Tag Archives: tenmonthsinacoldtown
The Pillow Book of Director Tasks
Some of the notes I have taken, in no particular order, over the course of the making of Ten Months in a Cold Town. – Stage orientation? – Del soundscape courtyard? 1/2 Day? – Nervous hole rant vs Sam Dale … Continue reading
Between shame and shamelessness…
Between shame and shamelessness lies the axis upon which we turn; meteorological conditions at both these poles are of the most extreme, ferocious type. Shamelessness, shame: the roots of violence. – Salman Rushdie, Shame
It is hard to make someone bad.
It is hard to make someone bad. Especially in this rehearsal process – we keep gingerly edging towards full-on badness. But things are flowing better now because we’re starting to look at the craft of the words on the page, … Continue reading
The Worst Things You Could Do
We are trying to think of the worst things you could do, in your position as a spy. In no particular order: – Inform about undercover agents to the bad guys – 2 x sectarian groups – divulging the location … Continue reading
Inspiration
MUSIC Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Talking Heads Travelling Wilburys Tom Waits Neil Young Mountains Big Maybelle Avalanches Different Trains Swans Machine Gun Fellatio Mirror in the Bathroom – The English Beat Under Pressure – Queen Getting Away with it … Continue reading
Draught One of ‘Ten Months’ complete
May and I have gone through the transcripts from the last rehearsal of Ten Months in a Cold Town to come up with the ten-or-so minute opening scene that we will be showing at Candle Ends Mini Festival 2012. It’s … Continue reading