Honey Debelle made her first ever STC appearance in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the beginning of 2016. She's back in Kip Williams' production of Shakespeare's classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream and she's been tracking rehearsals for us on Instagram…

 

 

Step inside A Midsummer Night's Dream with our rehearsal diary by @honeydebelle, otherwise known as the young lover Helena. .......... First day of rehearsals is like the first day of school. We each get a locker and a drink bottle with our name on it.. and someone made fairy bread (because it's a play about fairies... Get it?) ✨���� #STCMidsummer #theDreamTeam #sydneytheatreco

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@honeydebelle's A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearsal diary > Day 2... Costume measurements, readings, discussion and even a little singing ��#theDreamTeam #STCMidsummer #sydneytheatreco

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@honeydebelle's rehearsal diary for #STCMidsummer >> Last night, the forest was brought indoors for a Midsummer Night's Dream themed dinner, hosted by an STC sponsor. Beautiful decor, great food and cast bonding time - what's not to love? We tried to take an Ellen-style mass group selfie... Here's the result. (If you look really closely you can see the eclipse mint in my mouth! ��) #theDreamteam #sydneytheatreco

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@honeydebelle's rehearsal diary for A Midsummer Night's Dream >> It's #Friday - aka the day I drink #coffee until it is late enough to drink #wine. Good thing the coffee at the end of the wharf is delicious (Patti Smith coffee cups are a bonus ☕️), and we have Friday welcome drinks at the end of the day to celebrate an awesome week 1 of rehearsals! ✌��️���� Happy Weekend from #thedreamteam! #STCMidsummer #sydneytheatreco @thetheatrebaratthewharf

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From @honeydebelle's A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearsal diary >> Hermia/Egeus bonding time over a cryptic crossword and a cuppa during a cast tea break. ��✏️��#twoheadsarebetterthanone #crypticcrossword #STCMidsummer #sydneytheatreco

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From @honeydebelle's A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearsal diary >> Things that did not survive today's rehearsal: my knees (hence the sexy knee pads), my bumble-bee necklace, my willpower to resist the scotch-fingers in the cast kitchen. #gettingphysical #andemotional #thedreamteam #acting #theatre #rehearsals #STCMidsummer #sydneytheatreco

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From @honeydebelle's rehearsal diary for A Midsummer Night's Dream >> "Like to a double cherry, seeming parted but yet an union in partition". ������✌��️Helena #STCMidsummer #theDreamteam #sydneytheatreco #sydneytheatre

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From @honeydebelle's A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearsal diary >> Week 4 of rehearsals is underway! Only 2 weeks left at the wharf before we move in to the opera house! �� I had an hour off this morning while the mechanicals rehearsed their scene - spent it doing script work, drinking peppermint tea and admiring the view from the loft. ☀️��☕️ #TheDreamTeam #STCMidsummer #sydneytheatreco #sydneytheatre

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From @honeydebelle's A Midsummer Night's Dream rehearsal diary >> I like to call this the "waking up in Vegas" moment.⭐️���� #WhatHappensInTheWoodsStaysInTheWoods ��: @matthewbacker #stcmidsummer #midsummernightsdream #sydneytheatreco #thedreamteam

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@honeydebelle has been keeping an Insta-diary for us, following A Midsummer Night's Dream in rehearsals. Here is the latest >> Jay: what kind of cake is that? Honey: carrot. Jay: that's a vegetable. Honey: it's practically salad.... �� Thanks Alice Babidge for making Saturday rehearsals bearable. #midsummernightsdream #thedreamteam #stcmidsummer

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A day in the life of @honeydebelle during Midsummer rehearsals >> Last day in the rehearsal room for #STCMidsummer and I'm a) recording my hit single, b) recording all Helena's monologues as musical numbers, c) working on super secret 2017 season launch stuff entirely unrelated to the play, d) being a poser, e) c and d �� #sydneytheatreco #sydneytheatre #theDreamteam

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 12 Sep – 22 Oct 2016, Wharf 1 Theatre

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