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"We've had our first couple of rehearsals for 'The Wreckers' and it's been a
bit of a revelation!
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Wreckers blog
Here you will find updates from the small band of GLOCers who are making the trip down to Cornwall to sing "The Wreckers"
Wreckers vs G&S
It's taking a while to get my head around the plot .. it makes sense! There's a couple of niggling points - but it is still an opera!
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End of Summer
Now we're getting back into rehearsals again, it's slowly dawning how much more work we have to do before we head off to Cornwall.
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Thursday 2nd November
We travelled down to Cornwall today, on the first day of our 'Wreckers' adventure.
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Friday 3rd November
An early start as we have to get back to the lovely Miracle Theatre for a costume fitting.
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Saturday 4th November
Not in the best shape to head out to Redruth for another rehearsal at our favourite venue, but we are professionals and we do it anyway.......
Sunday 5th November
No rehearsals tday, so we all take the opportunity to have a very long lie-in.
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Monday 6th November
Olney the Intrepid (Ben) leads a walking expedition over the cliffs towards St Agnes, his little party of followers trailing obediently behind.
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Tuesday 7th November
Up early today for the carefully-worked out shower rota before our expedition to the Eden Project.
Wednesday 8th November
For the first time since we arrived in Cornwall, the weather is less than brilliant.
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Thursday 9th November
A member of the Duchy Chorus mentioned that they were going to be in a show called 'Suzical' next year – ever since when Suzi has been working out what the list of musical numbers might look like.
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Saturday 11th November
Great excitement last night! At about 4am, the people sleeping in the front of the house are woken by the sound of engines and flashing lights outside.
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Sunday 12th November
The farmhouse is a whirl of packing and tidying as we all cram our belongings into bags and cases and argue about how to divvy up the leftover food and wine.
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