Yet again, the Goldsmiths Drama Society are taking self-written pieces to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Amongst the three plays heading up to Scotland in late August, is a performance from a contingent called the Black Swans. Secular from their respective course timetables, they have rehearsed and executed a poignant piece that tackles emotions and struggles synonymous with the current economic climate.
I went along to one of their final rehearsals which interestingly was one of their first performances to a sizable audience, to see if I could get some promotional shots of the scenes. This was a reasonable task as the thought of blasting my flashgun into the eyes of already nervous actors, was not favorable, especially considering how intimate the venue was. Over coming many a failed test shot due to poor metering and way-over exposed facial features, & using an absurdly high iso, Do not ask me why when enlarged the photos saturate so much however I managed (I hope) to achieve acceptable images that give you an idea of the tension with in the performance.
Their play was in fact lucky enough to be picked from roughly 3000 others, to be mentioned in the official press release which as you'll see, many a big name is also included in, too. The press release can be found here (roughly fourth paragraph down):
This shot turned out to be my personal highlight.
