The Practitioner Study started today at 2.0 - Ross Brown with thirty-six MA Advanced Theatre Practice course and a small group of BA Theatre Practice students - with the subject for their enquiry 'How do Audiences hear in the Theatre?' Signs for a successful workshop not too good this morning, with very loud drilling from builders all about the studio. But call in to the Webber Douglas Studio at 4.0 and it's quiet, if rather cold (the builders have possibly drilled through a cable somewhere, putting the thermostat out of action). The students are in small groups - looking cold but reasonably happy - Ross having given them the task of discussing and arriving at a sound that suggests silence. Take a photo in the studio on my phone which I'll try to put on this blog. I think one thing they'll be learning about is the intensely difficult task of doing anything in the theatre - how events always conspire against the best-laid plans.

Have a brief chat with Ross about his performance on Friday - which will be about documentation. We decide to ask all MA students at Central. Readers of this blog are welcome as well!