phew, yes I see...let's hope I find nothing to add well I think I need a break now after Part 2 of Act 2. Probably will listen to it tomorrow or maybe this evening
yes it was a good place to breakI tried to make the split in the act in a place where there was a reasonably smooth break in the action so as not to create an artificial cliff hanger or where someone might have trouble following action across the break.
The ending is highly dramatic too. I love to hear it all assembled. The tensions between the different people are so palpable through the acting. Guys: you're all brilliant !!!
A few notes on cutting for your consideration here too, Todd:
> at 4:54: Claude, waking: What is it ?
> at 5:08: Claude stupidly: Where is aunt ?
> at 13:41: Olive, steadily, in a low hard voice: Why, nothing can arise…
> at 17:18: “the lady has arrived, Sir” – not sure if you can correct this but in the word “arrived” (at the letter ‘v’) there is a highly stringent sound that hurt my ears a lot. One could try to cut this from the word if possible
> at 18:42: “You find me here with my wife——!” – “Sir, you had a wife round the corner” – I think Mrs Cloys should cut off Allingham more abruptly here, so I would cut the pause shorter
> at 18:56: calmly, amiably: We do understand each other
> at 23:03: “you mustn’t be allowed to——“ – “Arranged! patched up!” – also here, better shorten the pause a bit
> at 43:19: “Allowed—what ? – I see Mrs Cloys only says “allowed” once, so you can cut out the first if you wish. Even though, it sounds quite good like this as well, so one could also leave it in, your choice
Sonia