I only joined this group in 2017, and well…all I can say after the last two years is I wish I’d known about it sooner. I remember going to see ‘Rumbled’ and after sitting spellbound for two hours (not least at the sight of those famous macaroons that I’d seen in production earlier that week…), knowing I wanted to be part of it as soon as I could.
It’s nice knowing that if I don’t have such a good day at school, that doesn’t matter when I’m at drama – it’s like they’re two separate bits of my life and school stuff doesn’t have to interfere with drama. Funnily enough though, it doesn’t work like that the other way round – I wonder just how many minutes of Thursday morning double maths I whiled away this year talking or thinking about the play (totally worth it though – I’d take black holes over integration any day).
When I think back to life before I joined drama, I realise how different I would have been if I hadn’t…There’s been a couple of stressful moments – coming home from school one afternoon to a request for two prophecies by the next day (I almost cried with relief when I saw it wasn’t only addressed to me), and I expect there’ll be a few more for me this year now as, mind-bogglingly, I’ll be one of the oldest in the group. But I honestly cannot wait!
Lastly – It’s strange to think that over the last couple of years drama has meant so much to me and become such a big part of my life, yet my experiences are only at the tip of the 25 year old iceberg of rehearsals, line learning and performances (and, I can only imagine, miles and miles worth of emails written by Rebecca!) that is Live Drama. So happy 25th, and thanks for letting me be part of it all!
Eleanor Horton (2017 ->)
