Today's tea; Tesco Red Berries Infusion. Something a bit fruity for the bank holiday ;-)Today marked the first day of rehearsals for 2013's GI60 Festival. Gone in 60 Seconds is a unique festival of one minute plays, written by writers from all over the world; but mainly from the UK and America. I've been helping to finalise the final 50 plays we're going to use, and am assistant directing the show which is to be performed on the 8th June at Halifax Viaduct Theatre.
A 60 second play sounds easy - though you'd be surprised! After reading hundreds of submissions I had a go at a few myself, and there definitely is a 'knack' to it. The comedic ones play like little sketches - but in just 60 seconds you've haven't much time for any build up and need to get to your punchline pretty quick. The more reflective response can seem rushed, as a minute doesn't give you much space to explore the idea. You can see videos of previous years performances here;
http://www.youtube.com/user/gi60channel?ob=0&feature=results_main
We've had some fantastic submissions, and started rehearsing today with a great cast. Along with the Halifax performance, a separate group at Brooklyn College in New York will also be performing another set of 50 GI60 submissions. It's really exciting to have a writing network spanning that sort of distance!
Will write more as rehearsals progress. Enjoy your brew!
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