He says he did a bit of research beforehand, but buying it online was simple.

The English player's preparations for the opening Grand Slam of the season were hampered by a back injury, meaning she pulled out of a warm-up event in Auckland and had not played since mid-November beforehand.

The microphone isn’t only for seasoned performers; however, Buck ensures that the show runs smoothly by curating the lineup and requiring everyone to rehearse beforehand.

“With the wait beforehand, and then inside, there was a lot of time to think about why we’re here,” said Elizabeth Wason, 40, of Washington, leaning quietly against a pillar after she emerged.

But although the British director, 81, does create the characters and scenes alongside his actors during months of intense rehearsal and not beforehand, nothing in Leigh’s work is left to chance.