Hi there,
It's been a bit of a downer this week with news that none of the applications to charitable trusts for funding for £10,000 for the rehearsal costs for Little Leap Forward has been successful. This means we’ve had to pare £5000 away from an already trimmed budget. Fortunately the Board has agreed that the Company will fund the remaining gap from its meagre reserves. We won’t be able to do this again but it’s an indication of the strong future we see for LLF. On the plus side, funding issues like this really test a group – we’ve shown what a strong holistic team we are by working closely together on this.
Alison has been carving some of the medium sized puppets for the show. As well as working with Jonny ( Technical Manager) on the lighting and Loz Kaye (Musical Director) with the music score for the show. She's off next week to a childrens theatre conference, A Possible Theatre in Bologna, Italy.
Our producer Esther Ferry-Kennington has been visting venues in Midlands and South-East, to check and finalise some of the practial elements of this years tour. Whilst I've been at the Boo, working hard on the Little Leap Forward Marketing Pack, making sure that I've included both relevant & useful information that will enable venues to sell the shows. Oh and I'm also in the throws of booking some Little Leap Forward workshops.The workshops will run right up until the end of March and also alongside school performances at the Boo from 13 to 17 July. These workshops will enable students to see the show under development and learn about mask and puppets, feel what it’s like to perform in a mask, experiment with light and shadow, and try script writing. I'm hoping to have booked two more by my next blog entry!!!
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