Logbook
Wednesday, January 18 th 593, London
Today is going to be legendary ! What a good new to begin a new year ? Let me relate you what happen this afternoom, when I iwas walking around the centre of London. You certainly know that all the theatres are closed because of the deep, as ordered Mister Tilney, who is in charge of all performances of the town, in the name of Queen Elizabeth. That’s why, the Lord chamberlain’s men, and William Shakespere himself , are going to go on the rounds, all around England, in provincial towns, to act the lovely play Romeo and Juliet. So they need some workforce, and guess what ? They chose me as the new cwardrobe master of the group. So next week I’ll leave London for the amazing city of Oxford. There are lots of things to do before the departure, the actors to meet, the trying on and then all the costumes to pack, but... I cant wait !

Tuesday, January 24th 1593, London Everything is finally ready for the journey. The last week was exhausted but I did it, and each actor has exactly the perfect costume for the character he plays. The players rehearsed nights and days in order to be the best actors ever seen in England I’m a little bit jalous of Juliet’s dresse, it is wonderful, and red and long, with lot of laces and embroideries. But I have to admet that Burbage who plays her part is ridicoulus with it. According to me he is, all the same, a lucky one as he kisses the marvellous Will, who plays Romeo... I envy him !

Thursday, January 26th 1593, Oxford God, I’m so tired ! Yesterday, we travelled all the morning. Imagin this actor’s caravan, with the carts, and the noise, Everybody was singing, chatting, running from a cart to another. The other costume designer and I had to finish the last details on the costumes, as we were shaking around by the trot of the horses, and the holes of the wall . Indeed, when we arrived, in the beginning of the afternoom, the actors had to rehearse, again and again until it was perfect.