Since we began to put the script onstage the process has, for the most part, ran smoothly. However, due to issues raised by herself and other members of the company which I shall not divulge, the production team (Charlie Watts, Chloe Harrison, Emily Cooksey and Myself) decided that the best possible response in the name of the future of Railcard Theatre would be for me to take over as the Director of the show (Which now has a title: Ungraded) and for Chloe to take my original role as Assistant Director as well as undertake an additional role of Assistant Stage Manager.

I have never directed anything on this scale and the prospect of doing so excites me. It feels very natural that I should direct due to my large involvement in the conception of our original idea and the writing of the script. Directing is actually rather new to me, the last and only time I was director was for British Theatre since 1956 in Year 2 of University and, in the interest of remaining candid, I will be the first to admit that it was not exactly best piece of direction. I however intend to learn from my mistakes there and take this role more seriously than I did in the past, hopefully this will put me on track to creating something worthy of being the last show of the Class of 2013/2014. Here is an updated and final list of the roles within our company:

Zach Begg – Co-Producer/Director/Head Writer/Performer
Rebecca Bierton – Health and Safety Officer/Performer
Emily Cooksey – Stage Manager/Writer
Chloe Harrison – Assistant Director/Assistant Stage Manager/Editor
Chris O’Donoghue – Lighting Designer/Writer/Performer
Chris Petit – Marketing Director/Writer/Performer
Emma Rewse – Costume Designer/Performer
Lauren Towell – Set Designer/Writer/Performer
Charlie Watts – Co-Producer/Sound Designer/Performer
Laura Welberry – Hair and Make-Up Artist/Performer