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Team Irish Wristwatch is off to a cracking start this evening. They have already written their third play and are currently deciding which one will pack the biggest punch...
In all seriousness though, we are excited by the ideas we have had this evening and are currently in the process of getting our script down on paper. Expect big things.

80's robot 11pm update.

Breaking news from the script library:
After half a case of beer; five lines of cocain off a first edition
copy of Death of a Salesman; at least two confirmed reports of
premature ejaculation and a hastey clean up...
80's Robot are racked up and ready to report.

10:00pm Blog Post - Curtain Lamp

It's an extended metaphor.

About what a boy wants to be when he grows up. And Winnie the Poo's in it. So are vampires, firemen getting stoned, and they're fat, and there's three of them, no, five, no wait, there's as many as you choose to believe there are.

Actually, it's a play about solving one mystery, and by mistake solving a different, far greater mystery. The mystery of what happened to Hansel and Grettel. But they aren't in the play, because they're too busy smoking weed in a graveyard.

And there's ambiguity - he's a dude in the play. He's in a box that doesn't fit, or maybe he's a puzzle piece. Maybe everyone's a puzzle piece - literally - but it's really just a metaphor.

In short - we have a lot of ideas, and not much coherence. Understandably, there's a a lot of uncertainty in direction. We're having fun though, smashing Tim Tams, drinking water, chilling. You know, fun.

Also, we're now officially called, "Curtain Lamp," although there is controversy over the spelling of curtain.

Next update will be at 11pm from Pete, Will, and Sam

Then at 12pm from "The Young Ones" Remmy + Group

Blog Update

Have retreated to the Ellis family Manuka mansion after an hour long trip of collecting toothbrushes and creative juices.

Byron is enjoying the feeling of the carpet on his feet, and is proceeding to pace up and down. Although two slices of bread did go missing.

The mexican thinking hats have gone on - 

Emma: Should the other teams be afraid??

Byron: Yes.

Sasha: this is turning into our script

Bryon: Stop! You're giving too much away!

 

Team Meat. Signing off.

 

24 Hours of Theatre Blog

The entire team was unfocussed. We sat there, trying to hear what Dave was saying, but none of us was taking it in.

Dave's wonderful words about tearing apart structure, creating a play from nothing, collaborating, workshopping, all of these amazing concepts and techniques, they all went zipping over our heads, as we sat there, concentrating on one thing, and one thing only.

Duncan was wearing his tight jeans again.

Like a family watching a game of tennis, our heads turned as one every time Duncan shifted his body weight. We wished, hoped and prayed our little hearts out that the fates would smile upon us and that someone would drop something, so he'd be forced to bend over...

An entire Sudanese village could have been kept in water for a year had someone thought to bottle our drool.

But God was not on our side tonight, and Duncan's behind was not displayed as prominently as we would have liked.

At the end of the workshop, Team Fang had not learned anything useful, yet all of us were on the same page. We came together to discuss what our play should be about, and our voices were in sync.

So in a little under 24 hours, be prepared to see Team Fang's presentation:

A Hat, an Umbrella, Two Gloves, a Tie, a Corset Bag, and Duncan's Deriere: A Play in One Act.

Next update will be delivered at 9pm by MEAT 3 aka Pink Polkadots (Sasha, Emma, Lizzy, Byron)

At 6:45pm the 6 teams, having been given their stimuli, began their journey. Trolley poles, smoke machines, bags, CDs, and painting utensils were bestowed upon them and after a workshop by David Finnegan, local playwright work begun.

Each team is required to include the following lines at some point in their 8 minute masterpiece:
"sometimes, it is wise not to investigate every mystery you encounter."
And,
"it turns out that some people are quite tolerant of ambiguity."

What happens next?The next update will be here at 8pm posted by the visiting team from ImproAct.

Goodluck to all
-McBain
Events coordinator and anticipating a lack of sleep

24 Hours of Theatre

Over a period of 24 hours, Canberra's brightest university students will be devising a single theatrical event. 24 HOURS OF THEATRE offers students an opportunity to work with some unique personalities.

Kicking off on Friday (6.30pm) and finishing with completed plays at 7pm on Saturday, 24 HOURS will be a test of endurance, creativity and teamwork.

Workshops will take place with Canberra Theatrical luminaries like David Finnegan, Adam Hadley, Simon Aylott, Jim Adamik, and ImproAct's PJ Williams.There is also going to be a half hour workshop from the ACT Writers Centre, making this a truly united theatrical event.

This truly collaborative event offers a unique one-off performance from students who will be given some loose rules on the Friday and work all day Saturday to present the best completed play they can.

The aim of this event is to ensure the next generation of Canberra theatrical highlights have a deeper understanding of the theatrical process, making them better, stronger performers and producers.

Your Participation can be in the form of acting, writing, or directing. Entry will cost $5 to participate. First prize will include the opportunity to have your piece workshoped further over the semester and presented again to another audience at the end of the year.

Members of the public are invited to join in the festivities by attending the showcase at the conclusion of preparation time; 7:15pm doors open at the ANU arts center. Entry is $5.

For those of you who cannot afford the time to participate, or cannot make the showcase, you can participate by keeping an eye on this blog during the event for hourly updates (24 in total) or by following our facebook group which has a comprehensive list of rules and regulations.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127878866336

For more information contact nutsanu@gmail.com or Andrew on 0403816007.

Good Luck and get some extra sleep in! You'll need it.

Bush Week Theater Sports Competition

The 'Bush Week' Theatre Sports competition went off with a bang on Tuesday night. Four teams rose to the challenge to deliver what proved to be the best ANU had to offer in improvised stand up comedy theatre.

It appears the yellow team stole the hearts of the crowd with their moving 'flower ninja' ballet. Team blue attempted to present 'Frogger' the broadway musical; Team red (from BnG) presented a memorable round of lines from a hat; whilst the Green team's hopes were riding on Byron's fluro tights.

The night also included an 'Irish Drinking Song', a spectacular 'Chain Murder Endowments' and the very risky 'Piano Bar'.

On behalf of NUTS, a great big thankyou to players from Impro ACT, Peter C Hayward and Kym Starr; A huge round of applause to the lyrical fingers of Bec Taylor; and last but not least our gratitude to M.C. for the night, the lovely Geoff Setty (also from Impro ACT).

Stay tuned for the posting of videos and photos from the night