The process of making this show has begun. As a company we discussed ideas and narrowed them down to a comedic play set in the 1990’s, focusing on the lives of an ensemble of misfits. During one of our latest rehearsals we experimented with some improvisational scenario’s, and ended with a hot seating exercise to allow the cast to invent their own characters. The purpose of this was to produce a diverse set of characters with a variety of backgrounds, behaviour’s, and lifestyles to inform the writers during the production of the script.

Our writing team met for the first time the other night to discuss the possible direction we could take the story and what we could do with it. As a company we have already established this notion of our own era and that of the 90’s having an almost shared experience; that despite changes in culture, politics, technology, etc., the way people live their life doesn’t change.

“there are stories being told around us all the time and we have always that source of riches to draw from” (Noel Greig, 2005, 22)

During the writing session we discussed what exactly from modern life could be a shared experience for our characters. Several themes have made themselves apparent; including love, sub-culture, and loss. In further sessions we shall be exploring them further to see where we can take them.

Works Cited:

Greig, N. (2005) Playwriting: A Practical Guide. Abingdon: Routledge.