What an amazing start to a new term!
Our first rehearsal has just finished and we have already got lots of material.
In preparation for our first week we all had to read one of Hampstead Theatre's current main house productions, The Fastest Clock In The Universe by Philip Ridley.
All was made clear in rehearsals as we were split into groups to brainstorm all of our different reactions and insights into the play. Following this each group then presented two themes that they found most interesting and could be a possible theme for our own play.
Vanity, beauty, relationships, abusive relationships, sex, love, age, insecurities, illusions of beauty, power of beauty, control and fear were just a few.
We then got to our feet and started to devise short scenes exploring theses themes and possible narratives further. So many diverse ideas and opinions came out and by the end of the rehearsal we had a strong direction to the start of our play.
For next week the writers have to write a short monologue exploring the subject of VANITY. The actors and crew need to find a story (newspapers/internet/word of mouth) which is in some way related to VANITY and to think in depth about the character at the centre of it.
Although it has just been the first week we have really got things moving and the whole company cant wait for next week.
Recommended play to read:
Wounds to the Face by Harold Barker.
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