Goodbye

It’s time to reflect on our time here in Canada and that task is now left to me and SBM...  The trip itself has been full of activity, fun, laughs, relaxing and some craziness along the way.  But without all those emotions (and more) we couldn’t have had the full rounded LITF / Canada experience!

The festival itself was certainly an opportunity to see how other theatre groups work and learn lessons from the variety of skills on offer.  I had the chance to see 5 brilliant plays from Nova Scotia, Egypt, Germany, USA and Canada.  Most notably (for me), the German offering of “Noah and the Flood”, an inspired and clever portrayal of a well known tale; full of humour and with a very catchy tune that we’ve all been humming for days now!! SBM also appreciated the German play, although she says she didn’t understand a word but “got the two-by-two Hurrah, Hurrah” bit and she does love cuddly toys! Personally, I wish I’d had more time to see the other talented groups that were on offer, but there was socialising and sleeping and eating and drinking to be squeezed into our week too!! 

It was excellent to see how committed and enthusiastic people are towards the festival but the best part of the whole deal was the camaraderie and opportunity to share ideas amongst the members of our own group.  We’ve come up with loads of thoughts about how to take things forward within BLT, how to promote ourselves within the community and how to raise our profile in general.  I think that we have a wealth of talent and skills to utilise and SBM and I look forward to being part of that process upon our return home.

Godfather Death was well received at LITF and the feedback was really positive!  It was encouraging to hear other people’s great comments and both SBM, myself and the rest of the team feel that our performance was tighter than it has ever been. Specifically the audience participation at the end of the play was a breathtaking moment for us all and one we hope to emulate in Cwmbran!!!

We’re leaving Halifax and Liverpool with a smile on our faces and we hope we’ve touched the hearts of others.  We’re also leaving with Jerry’s massive concrete construction (!) and if there is anything we’d like to feed back to the festival organisers... PLEASE consider the baggage allowance of your INTERNATIONAL participants and award winners lol!!!!

Sarah & Shelley