Monday, November 17, 2008

Other things

In other news, the other play Good World that I went on a mad rewriting expedition about a month ago … well, I decided that I quite liked it the way it was. It's difficult, I know that, I know that it takes work and doesn't have the niceties attached that a 'well-made' play has but I came to the decision that that is the play it is. That's just what it is. Perhaps I'm wrong in that assumption but that's where I am now. So it's staying the way it is and I'm moving onto writing a new play … Bitter Pill that I'm trying to write in a month … God, what was I thinking. But I'm up to page 43 and while it's all over the place I'm starting to find my way with it.

As they say, onwards and upwards.

Hunger

Took myself off to cheap movies today and saw Hunger. Well … my god … what a film. It tells the story of the last six weeks in the life of Bobby Sands, the IRA fighter who went on a 66 day hunger strike that eventually took his life. It was something that was brutal and human and you wanted to turn away, I wanted to turn away, but it was there, it was everywhere. Go see this film, steady yourself and take the ride.

Back

All this play business has meant that nothing else has happened including blogging. But the play has opened! And therefore it's time to get back to my real life which doesn't include swanning about in theatre foyers and running around getting posters laminated and organising food for opening night.

Opening night was fantastic and the actors really 'popped'. They were on fire. We're still not getting huge audiences but hopefully it will pick up this week. One can only hope. I want everyone to see it. I'm really proud of it.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Update on the Epic

Last night I also made a list of all the things I need to do before opening night on the 13th. It's a very long list. It's an overwhelmingly long list. I've got my first radio interview on Monday, which will be interesting. Terrifying, but interesting. I hate talking about my work.

Up, Up and away

So I'm still making notes and trying to figure out what the hell to do with Good World. I think I've got somewhat of a clearer idea of what the hell I'm doing but who knows? I wrote a note to myself last night that said "I think this is the time of the writing of the play where things have to go slow." … It felt very profound when I wrote it.

Anyway, onwards and upwards as they say, and it's time to get back on the horse. I'm participating this year in this which starts today. I spent time last night roughly outlining a new full-length which has the working title of Bitter Pill. And now I'm starting to write it. At this point, we are at 3 pages. Not bad for about half an hour's work.