- We also had our perform our
Shakespeare Artaud pieces to a
assessments that small audience
went well and a and it was
good theatre something
studies lesson of different that we
which we all have not
performed our explored
pieces to a small therefore I found
 audience. it quite fun in
doing so and
something
different.
8. 30/10/23 - On Monday 30th we - I felt that my - I found the initial
had our contemporary
contemporary monologues went
monologue well this week and
assessment in front I felt confident in
of an audition the audition as a
panel of which I whole and feel
felt I did it to the that it could not
best of my abilities have gone any
we also had a better and I found
session with Eli the session with
Lower where we a Eli Lower
rehearsal interesting in
technique session terms of their
with them and we rehearsal process
looked at a piece a and felt the piece
piece of text and to be something
we had walk different and
around the space something that I
and we had to have not worked
work on making on previously of
small extracts to which was very
help us see a interesting.
rehearsal process - The movement
for them and this session went well
was interesting because of the
- To do the final
thought of the reflection for unit
audition 10 and look back
particularly on all my work and
challenging see if I need to add
because I was quite detail onto any
nervous and other assignments
anxious before I to make sure my
went in and did my assignments are
audition but after done to the best of
taking a deep my ability before
breath before I the feedback and
entered the room overall reflect on
helped me to the last 8 weeks,
overcome the we have been
nerves. working on the
unit 10 progression
unit
 - We worked on movement
Greek theatre with practionioner we
Kris in theatre worked with Ania
studies which was was useful and
something they had a calm
different. We also and peaceful
had our skills
energy to the
session with Ania
space, and it was
Varaz of which we
did a movement an overall
session with enjoyable
flocking. experience.
9. 6/11/23 - This week we had a - I really enjoyed - I found the session - Read and
session with Naill both session we about dramaturgy remember OITNB
Phillps who was did with Naill and quite challenging as for Anne’s next
fun and upbeat we Anne because it personally I am not session
did a lot of fun was incredibly a creative person - Make at least 2
games and lots of useful, and it when it comes to ideas about what I
things to get us taught me a lot creating my own want to do in my
active, but we also more rehearsal material or writing independent
did a lot of techniques and it in general although project
improvisations and was overall an I found it
making characters amazing challenging, I did
and we paired up experience with find some things
and making two the different interesting in the
characters collide practionioners session.
and it was a fun - I enjoyed
session and the launching of the
practionioner independent
made it upbeat and project because it
 fun. got me excited to
- We also had a create something
session with Anne that I can write
Musisi of which and produce on
was helpful to my own accord,
make us and something
understand why that I have not
we want to go into explored before
the arts and to get and something I
ourselves in our am interested in
bodies more doing and I am
- We also had a excited to work on
dramaturgy session the project.
with Helena where - I also enjoyed
we wrote our own launching PDF in
material and help making theatre
us become clear of both musical
theatre and own
the material we
material as it is
want to convey.
exciting to work
with the first
years to make an
incredible theatre.
10. 13/11/23 - We did a workshop - I enjoyed working - One thing I found - Work on my
with Kandinsky on the movement challenging this personal
Theatre Company with Ania Varaz week was the statement and
where we worked this week in session where we send my UCAS
on workshopping a working on worked with Anne application in the
new sci-fi play and movement when Musisi because next week is
we created ideas eyes are closed when I performed something that I
 and devising new and working in my piece, I felt find is important to
material with doing pairs to direct criticised because I me at this
robotic movement people to various use my whole body moment.
and seeing what locations around and use physicality
sounds can be the room which when I am
linked to what was fun and performing, I felt
movement. This different and that just because of
workshop was fun, having that trust that I was being
upbeat, and for one and criticised by Anne
different. another was so just because I am a
- We worked with important. more physical
Anne Musisi of - I liked working actor.
which we worked with Kandinsky
on what we did in Theatre Company
the previous as it was a more
session, and we research and
had to work in development
pairs and had the session of which
script to work with we have not
and we all worked on this
performed script in term so far and it
many ways using was a fun session
movement and and doing devising
personality traits. again was fun too.
