Families bring love, families bring joy, families bring stability, unity, comfort and a home, none however will be completely whole, families can bring hate, families bring hurt, confusion and dilemmas the inability to be accepted and feel free, some families may not be blood related; they may be ones we meet along our fragile  journey of life, The ones who accept our flaws praise our successes the ones who may make us feel whole. Family can be whatever you want it to be, it can be what every you want it to mean, what are families like in your story? 

The above piece of writing was the opening to the piece, this gives the audience a chance to think about their situations and begins the thematic thread that connects the piece together.

"A limit or boundary which defines the scope of a particular process or activity..."

 Money/Budget: No matter what anyone says, money DOES make the world go round! Every production needs an exact budget to pay for cast, crew, set design, props, costume, make-up and potential venue hire.

Audience Capacity: Before any form of marketing is done for a production you must ensure you know the capacity of your theatre space.
 
 Student Absence/Health & Safety: Student's absence from rehearsals can greatly hinder a show. Additionally, risk assessments must be filled out in order to insure their performers.
 
 

Time Constraints: All cast and crew must be aware of the time limitations before a show. This is pertinent, as knowing the amount of rehearsal time is vital for performers. In doing so, they're able to meticulously plan enough rehearsal time to perfect their performance pieces.

Length Of Show/Number Of Pieces: Whilst constructing a variety show, the directors must ensure the number of pieces add up to time that's both not too short and not too long. The average length of a variety show is 1 hour 30 minutes with one intermission.

 

 

"A thing that is needed or wanted..."

 1) Performers (aka students):

 2) Rehearse Performance Material: Without the necessary rehearsal time performers can become nervous and lose confidence. Which in turn can cause any performer to forget lines/choreography, radiate a lacklustre stage presence and create an overall subpar show.
 
 3) Learn Lines/Song Lyrics: Memorising lines increases confidence, which in turn creates a more impactful and professional performance.

4) Lighting & Sound: Timings and cues for technical staff are vital in order to perfectly time sound effects and blackouts.
 
 5) Audience/Tickets: Without sufficient ticket distribution, shows run the risk of losing money.
 
 6) Venue: Any venue chosen must be able to support the needs of your performance (wire-work, trapdoor, pyrotechnics etc).
 
 7) Costume/Make-Up/Props: Quality costuming, make-up and props present a level of professionalism with any performance.

 

Receiving House: Receiving house theatre spaces simply provide their performance spaces for other companies to rent. These particular theatre only expense is the theatre itself and its staff, as all cast members, props, costumes, publicity etc have been supplied by the external company. Prime examples include Milton Keynes Theatre, Grand Opera House York, The Theatre Royal and the Lyceum Theatre.

Repertory Theatre: Unlike its counterpart, repertory theatre use their performance spaces to produce their own productions, rarely opening to external companies. These particular theatres have a tendency to be more expensive to view. This is due to the theatre's need to pay off any expenses required in order to produce an original production from scratch (costume, set, lighting, cast, stagehands, FOH staff, marketing, programmes etc). Venues which slot into this category include The Birmingham Rep, Leighton Buzzard Theatre and The Old Rep.


we were limited on the rehearse time we had especially with the bank holidays, but I could of over come this by rehearsing on my own, also we wanted to perform in a theatre but sadly we did have enough budget . 

We had to think about costume so we raised money doing a cake sale to help us.

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