On the slow process of putting on a show
Last year, I started puttng together my first ever play, KINGMAKER, and I documented the research and development process here . It was a really fun project, and despite some trepidation about working in a new medium, I really enjoyed the creative process of working with a director, actors and a producer to develop the show. Sadly, our second Arts Council bid didn't get funding, so we decided to put our plans for touring the show on hold until later this year. The play is a quirky little comedy about village life, friendship, and ellaborate archeological hoaxes, and we originally conceived it as a piece to tour rural venues in the Midlands. So, while we were waiting for autumn to roll around, we were invited to showcase the play at the National Rural Touring Forum , a conference specifically set up to support theatre in rural places. We were given a five-minute slot at the conference to showcase the play, in the hopes of connecting with other touring schemes and ...