Theatre

Sue Bird
deputy manager, Royal Court
‘It’s not easy to say what I do. As deputy production manager, I’m responsible for our upstairs studio theatre, but there’s always other things to do as well. I can show you my to-do list for yesterday.’

– Try to hire forgotten lighting kit for ‘Sugar Mummies’ tour.
– Buy six tonnes of sand to recreate a beach.
– Hire an industrial-strength vacuum to clear up the sand.
– Call around venues for the ‘93.2 FM’ tour, checking crew numbers, cue lights, parking, operating positions, etc.
– Email Mexico about a touring show; the stage won’t take the weight of the set.
– Rewrite company schedules for ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ (twice).
– Hunt around shops for elusive orange carpet/felt/fabric/whatever we can find for a set we’re building on Monday.
– Return calls from a worried assistant director.
– Organise filming of Royal Court shows.
– Panic over lack of work I’ve done for European Writing Forum.
– Phone back woman from Time Out. Sorry, I was busy. Feature continues