AND THE WINNER IS

Irish Wristwatch!
Congratulations to team 6 who successfully snared victory after a long night of work.

Was their decision to go home and nap the key to their success... or did they have other tactics?
We'll have them update this blog in the next few days along with the videos that couldn't be viewed at the showcase due to sound issues, detailed information on how the event went, and maybe even a reunion... all on their way...

Thankyou to all who participated, contributed, or just came for the ride in this mindblowing passed 24 hours.


365 DAYS TO GO until the next most intense 24 hours of your life.

24 hours of theatre blog post - "Numbers"

It's 3:53pm, and we've just finished the final version of our script. Now all we have to do is learn it.

Between us, we've had 12 hours of sleep, and at least 5L of caffeinated beverages. 2 of us haven't slept at all; 1 of us is sleeping right now. 1 of us is wearing their own clothes right now, 2 of us are wearing deodorant, 2 of us have brushed their teeth, and none of us has had a shower. (though 1 has given himself a sponge bath)

We've lost count of how many good ideas we've shot down, how many bad ideas we've suggested, how many times we've secretly wanted to kill each other, and how many times we've burst out laughing at something not even vaguely amusing. We've had 2 shouting matches, and broken 1 condom. (though not how you'd think)

There have been 4 drafts of the script; exactly one line has remained the same the whole time (our opening line) and it will be strangely familiar to everyone else doing the challenge. 3 of us have switched characters, 2 of us in the last few hours, and 1 character has changed gender completely.

5 sausages between the group, 3 packets of Shapes, 4 packets of chocolate biscuits, 1 bag of cashews, and (oddly enough) 3 pieces of fruit. 3 workshops, 2 whiteboard markers, and a huge number of silly voices. We've played with 7 puppets, and included 0 of them in our final piece. (though 3 of them made it into a video blog.)

We've killed off 3 characters (1 in the play itself; 2 during the drafting process), cut out 6 musical numbers, kept 3 in (all of them 80s numbers) and changed the era of the play 4 times. (1930s, 2006, 2009 and 1984.) We look back at our early notes, and think "What the hell were those guys thinking?"

0 injuries, 0 deaths, 0 fist-fights, 0 recreational drugs, and 0 bodily fluids exchanged. (except when Chris's character spat on the floor and Bronny accidentally stepped in it.)

Since I started this blog entry, 1 more team member has fallen asleep, in the most ridiculous position imaginable. Image attached (no, this was not faked.)

It's been a good weekend.

ITS CRAZY here at the ANU

Costumes, Props, Smoke, Trolley poles, bags, cd's PAPER PLANES!

Time is running out, so we've relieved the teams of the responsibility to blogg.

Will you be at Canberra Grammar School by 7:30 pm tonight?

Irish wristwatch count's down to 6:45pm

I do believe in fairies. I do. I do.

I'm really dehydrated. I am. I am.

So, we took all of Finnigan's scriptwriting advice and it was massively helpful. We made a list of 25 hilariously theatrical ideas and concepts to include in the script...and now, with 7 hours to go, we've realised that we didn't end up including any of them.

Dang.

Thanks anyway Finns. You're tops.

p.s. everyone come to the showcase tonight. Bring your friends. Canberra Grammar school 7:30

Lights are on for curtain lamp

We are going mind freak on all your arses.

Expect Chris Angel.

Simon's acting workshop got us up and moving after the delightful exercise session earlier this morning. Breakfast was tasty, however we shall keep this post short and sweet. Time for our workshop with Jim.

Peace, love and No-Doz.

Food glorious food!

GOOOOOOOOODMORNING!

Teams are currently up, awake, and energised after a brief workout session conducted by CIT Graduate Simon Temby.

Breakfast is currently on the BBQ, The next update will come shortly after we all have a full stomach and the first workshop.

-McBigmac

Theory proven - puppets aren't even funny at 6 in the morning

24 Hours of Theatre - creating new discoveries every moment.

Next update - after Aerobics at 9am.

...

Good Morning World

elrhgldfhgdlfghjdfk.

We apologise in advance for the multitudes of people that we will offend tonight. Toughen Up.

All our team feels at the moment is an emotion somewhere between rage and total exhaustion, we have performed several full brain lobotomies and the resulting vegetable people are now sitting, sleeping or both in a state close to cataonic. Also, we want pasta. If you have ever loved any of us you will bring us pasta. Lots of pasta. Or come with a suitabley sharp/blunt object and for the love of all that is holy in theatre put us out of our misery.

A side note to the 'musical' birds of the ANU campus:

Your days are numbered. Make your arrangements.

But we have an idea, a script, a spontaneous 3am dance party and an hour or two of sleep to push us over the finising line. Hopefully, this will be enough to make this sodding ordeal worth it.

We can dance if we want to...

The 6:30 Report

Dear outside world,

The sun has risen on this fine establishment. 3 weary dramatists and 2 exhausted organisers remain standing - what does this mean for us? Very little. Very little indeed. For some reason, people stayed awake without even working on the scripts. Why?

We have resorted to speaking through puppets. And not even good puppets - children's puppets. However, very shortly into the peace talks puppet wars began. This was the lamest thing of the night and will not be repeated.

ABC 666 Radio Interview was good fun - Remy, Chris, McBain and Duncan stood in the cold, filled with a sense of pride. Once again Greg commented on McBain's eyes. Good job Greg.

