BRYNAMAN ROCKS!!

Hi All!

Peri here :) Just had to blog after our first day of intensive rehearsal week in half term in Wales.

Alex, Jacob, Haddy, Tess, Cadi and Sophie - you did some amazing research today and it will all be so worth it when we come to our creative writing this week.

Think about all the descriptive words we can try out to really evoke the atmosphere of the Amman Valley and be bold! Think of all that anthracite rock/coal (hard to light, then never goes out;)) which is very unique in the world and we are lucky enough to have some!

I learnt loads this morning, especially when you guys were all being fount-of-all-knowledge professors and also by watching Jon's video of the reality tv show "CoalHouse". It really made me think about life in 1920s Wales.

I've just been talking to the writer and director Jamie and Sarah in NZ and they're really interested in all the ideas we've come up with today. Looking forward to the early morning skype with NZ YPs. I'll pack the honey and toast now ;)

See Y'all

Hear me talk!

P.S. - click this little ghost of Brynaman!

Introducing Krissie....Enthusiastic Slough Blogger

Hi guys!

Well, I'm Krissie. I work at Slough Young People's Centre which is one of the organisations involved in the Strangers project. We're doing an Afterhours Arts Academy course called Strangers Drama run by the lovely Lizzie - which I'm sure some of you might even be going to at the moment. I've heard great things about the work which is being done and I'm sure I'll come down from the office upstairs one night and see some awesome performances.





Here's a bit about me. I love Drama and studied it at University and these days I prefer acting to directing though it changes quite often! I love the theme of Strangers for the project as I come from a very diverse family: my parents are Finnish and German, my brothers are American and I am the first English person in my family for four generations. I think we stretch back as far as France six generations ago as well so I'm pretty international and I love that. I really enjoy looking back at my family's roots and seeing how it makes me into the person I am today.





Anyway, loving the photos and blogs that have gone up so far and looking forward to meeting everyone via Skype at some point!