This story explores the dual nature of humanity, focusing on the struggle between good and evil and has since been adapted into theatre, film and other media,

Mr Gabriel John Utterson, Jekyll's lawyer and close friend, becomes suspicious of Hyde after learning about his connection to Jekyll. Dr Hastie Lanyon is another friend of Jekyll and a fellow doctor who disapproves of Jekyll's experiments. He then witnesses the horrifying transformation of Jekyll into Hyde. which shocks him into demise.

Over time the transformations become uncontrollable, Hyde's actions become increasingly violent, leading to the trampling of a child and murder of Sir Danvers Carew. Jekyll eventually attempts to be rid of Hyde.

In his final attempt he takes the potion one last time however is unable to revert back to Jekyll and becomes permanently trapped in the form of Hyde. Utterson discovers Jekyll's laboratory and finds a letter from Jekyll explaining his experiments. The story concludes with him reflecting on the tragic consequence's of Jekyll's quest.

We also have all learnt movement for Bring on the men as after casting, 8 people will be chosen to dance in this number therefore everyone is learning it so we save time and so our choreographer can judge who is best when it comes to this dance.

Next week we will continue to work on these numbers as a whole before casting.

Hair and makeup is a significant part of musical theatre and I enjoyed exploring this responsibility, as I have not had a job role like this in the past.

On average a director will work 40-50 hours a week and will have to be involved with the whole process from the design and pre production right through to the final performance. Most have completed at least two years of vocational training and have undertaken periods of work experience with theatre and events companies with a vocational degree and relevant experience. You would need training in Health and Safety regulations pertaining to theatre and live performance, risk assessment. Most directors are employed on a contract for each production from the planning and rehearsal period throughout.

We have also started to choreograph Murder Murder with the use of umbrellas and newspapers and are in the process of adding to this complex number. Lady Glossops death has also be incorporated with the help of directors.

Playing a poor person, i feel i executed my anger well through facial expressions, body language and vocals. I also believe i am good at playing negative feelings as i have enjoyed doing so in the past.

In the rehearsal process i liked learning the movements as they are snappy and done in unison, however it took a lot of practice to perfect this. As a whole i believe ensemble did well to move as a collective.

Although this was the scene i enjoyed most, there are still things that did not go to plan. One night at the start of the number my safety pin on my trousers came undone and made it painful to dance, as a solution i took it off and placed it in the wing when walking to the back and then retrieved it when coming off therefore no one hurt themselves. Yes this did throw me off however i feel i dealt with it efficiently.

In one scene someone took a glass and the rest knocked over, although this is something that went wrong i feel effectively acted it out.

As an ensemble member i had to walk back and fourth and react to Hyde if he was to come near or scare me.

At a certain point everyone has to clear as he has a duet with the character Lucy, however some would get stuck in the wings that had no exit.

Other than this i believe this song went well and portrayed Hydes character well.

My character went through emotions such as fear, grief and being accused. We had umberellas and newspapers in this dance which i felt gave the number a more lifelike feel.

As i came on from different wings and had to stand on the stair platform i found it difficult to get there on time and this was something that would go wrong, however over time i knew where i had to be and when and perfected it in the end.

In this scene i played the minister and officiated Emma and Henry’s wedding.

As i am saying my lines, Jekyll cuts me off because he is experiencing pain while turning into Hyde, i had to ensure it did not seem as though i was waiting for a reaction therefore had extra lines in my head incase he did not cut me off.

As a minister i feel they would try to calm down the guests as they are the one leading this service and something shocking is happening.

Having big reactions proved difficult for me as we had to react as if a Hyde was actually killing and hurting all these people then proceeding to kill himself. However i believe we were able to create a dramatic atmosphere, silent and still at the end.

We also ad tech come in to watch a run of Act one so they can discuss lighting, set and sound with our director and choreographer. This was significant as we were also able to do a run through with markings of the stage on the studio floor to sort out spacing.

This scene is essentially groups of men watching girls dance and sing and acting in this way can be a challenge.

However i believe this scene was well put together and enjoyed background acting. At first much of the ensemble were quiet but we got more comfortable with the scene as rehearsals went on.

One of our shows was a matinee where we had an audience of secondary school children. We believed it would be wise to remove certain parts of Bring on the men therefore instead of picking a girl up when leaving she walked me off.