Real Circumstance http://realcircumstance.com A new way of playmaking Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Reflections on the Improvisation Period and writing in Indiana http://realcircumstance.com/under-a-tree-part-16?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reflections-on-the-improvisation-period-and-writing-in-indiana http://realcircumstance.com/under-a-tree-part-16#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:52 +0000 admin http://realcircumstance.com/?p=451

Dan writes…This entry is my reflection on the period of improvisation held in January at Lakeside Theatre. Firstly it was an absolute success. The nature of the work requires an incredibly dedication and craft from… Read more >>

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Raymond last had contact with his daughter Caitlyn when he went to visit her in Dublin. She was four years old. They played together in the park. Thirty years later, in 1981, he sends her… Read more >>

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What has become very clear to me is that the making of Under A Tree At The End Of Time is the biggest project I have undertaken by some distance. This is a designed outcome:… Read more >>

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A selection of Robyn and Ray’s early  memories

1964, February 14th – Robyn is born.

1967 – Robyn is 3. She is wearing dungarees and sitting in front of the television, which is showing an… Read more >>

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Friday’s work was building towards a major improvisation between Jimmy and Caitlyn – the details of which I will have to keep relatively secret because I suspect it will make it into the finished play… Read more >>

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Caitlyn and Jimmy live in the flat. Jimmy cuts down his hours at the betting shop in order to spend a lot of time with her. He buys her a picture of a vast landscape… Read more >>

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Despite their date having gone really well, Caitlyn gradually withdraws from Jimmy and there is a period of time when they barely see each other. Despondent, Jimmy withdraws as well. Fearful that she’s lost him,… Read more >>

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Caitlyn and Jimmy have a number of encounters in the cafe. Caitlyn spends some days worrying that she had said too much and embarrassed herself. One Thursday morning, Jimmy wants his coffee to take out, and… Read more >>

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On Tuesday 15 October 1974, Caitlyn and Jimmy meet for the first time, when they are both having a cup of tea at Poppy’s Cafe in Mount Pleasance, Liverpool. They are interested in each other:… Read more >>

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]]> http://realcircumstance.com/under-a-tree-part-8/feed/ 0 Plans for next week’s full-time improvisations http://realcircumstance.com/under-a-tree-part-7?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plans-for-next-weeks-full-time-improvisations http://realcircumstance.com/under-a-tree-part-7#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:12:19 +0000 admin http://realcircumstance.com/?p=378

On Monday we start a two-week period of full-time improvisation. Below is a summary of the objectives for the first week of work; with the caveat that the material could go in an entirely different… Read more >>

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