11. 20/11/23 - We had a rehearsal - I really enjoyed - I found the - Make sure to do all
technique session working with Lau workshop with CJ the assignments to
with Lau Batty Batty and that Turner-McMullan date and make
where we explored workshop for that difficult because sure that a plan is
a script and we script was fun and although it was fun sorted for making
really explored the was an engaging and engaging to the independent
 ins and outs of the session and it was watch it just was project and make
time when the so interesting how not my type of sure UCAS is
script was set, and everyone thing and I did not sorted and ready
we started getting portrayed the connect to the to go.
up its feet. characters, and it script. But it was
- We also had a was a fun and fun overall.
session with Anne upbeat session - I did not think the
Musisi where we and was useful. way Anne Musisi
did a small - I loved working taught us in the
introduction to with Ania Varez as introduction to
screen acting. their warmups screen acting was
- We also did our and check ins are appropriate and
movement lesson so fun and the using references
with Ania Varez mirroring session that were not
where we did was so useful to appropriate due to
mirror movement. how everyone the way she was
- We also had a connects to each wording things.
session with CJ other in the
Turner-McMullan course and the
who introduced us energy that the
to their script that movement
they have written, practionioner has
and we is calm that
workshopped it. creates a positive
environment.
12. 27/11/23 - We had our final - I really enjoyed - I found the screen - Make sure my
session with Anne the workshop acting with Anne UCAS is ready to
Musisi where we with Fourth Musisi due to the submit and make
did screen acting Monkey as for me way that Anne sure that I am
and people did act this gained me a taught us felt very ready for filming
 in front of the lot of insight into criticised and the for my short film,
camera with a the drama school way she made and everything is
script, and it was and made want to everyone feel was planned and ready
quite engaging and explore it further not the right ethic for next term.
then we watched a and it was just an to have in a
film. overall fun practionioner role
- We also had a
experience and and was not
movement session
was something supportive of
with Emily Orme
where did a lot of that I will take anyone. Seemed
physical warm-ups. away positively. like she did not
- We also had a care about us, and
session with Fourth it was all money
Monkey where we motivated.
did a lot of walking
and trust exercises
and this for me
made me gain
more of the insight
to their ethic at
their drama school
and made me
interested in
applying.
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15. 8/1/2024 - We were - I really enjoyed - I found seeing the - Work on editing
introduced to our knowing more Bristol Old Vic my short film and
acting for screen about the showcase of making sure I am
 module with Mat difference Metamorphosis up to date on all
David and Archie between theatre quite challenging the assignments
Rowell who and screen acting. because it was hard ready to start the
introduced us to I also enjoyed to grasp the new module in
the basics of acting being on the concept behind it acting for screen.
for screen and the camera and and what was
main difference coming from a happening, but I
between theatre more stage did still really enjoy
and screen. This background it was watching the
was good as we different. I loved physical theatre
were able to grasp watching some of behind it was
an insight into the Matt’s work impeccable as it
difference screen including his BBC was done by Frantic
acting has short film ‘Skinny Assembly.
compared to Fat’ of which was
theatre. an important
- We had our first topic and was so
session with Maisie inspiring as an
of which we did artist.
unarmed stage - I also really
combat. I enjoyed enjoyed seeing
unarmed more Maisie again her
than armed as it etiquette has
was more free and changed a lot
less strict since last seeing
movement. her and is more of
a calm
environment.
16. 15/1/2024 - We worked with - I enjoyed working - Although I did - Finalise my editing
Mat David on with the scales of enjoy stage and send self-
 scales of emotion emotion with Mat combat. It was hard tapes into UCAS
from 1 being the David because it to make sure that I options and make
lowest and 10 was interesting to was doing sure to keep up
being as energetic see 2 characters everything right with assignments.
and the difference with different and I struggled to Also to finalise
between two scales of emotion keep up at times editing my short
characters and and how it film.
because of the pace
with Archie Rowell impacts an
of which Maisie
we focused on audience.
close ups and wide - I also enjoyed was going at but
lens and the looking more in overall, a good
camera lens and depth at camera session that I learnt
the effect it has on lens and watching more about
the audience as screen acting with unarmed stage
well as touch up on close ups and I combat.
theatre and stage was able to grasp
differences. a better
- We explored understanding
further into into camera
unarmed stage lenses and close
combat with Maise ups.
and the cast list for - I enjoyed
the musical exploring stage
showcase was combat in more
announced. detail with Maisie.
