Watching a successful theatre production is an amazing experience

Watching a successful theatre production is an amazing experience. The performance looks effortless and everything goes smoothly but this often (1) ................(LIE) the amount of the work that was actually involved. At the Palace Theatre, the average time from the first (2).................... (REHEARSE) to opening night is just four weeks of intensive work. Everyone involved attends the first read-through by the cast, so this is an ideal opportunity to get an (3).................(SIGHT) into how a production germinates.

I took myself to the theatre on a (4)...............(CHILL) October morning to attend the read-through of the theatre new’s production- the British premiere of Sive, by the acclaimed Irish (5)...............(PLAY) John B Keane. It is about a young girl to be married off for money to an old man, while her true love  can only look on (6)................(HELP). It is a poignant portrayal of rural family life, rich in comedy and filled with (7) ................(MEMORY) characters played by an Irish cast for linguistic (8)...............(AUTHENTIC). “It’s important for people to have a sense of common purpose and (9).......( TEAM),” explains director Ben Barnes. “The play has been in pre-production since June but this is the first reading and it will be (10).............

( INDICATE) of how the actors work together. It is for the theatre as much as the actors.”