Happy Wednesday and welcome to Watch Me, Wednesday!
For those of you that don't know, I am Carrie Hope Fletcher,
and I'm currently rehearsing to play Wednesday Addams in a UK tour of The Addams Family musical.
There has never been a professional production of The Addams Family in the UK before,
so I thought it would be fun to film parts of our rehearsal process, as much as I'm allowed to film,
and let you guys in behind the scenes.
The day you are watching this, it is the third day of our second week,
however this is the first week with the entire cast.
Last week it was just the Addams and the Beinekes.
The Beinekes being Wednesday's boyfriend's family
because Wednesday is now all grown up in this version. She is seventeen going on eighteen,
and she had a boyfriend, and a very very big secret.
I realise I've just made it sound like Wednesday is pregnant..
That's not what it is.
I didn't film too much last week, cause with it being a first week I didn't wanna wander around sticking my camera in people's faces
or filming things that people weren't comfortable with, and I also was terrified,
I was very very nervous last week. But I have been given the go ahead to film little bits and pieces, so here are a few snippets of what happened last week.
*Music*
We've all just arrived, we're all here, we've all done our little meet and greet ,and now we're about to start a read through of the show!
*Singing* Aroooo! When you're an Addams, you need to grab a bow and arrow
*Singing* And you bet I'll bite too, do what's truly taboo, as I'm pulled in a new direction
Richard: I think you're amazing! Really amazing, really! Carrie: Aww thank you so much, aww!
*Music*
Just.. Just the opening number
*American accent* Forty-six and working for your father
I always stumble over it a lot
Accent coach: Yeah, you've got a little, a little break in there, at least with 'forty-six and working for your father'
*Singing* It's almost six o'clock, they're almost at the door
Offscreen: *correcting Carrie's tune* it's almost six o'clock, they're
*Singing* It's almost six o-... It's almost six o'clock they're almo- ok
Offscreen: That's it. Erm, *singing* promise to the core
*Singing* It's almost six o'clock, they're almost at the door
On all the Addams ancestors who've ever walked aright
One normal night
Offscreen: *singing* doo doo doo, doo doo *speaking* good, good, good
*American accent* Daddy, please, just one tiny little secret, please, *crying* please!
Cameron: Okay, okay, okay I promise I won't tell your mother! Carrie: Oh thank you daddy! Our little secret, right?
*Singing* Happy Birthday To You!
Scott and I are staying in a travel lodge for this week and we have just ordered desserts on Deliveroo
He's got a brownie, I've got a honeycombe milkshake
And I'm not ashamed of this choice
Hiyah! Lovely! Thanks very much, thank you
So what I've done is not taken a key downstairs, forgetting that you need a key to get into the floor, and I also don't have my phone with me..
So...
I don't really know what to do. I'm hoping that Scott comes looking for me, but...
I don't think that's gonna happen. I had to go get an extra key
Scott: Where the f*ck have you been?! Carrie: Babe, I forgot my key so I couldn't get back on the floor
Scott: Get in!
Carrie: Night, Scott! Scott: Night! Carrie: *singing Addams theme*