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The Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds was our first indoor venue and it was great to be exposed to that kind of atmosphere so early in the run. It was also a welcome relief to our voices! At first, the greatest challenge was having to be quieter without losing any of the energy. But I think we figured it out fairly soon and just enjoyed the new space. Now that we’ve played a couple of shows there, we find ourselves able to really quiet down and explore some of the nuances of the play, which are almost impossible to find in the outdoors. Of course, when we go back to the open air, we do our best to take everything we have learned from that venue and apply it, so hopefully the show is always evolving.

The Bury audience were a lot of fun. As we were in a theatre, and because of the massive involvement the audience have in our production, we got to play around with running into the stalls and jumping from the boxes, and generally messing around with them! They responded well I think. It was strange at first for them, as we perform with the houselights on so we can see the audience and speak to them. When we are in a field, for example, that’s fine, and audiences accept that you can see them, but in a theatre where they are used to being n the dark, I think it took them a little longer to warm up to that idea!

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