16th – 21st Feb 2026
This was probably my first show where I properly felt like I knew what needed to be done and could physically do it without always asking what’s next?
This show, our boss, the head scenic wasn’t in, so Maisie, our next in line was leading, which was really good to see how different people run things. This week it was just me, Maisie and a new girl Lauren. Which for me was so exciting as I could so her the ropes and I could also relate with her. Starting in a big, fast pasted workshop can be really nerve raking.
I learnt so much with this show, I think because I was given a responsibility and also felt I had an impact with it all going out nice and smoothly. This made me feel like I was being needed in the workshop which was such a nice feeling. My hand work had paid off. Another side of this was I working really closely with Maisie, staying late most nights and working through the weekend, because the show has to go out! However Lauren didn’t do any of this, this job for her wasn’t what she wanted to do, it was a more in-between job. Which I struggled to get my head around, because for me, this is a dream job. Im getting paid to create these magical sets, and I know so many people who would do anything for this sort of work. It also then put pressure on me and Maisie, as we had a team of 3, but only 2 wanted to be there which is really difficult to try and get everything done on time, when not everyone is putting in the same effort. I don’t think this is particularly any bodies fault. It possibly is a lack of communication between Lauren and whoever interviewed her, maybe she didn’t get a full understanding of what she was going to be doing? It could be unorganasation from above us, maybe a week wasn’t long enough to get this out? Or it could just my judge of character and Maisie’s, we are so lucky to get on like we do, as we are so similar and most the time have very similar opinions, is that it?
What im trying to get at, is this is what the DPS has thought me, is having multiple reasoning. I used to just point the finger at the first thing that came into my head, and not take a step back and realise there’s 1000s of reasons people act the way they do, and I will most the time never understand
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