I had a fantastic week rehearsing with Gothic Opera. It has been full steam ahead, culminating in a Stagger Run of Le Loup-garou yesterday. (A stagger run is usually the first run of the show in order of events). In this week’s blog post, I will share with you some wonderful shots captured by Nick Rutter during the rehearsal process. I hope they spark your imagination and entice you to come and see the show live at the end of the month.

Great photo, Charlotte. Looks like everyone is hard at work.
Cheers John, I always like to share photos but often in rehearsal if someone else doesn’t take them I don’t get an opportunity to.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Nice !!!! Dear Charlotte, the best for you and your friends (all the time). xx
Merci beaucoup mon ami. J’aime toujours tes portraits harmoniques instagram 💯😊.
Cordialement,
Charlotte
Merci de me le dire, ça me touche beaucoup !!!! xx
Amazing photos, Charlotte, I love all of the different expressions on people’s faces! ❤️🇬🇧
Nice candid shots. I hope we get some in full costume.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Thanks, Charlotte! ☺️
Wonderful photos Charlotte. It looks like everyone’s having fun. Thank you for sharing them. Continue to enjoy and best wishes on this awesome project❣️
Thank you Holly, I’m loving rehearsals.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Enjoy!
I love these behind the scenes photos.
Thanks Mart, its great when someone takes some candid shots to share.
Best wishes
Charlotte
These are indeed some wonderfully captive clicks! Glad to hear rehearsals are going well! 🙂
Thank you and all my best to you in Brittany. I enjoyed your post about werewolves and wolf leaders.
Best wishes
Charlotte
You are very welcome!!! 🙂
Wonderful – only an ocean can keep me away!
Hope you have great turnout!!
Thank you Sheila, I’d love the opportunity to work in the States, not many opportunities advertised at the moment sadly. I hope that little Ella enjoyed her birthday, I bet you both spoilt her rotten 😊.
Best wishes
Charlotte
So much fun.
Thank you Timothy, it is good to be working.
Best wishes
Charlotte
I love the “read-through” of a play! How much fun you are having. 🙂
Not long now for opening night.
Best wishes
Charlotte
This looks exciting. I am watching and willing you on from the sidelines, though almost never at my computer these days.
Thank you for coming to visit I know how busy you are. I’m excited for opening night.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Your expression in that last photo… I wish I could make it there at the end of the month to see what caused that one! lol. It does look like a fun show.Thanks for sharing the photos!
Haha at least you can see I wasn’t aware. No time to strike a pose. I wish you could see it too, it’s going really well, I’ve enjoyed the French arias from the cover role too its’ nice to be singing in French again for a change.
Best wishes
Charlotte
It’s so interesting to see behind the scenes. To see some of the hard work you all put in to give us, the audience, a beautiful professional result. Fabulous! 🥰👏👏😘
Thank you Gill, I wish you could come to watch.
Best wishes
Charlotte
A wonderful range of subjects well captured
Unposed photography show frozen moments that I otherwise wouldn’t see, I enjoy them and I’m glad you did too.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Nice photos, Charlotte. And you showed the mark of a true professional by leading off with the photo of the stage manager…the hardest working behind-the-scenes person in any production.
You know I always support the behind the scenes people Don, I love every aspect of the arts, if people only knew how many people go into every show!
Best wishes
Charlotte
If only I could be there! But the rehearsal looks like a ton of fun!
I wish you could be here too. London is beautiful at this time of year. Having great fun.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Thanks for sharing. A stagger run is like the “répétition générale”? The last full rehearsal in costumes before the first show?
Rehearsal in costume should be this week, not long to go now. Opening show 27 October to 1 November. Spoooky weekend of fun.
Best wishes
Charlotte
27? That’s “domani” almost… (break a leg)
I love that surprised look on your face!! 😲
Quite a candid image and one my Mum laughed and said was pretty honest hehe.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Happy that everything is going well. Thank you for sharing the photos.
Thank you Eric, lovely to see you here on my blog.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Great photos of the read-through ! I like seeing the world through your eyes. Thanks for sharing <3
What a lovely comment, thank you very much.
Best wishes
Charlotte
Love all the photos, Charlotte!
I know you are up to your neck, so we can catch up more later!
Resa
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Thank you Resa, I need an extra day per week! I will have some catch up time in November hopefully.
Best wishes xoxoxo
Charlotte
Any great outcome no matter the goal is preceded by a heck of a lot of hard work. Great job Charlotte and your teammates too!
-Alan
Thank you Alan for your lovely message, I appreciate it.
Best wishes
Charlotte
I guess it is never to early to practice for a role as Lady Macbeth as one can see from your last photo,
Kidding aside, these are pictures of yourself and coworkers in nonperformative situations. Degas was known for these, and you mentioned him before. Best to you, as I know you will be “exceller sans precedent.”