Chloe Collins outlines her routine as a stage manager for Billy Elliot during production week. Her responsibilities included setting up props and scenes for Act 2 between shows and during intervals. This involved tasks like moving furniture, setting up puppets and panels, placing chairs and props in their proper positions. She also handled any issues that came up, such as ensuring areas were clear for set changes and problem props stayed in position. The document provides details of her daily schedule and procedures to safely and efficiently prepare for each performance.

1. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
My roles in Stage Management from in the interval to the end of the show:
Setting Stage Right for Act 2:
I wouldstartby
movingthe
wardrobe and
dresserintothe
cupboardso it’s
out the wayas it
was notusedfor
Act 2.
I wouldstartby
gettingthe puppets,
Maggie Thatcher
puppetandpuppet
workshopbanner
and settingthemfor
the firstscene of Act
2 Merry Christmas
MaggieThatcher.
Aftergettingthe
puppetsIwouldset
up the panellisttable
withthe blackcloth
and clipboardslaidon
it includingone for
clipboardwomen
whichElishawould
get.
Aftersettingupthe
table I wouldthenlay
out the chairsso the
panellistswouldbe
able to getthem
easily.
Aftersettingthe panellist
chairsI wouldgetall cups and
soupbowl forthe soup
kitchenscene.
FinallyIwouldset
the suitcase and
minerslampready
to give toDad and
Tony before Once
we were Kings.

2. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
Stage Right for Act 2:
Aftersettingupthe
propsby the
cupboardI would
stack all the extra
chairsthat aren’t
neededforAct2 and
take the ladderand
placardsto the
propstable.
Aftersettingthe white blockIwould
setout the tutu to thenputon stage
at the endof Merry ChristmasMaggie
Thatcher.I thenwouldfindMichael to
give himCindythe Nurse thathe
neededbeforehe wentonstage at the
start of Act2.
Aftersettingthe tutu
and Cindythe Nurse I
wouldmake sure Mrs
Wilkinson’sdoorwas
readyfor whenEmily
P wouldpushiton- at
Dadsvisit to Mrs
Wilkinson scene I
wouldopenthe flap
for Emilytopushthe
door on,thenwhen
the door came off I
wouldclose the flap
back up again.
Afterstackingthe chairsI
wouldsetthe white blockfor
Dream Ballet.

3. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
 Displayed on this page is my routine in show week of Billy Elliot. I would perform this
routine before and during the show. When I wasn’t preparing props, handing out
props and set changes on Stage Right I would be doing set changes on Stage Left.
 Time: 13th - 18th February (day show) = 10:50am – 12:30pm
Tuesday 14th February (day show) = 10:50am – 12:30pm
Saturday 18th February (day show) = 3:30pm – 5:30
Tuesday 14th until Saturday 18th (evening performances) = 8:30 – 10:45
Health and Safety Point: This could course:
Props by cupboard Tripping over hazard
Coms Tripping over wire
Putting wardrobe back in cupboard Could run over feet causing an injury
Panellist table Tripping over cloth
Chairs and bench Dropping them on yourself or other
people’s feet causing an injury.
 Who else was involved: Elisha for props and set change ques.
Emily Pugh and Emily Howard for panellist table
Emily Pugh for pushing on Mrs Wilkinson’s door
 Problems I came across:
 After Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher people would put all the
props on the panellist table- I then resolved this by after setting
Thisis a picture of how Mrs Wilkinson’s
door wassetfor whenEmilyPughandI
wouldpushiton. Alsointhe photois
the pianostool whichI wouldsetbefore
Act 1.

4. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
the tutu I would put all the props from Merry Christmas Maggie
Thatcher on to the dresser to put away at the end of the show so
the panellist table was clear with the clipboards on for that
scene.
 When setting the tutu in the middle of Merry Christmas Maggie
Thatcher for the scene straight after that it would tend to get
kicked off the stage- when I realised this was happening I would
set it a bit later during Dads song where the people would move
from the area I was setting it.
 In dream ballet sometimes there would be chairs left on which
we resolved by goin