First day

Posted by David Ralfe (Marketing & Admin. Assistant, Hoipolloi)

I’m sitting at a desk, in an office. This is a new experience and my adolescent self would be furious if he knew. Around the age of 14, I decided that office jobs were a soul-destroying fate worse than death, and that if necessary I would run away to South America and join a shady Socialist resistance movement, rather than spend a career surrounded by stationery and filing cabinets.

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve outgrown that phase and haven’t raged against any machines for ages. These days I prefer making connections. In fact, my teenage self would be delighted that the office I’ll be working in for the next year belongs to Hoipolloi. I’ll be helping out in rehearsal rooms, as well as the office, so I can learn how a company like Hoipolloi operates on both a creative and a practical level.

I first encountered Hoipolloi four or five years ago and they quickly became one of my very favourite theatre companies. It’s my first day here and I can’t quite believe that I’m now working at Hoipolloi, not just watching them! If my predecessor Sara’s last entry on the blog is anything to go by, I’m in for a wonderful year.

I’ll be writing on the blog fairly regularly, keeping you informed of everything that Hoipolloi are up to. We’re going to be busy! The Doubtful Guest will be back on tour in the UK this autumn and Hugh Hughes is heading to Helsinki, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and the USA.

Don’t forget to keep checking the website for the latest tour dates!