Category Archives: Play writing

Don’t Look Back in Langour … introducing One Night One Day

It all started with a simple little update due to smartphones. An old one-act play needed a buff and polish. Mobile phone messages were an integral part of its premise, and the subsequent emergence of smartphones now rendered things a … Continue reading

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Diary of a Play #11: The End

And so, as Spd D8n’s cast took a bow to well-deserved applause from a great final night audience, my colon could at last unclench with relief. The show’s run was finally over. For earlier diary entries, go to the Spd … Continue reading

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Diary of a Play #10: Hooray, Hooray, itsa Halfway Through the Play

And so it began … For earlier diary entries, go to the Spd D8n page. Thursday night – opening night. I sat in and watched the first performance, an understudy tackling my short but enthusiastic cameo. This was the first … Continue reading

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Diary of a Play #9: Putting It Out, Putting It In, Putting It On

Did I mention busy? For earlier diary entries, go to the Spd D8n page. After the languorous postings about the writing process, the rehearsal period has flashed by far faster than I blog. So fast, that tomorrow is Opening Night. … Continue reading

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Diary of a Play #8: It’s kicking off, Pru!

The rehearsal schedule has emerged, and suddenly it’s all on. Realisation that the show goes up in a month’s time – holy crap! For earlier diary entries, go to the Spd D8n page. Props are being collated, desks constructed, in … Continue reading

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Diary of a Play #7: Ditching the Pre-Contraceptions

The read-through – that moment when all the voices in the playwright’s head are suddenly made real. Well, the voices regarding the play anyway. For earlier diary entries, go to the Spd D8n page. The writing process is largely solitary. … Continue reading

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