Workshop 5

This week, we decided that it would be very important to run through the show. It was important to keep running it over and over again getting the CDO group used to their lines and what they were doing on stage. We managed to complete 2 runs of the performance this week. It is lovely and very fulfilling to see the vast improvement in all of the members of CDO. They were all very enthusiastic this week and found it very enjoyable. The first run of the show was messy because we had to constantly remind them what they were doing as they had forgotten a lot of it. However, this wasn’t very surprising as it is what we expected. A large challenged I faced with Brian was to get him to concentrate rather than wander off or day dream. I think that if we encourage him and keep reminding him, he will become more confident and more focused. It is upsetting to think that this was the final session with Croydon Day Opportunities as we have made strong bonds with them and seen their journey of how they have improved and become more confident. As they have come out of their shells, they have enjoyed themselves greatly and it has been a pleasure to work with them.