- We also had - Deeps' session
DEEPS! He was the best and
workshopped the we created a cool
best movement movement
session of the year routine in a small
 (potentially) space of time!
17. 22/1/2024 - We had another - I enjoyed the - A challenge that I - In the next week I
season with Mat acting for screen faced personally is must be prepared
David of which we sessions because I due to being unwell for a recall drama
picked a script to am for one quite this week I missed school audition
work on for the excited about the out on unarmed and making sure to
acting for screen script because I stage combat look over the script
can connect to my session which for acting for
module and we
character and meant that I was screen and start
found out filming
therefore reading behind on what we recapping the
dates etc. We also the script was were learning this unarmed stage
worked with Archie interesting and I week. combat. Also to
Rowell on was able to see an - Another thing that i submit my short
character insight on how did find challenging film for unit 11.
development and each actor in our is although the
how to convey our group would sessions with Mat
character’s portray each were useful it did
personalities. other also being start getting a bit
- We also had our able to pick apart repetitive of
first voice session my character in previous sessions.
the character
with Julia Gay
development
which was
exercise.
interesting, and we
- I also liked the
really got an insight session with Julia
of the larynx and Gay to gain a
the voice, and it better
was an educational understanding of
session and was the larynx in more
beneficial to use in depth.
 future projects.
18. 29/1/2024 - This week we had - I really enjoyed - I found going back - Make sure that I
our final session starting to piece to stage combat am ready for the
with Mat David and our fight scenes challenging filming of unarmed
Archie Rowell for unarmed stage because knowing I stage combat and
before half term so combat as it was was behind was go into the first
therefore we did fun to see our worrying but I was session of FMP
ideas work out able to quickly with a clear
the final
and it was just a overcome this in mindset and be
techniques and
fun environment, making sure to open and diverse.
getting into groups and it was good to recap everything
and making sure to recap other and being more
finalise any props, movies due to be prepared for the
where we wanted off in the previous filming session next
to film our location session. week.
and costumes and - I also enjoyed
we also saw a few working on the
short films to get mindfulness of the
an insight into the voice with Julia
camera angels etc. Gay and gaining
knowledge about
- We also had our
mindfulness and
final session with
its importance
Maisie Carter for
before going on
unarmed stage stage.
combat before our
filming unarmed
stage combat fight
- We also had Juila
Gay for another
 voice session based
on voice and
mindfulness.
19. 5/2/2024 - On our project day - I loved meeting - I did find the - I need to make
this week we the director and session with Julia sure that the
officially started the musical Gay quite reflection of unit
FMP. We met our director so much challenging 11 also to start
director Lydia Cook as they both had a because it did start learning my lines in
who was lovely and great energy and getting repetitive, preparation for
it felt like such a but it was still a filming week for
had a great and
non-judgement useful session in acting for screen
exciting energy.
supportive terms of projection, and going into the
We song some environment to but the topics of R&D FMP term
songs and we be in and I found the voice started to with a clear
played around with it really exciting get increasingly mindset and ready
what we wanted hearing some repetitive to to go.
the musical to look songs from the previous sessions.
like and it was a musical.
super fun first - I also enjoyed the
session. filming day for
- We also had our unarmed stage
filming day for combat it felt like
everyone was
unarmed stage
stepping up to
combat of which
their role and
was an enormous
everyone was
success as professional, and
everyone was everything went
super professional quite smoothly.
and everyone
 stepped up to the
game.
- We had our final
session with Julia
Gay on
mindfulness, voice
and projection.
- We also saw
Scratch 2024 and
Blue Beard of
which both were
amazing pieces of
theatre, and the
first years had a
good skillset and
some amazing
pieces of theatre in
Scratch 2024.