Day one in the Oliver Twist house (read through)

Our read through went swimmingly well last week despite having only half the cast there. After all our deliberating and pondering over who to cast I think we've done the right thing. We did worry that, since the people we did have didn't really know each other, that there would be many awkward silences when we first sat down together. But we as soon as they sat down it was as if they had been in the cast of 'Oliver Twist' for eternity. Every one seemed to get on famously with each other, and everyone slipped into their characters fairly easy, which is always a bonus. Apart from the part where I read in for Dodger and he had a two page monologue it was one of the best readthroughs  I've ever been through, a really nice atmosphere. Can't wait for my first proper rehearsal!!!