Hello everyone!

Please could all the cast members of We Shall Not Sleep be made aware of this email.

Everything is coming together beautifully for the week commencing on Monday 27th October, please find attached a full copy of the script, may I ask that all of the cast make themselves familiar with it over the coming week and to save time and cost could everyone involved print off the pages in which they appear I want to have some budget for our set. Full running orders will be at every entrance and exit, you will all be able to understand the flow of scenes, please note that everyone is involved in the dream sequence, the reason there is no script for this scene is because it is going to be a stylized/improvised scene. I do hope everyone enjoys reading the piece and that everyone is pleased with their part.

Parents, there are three isolated incidents where three individual swear words are used. As always i will take time to explain to the children why we have used this vocabulary and that it is important that when we as actors use vocabulary that is not deemed appropriate for everyday life it must stay within the piece of work and within the space. This is a serious peace and these 3 words have been chosen carefully to precisely heighten key moments within the text.

I can’t wait to see everybody on Monday, remember you can be in attendance from 9.30 but the working day will not start ’til 10, the working day will end at 5 but we will be at the hall until 6 cleaning, should anyone be stuck in traffic please be aware that we will only stay at the hall until 6.15, at this point your children will be abducted to Alma and you can collect them from there. This is to prevent my children from being taken into care by the social services; and to insure that I have time to prepare for the following day but please don’t worry, the kids will be made very welcome. Finally we will be offering a small sandwich making facility, a sandwich will be £1.50 and the students can pick two or three fillings, we will also be offering a reasonable/sensible tuck shop in case you find yourself rushed in the morning, if you don’t wish to use this facility please provide sufficient food for the day and if you do, send them in with a couple of quid.

All the team at Alma would like to thank Olivia Owen, Georgia Fincken, Kieran Long, Hugo Edgerton and Sam Hampshire for all the support, time effort and creative energy; they have contributed over the last fortnight to ensure that this project is one to remember!

Lots of love

Auntie Trace xxx