'You juggled with his meat hooks'

So, for our rehearsal today, the boys were partially kitted up; John was sporting his new trousers, coat and scarf, and Brian his hat and gloves. Thus suitably attired, we began by running through the second scene. It is a challenging piece, which sees John's character Jimmy attempt to get beneath the skin of Brian's character Milton. It is one of those scenes that could very easily become too sombre or too light, but we managed to steer a path between the two extremes. The boy's task was made even trickier by the fact they were being watched by the playwright! Nevertheless, they did really well - it's great to see intuitive actors play with the possibilities of the script... and suffice it to say, Jefferson was very impressed.