Issue 4: Baby or Bathwater?

Convener: Dickie

Participants: Steve, Jonathan, Felix, Paul, Hazel & Bees


Summary of discussion

1. What works and what doesn’t work?

Looking at some of the workshops that some of us have taken in schools – what we felt was achieved by us as practitioners and what,(we felt) had been achieved by the participant.
Conclusions
- Lack of time to fully explore was often frustrating
- Sometimes we felt that the ‘one off’ workshops were imposed.

2. The time thing!

Would it ever be possible to have whole days working with a group of people?
Doing a ‘play’ in a day. Using similar starting point, idea that we have for an ‘Idiot’ Production. All departments too – costume, props, sound etc
A great many of the games that we explore in a workshop could be used to promote the work. People could choose what department they want to work in. People who are not comfortable with performing don’t have to suffer that agony. Use games to produce dialogue or if having problems. In fact, they go through a similar process to produce a ‘piece’ an ‘event’ as we all do when making a show.

COVER ALL BASES
Doesn’t necessarily have to link to current production but if it does can be used in some way as a ‘companion piece.’
Can tick curriculum boxes – ‘creative writing’ technology, problem solving, physical dexterity. It’s good that I don’t really know what is on the current curriculum!

People involved from all departments: Ian Johnstone (music) Naomi (Design) etc

3. Would it even be possible to have a longer working relationship with a group/school/college?

So then the work could evolve in tandem with a rehearsal period perhaps? Or just over a few weeks, months?
Building a relationship! Ongoing.
Possibly a workshop week could become an integral part of the rehearsal process – so it becomes a part of the whole process.