Ruby and the 13th Door

On December 18th after school we trooped up to York for the world premiere of Ruby and the 13th Door. After finding our hotel we settled in for sleep shortly afterwards in preparation for the big two days ahead of us.

Day 1
We found the Merchant Adventurers Hall (http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk) and began the dress rehearsal with costume and props. We found some difficulty with the banners from scene 4 but had it sorted by the evening. At 6 we were fed and ready for the first show which ran very smoothly and appeared to be VERY well accepted by the full house.

Day 2
We had two shows which went very well too. Although the audience for the matinee was far smaller than both evening performances they still looked very please after the show had come to a close. Before every show Simon, the director, gave the entire cast their notes and gave us plenty of encouragement which I thought was a wonderful idea because it made sure that no one gave less than 100% effort.

I thoroughly enjoyed performing in Ruby because I have never performed in the round before, and neither have I performed in an operatic fairytale/ musical. I was very pleased to hear that Mr. Swain has plenty of things planned for the Ruby cast in the new year.

The Ruby Website - http://www.rubythemusical.com
Whats on page - http://www.whatsonyork.com/EventDetails.cfm?EventDetailID=26382