With a wonderful bunch of volunteers, (Thanks everyone). We had a great day reading through the first draft of the script of Kitty Canham. It was such fun, not that it looks it here! This is the hard work bit. You dont see the cakes and yummies that were involved. It was great to hear the characters given life. We had three renditions of Kitty, so we could hear her in different voices which was very helpful.

As I mentioned on a previous blog, when turning a book into a play, major cuts have to be made. For those who have read the book, Tom and Albert have already gone. I know, it seems mad, but we found it made space for another relationship to develop. We discovered that Sarah, Kitty's friend, was less important than previously thought and a much lesser character more so. It's as if in adaptation, the characters shift and move until they find their places in the new genre in which they find themselves. Fascinating.

The team suggested I simply write without overthinking, which I did. So it was very long. My husband came in at the end and said 'it's longer than Hamlet!' You need to be Shakespeare to hold an audience for that long and I aint no shakespeare! So, there is still much to do. The challenge of telling Kitty's story for stage whilst holding the heartbeat of the novel continues. But we are getting there, thoroughly enjoying the process and feel even more confident of it's outcome.

May you have success in all your venture.