The day before the conference we spoke about how it was as important for us to listen and learn from the speakers, as it was to see how a drastic change in environment would affect the performance. Little did we know how raw and impactful the conference was going to be.

Pete on Tour - Part 4: Theatre's Coming Home

It’s the same for theatre, the hype, the buzz can elate you and rip you from reality and so can the lows, the nerves, the doubts, the performance anxiety. Coming in too early, too late, a monologue that’s missed it’s flow is a goalie who went the wrong way. Football is theatre but with different rules.

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Pete on Tour - Part 2: Time Off to Switch Off

Part of this has been to get into the bad habit of thinking that anytime not practicing the songs, dances, lines, motivations, intentions, transitions etc is time wasted. In other words I (and others) are starting to feel guilty for doing other stuff.