Page 171 of The Silent Appeal

But you’ve just spent three hours playing Lucas’s Grand Theft Auto, eaten a pizza, sung Taylor Swift songs to some online thing, and drunk half a liter of Coke Zero.

3:15 p.m. Lucas wrote:

Go to rehearsal, G, you’ll feel better when you’re there.

3:15 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Don’t feel like it.

3:21 p.m. Fran wrote:

I’m coming round anyway with a get-well pressie for Amelia, so if you’re feeling better then, G, you can come to rehearsal with me.

3:22 p.m. Amelia wrote:

Thanks, Fran. Can you bring some chocolate buttons and a can of strawberry daiquiri?

3:23 p.m. Georgia wrote:

Wotsits and some heel balm.

3:24 p.m. Lucas wrote:

Shaving gel for sensitive skin. Cheers.

To: The Fairway Players mailing list

From: Kevin MacDonald

Date: April 29, 2025

Subject: The Hollow—an update

Dear all,

Thank you to cast and crew for a productive rehearsal last night. It was a full house, except for Henrietta, whose alter ego Amelia is still recovering from her little mishap on Saturday night. We expect she’ll be back on her feet soon. In the meantime, thanks to Georgia for reading in as well as prompting.

You’ll have noticed that stage left rear is in shadow, where the light is still missing. There’ll be a new one in place very soon.

We are a month off from play week, which starts with Big Sunday on June 1. That’s just four rehearsals before we get into dress and technicals. Believe me, that will fly by.

May 5 Acts One and Two

May 12 Acts Two and Three

May 19 Whole play

May 26 Whole play

June 1 Big Sunday

June 2 Technical rehearsal

June 3 Rest day

June 4 Dress rehearsal

June 5 First night