The final performance of The Trial went extremely well! Firstly our marketing was a success, having sold nearly 190 tickets we reached and even went over our objective of 150. Having only performed using the real frames the night before during a tech rehearsal I myself was nervous about what could go wrong but after two runs of the play using them, we were all comfortable with them.

For some scenes I struggled using the frames as there was a lot of tension in the bungee rope however, Lucy stated that I didn’t need to use it for them which was far easier and made me more relaxed. One thing that I particularly enjoyed was hearing the audience’s reactions, particularly in parts where we had repeated the scene so many times that it lost its comedic value for us. When playing the bailiff, I received a positive reaction from the audience even before I had said any lines, people were laughing at the character, which spurred me on.

I did however nearly forget one line of Huld’s however; I used the pipe I had to cover it up until I remembered it, even receiving a laugh after delivering the line after. I felt that my concentration in Huld, The Bailiff and the chorus was at the best it’s ever been when the audience was there. The play also received very good feedback from the audience who commended the set, lighting, direction and performance.

I felt that because Alex Watson was in the tech box that it was far more comforting for me as a performer as I knew that if there was a technical error, then he would’ve known the play well enough to step in. I felt that the other members of the cast were also the best I have ever seen them perform, however grotesque peoples characters were in rehearsals were magnified by the presence of an audience. I found this myself, that I actually performed better with having an audience this was possibly because the more reactions you got from the audience, the more grotesque you needed to become to get a further response.