RADA Recall 2.0

I'm actually unsure if a third round is in the cards this year. Usually you come out of an audition and know if you've done well or not. But I honestly have no clue whatsoever. This morning has been a complete blur.

I arrived at the Gower street building five minutes after my scheduled auditioned time because I was stupid enough to get on the wrong train. I was beyond nervous - perhaps because of my rejection last year or maybe because it was my first audition this year. Sally took us round to Chenies street as usual and I went straight upstairs for my audition.

There were four people on the panel including Nona, the Head of Acting, who fortunately recognised me from last year. I shook their hands and sat down infront of them. They asked which speeches 

I had (Phoebe - As You Like It, Queen Margaret - King Henry VI Part 3, and Laura - Chatroom) and what song I would be singing (Let Me Sign - Robert Pattinson). They asked me do to my speeches first, whereas last year I had the option of choosing to get singing done and out of the way.

I started with Phoebe and despite a strong start, I fluffed my line halfway through. I'm going to put it down to nerves and a lack of confidence in the speech, but it was seriously gutting. I recovered quickly however and smoothed it over. At this point the exact words going through my head are "oh shit".

I then performed my modern which went very well despite a few panic moments as I searched frantically for the line. But it did go well. They requested my second Shakespeare speech once I'd finished, and because I did Queen Margaret for my final round last year, it went flawlessly. So let's hope I redeemed myself in their eyes.

Instead of doing my song at this point, I was asked to sit down for the interview. They wanted to know what I've been doing the past six months and what I'm doing at the moment. The were quite impressed that this blog has near 30,000 hits (thanks guys!) but did slip in that they hoped I wasn't telling you all what questions they were asking. So I'm afraid, I'll have to be careful what I say. However, each interview is unique, so even if I did list out questions, they'll probably differ anyway. Plus, I did really bullshit my way through the interview.

And then the singing. The acoustics, like last year, were very complementary, and to be honest, I felt like it went better than my speeches. And that's it! I found out 11 days later after my recall last year, so hopefully it won't be too long. But as I say, I'm most definitely not assuming that I'll get to the third round just because of my success last year. Love to you all x