Aerobics starts in 88 minutes. I believe I am slowly drowning in mint slice. I can feel it moving up my oesophagus. Good job mint slice.

All I can say is that I've somehow used up almost 2 hours of footage on someone's camera. Puppet Wars may yet become a feature film.

If I hear another person utter the word ambiguity I will likely disqualify them from the competition.

Looking forward (because that's the sensible option),

McBain and Duncan

Next update from the Young Ones at 7:30.

 

5am actually exists?

Stay tuned to 666am to hear our radio interview at approximately 6:15 am

http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/radio/howto.htm?section=online

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McBain

-Sleep deprived as promised

i said baby, its 3am i must be lonely..

We should be sleeping. But we're not. There are reasons we are not.

A) Too much caffeine

B) Investigative phone calls/booty calls from the other groups.

C) Too many copies of the same but slightly different scripts....

 

 

We discovered you can view how your pizza is cooking/being delivered online thanks to wonderful services such as Dominos.

And alot of good happens in Manuka thankyou Duncan,

we are here.

 

We all have belly buttons.

Belly buttons are fun.

 

Lizzie has funny pants.

They are green... i like green.

 

Just remember kids...

 

" THis area which roughly constitues ancient Aeolia has been settled since Paleolithic times."

 

Love and mush,

Emma,Sasha,Byron and Lizzie

6am post

Argh! I write to you as the last surviving member of my team. We're balls deep and i can no longer see the surface. When we began this journey with eager hearts and fun ideas primarily concerned with the need to stay awake. In addition to the slab of Mother we consumed we deemed it a great idea to buy a case of beer. We've barely gotten through a 5 minute brainstorm without someone taking a toilet break. The harsh reality is that we are down to around 12 hours to go, the sun is rising and the hangover is setting in. I just reread the script we have so far...

 

It's funny. Oh yeah, it's very funny. No one's is questioning the quality of humour contained within. But does it make sense? If volume is an indication of logic, then yes...yes it does make sense. It certainly is loud.

 

I apologise to the fans of 80's Robot but i'm honestly far too exhausted to continue. I'm off to grab a quick nap on the toilet and kill two birds with one stone. But what i can promise is that in 12 hours time we will be putting on a performance of side-splitting head-scratching ball-ticking proportions.

 

Big Love!

24 Hours of Theatre Blog - FANG

Tensions are high as we get closer to 4 AM. So far, there have been disagreements on:

-The moral correctness of shaving the teeth

-Whether 2006 was really 'the funniest year'?

-Why the only female in our group has been cast as "Dad"

-Who the Prime Minister should be

-The best way to climb onto Brian's back

-How long we should stay on Brian's back

-How long we can face the back wall and still hold the audience's attention

-Whether we can get away with saying each character's full name every time they enter. And date of birth.

-It's true what they say about women. They certainly are.

-How Bronny manages to make one line go for 200 words and 5 minutes.

So far, we've been working and writing for 8 hours, and we've almost finished the....second scene. Of 6. This is going to either be the best 24 hour play ever written, or the best 24 hour play ever half-written and then hastily finished.

Got to get back to it. There is currently an argument going on about who is the best at tossing off football players. Whether or not this will end up in the final play will doubtlessly be the cause of another argument. Hope everyone else is having as much fun and as many arguments as we are!

Irish wristwatch with the correct time this time

Hey there!

We have finished our script.

Thats it.

Brown chicken brown cow.

Words from the Abyss - What have I created?

Citizens,

I write to you at 1am from the refuge of the Woroni office. The teams have all moved in separate directions. Prima facie, a combined play would be about Michael Jackson reading the news to no-one in a blackout, incidentally foretold by a gypsy pygmy. Sounds like a winner.

All groups have done an amazing job, taking into account what Finnegan said about incorporating vastly different ideas and marrying ideas. Some a little too literally than others, but all in good fun. The popular combination of nectarine and chicken in a biscuit, with a dash of energy drink, has really set the pace going. Let's see if it keeps them fresh.

Here's an update

Early frontrunners seem to be 'the young ones', having already completed both a script and memorial shrine. They have also punished 7 bags of starburst and a couple of litres of red, pink and green flavoured liquid. But there are still 15 and a half hours to go and so it's anyone's game.

Eighties robot look to be lagging currently. After being informed by administration that their script could not in fact be written in lines of powder, they were forced to re-start their entire project.

ImproACT luminaries Team Fang spent over an hour playing impro warm up games - wasted time, or funny for some? You decide on the latest NUTS24poll (if you put the words together, it sounds more cutting edge).

Irish Wristwatch broke early and updated the blog without needing too. Good job guys.

Team Meat have a sound idea and seem to be working the best collaborative project so far. However, the presence of Alex Brattoni in their group suggests that failure is imminent.

Byron and Sasha have fled to Manuka. Nothing good has ever come from Manuka. Good money is not on them.

I have uploaded some photos to the facebook event/group for your enjoyment. Enjoy them. And if you can't, have them enjoyed for you.

Great job.

The Young'ns Blog Post

Too Soon..?

 

After the first couple of hours the Young'ns have proved themselves to be exceptionally tasteless. These delinquents have clearly got no class whatsoever; expect puns, bad gags, an empty hole where the plot would be and repetition of bad gags. In the matter of stimulus, the group has finally incorporated one of their props but remains confidently clueless about the second.

 

We have taken an idea and have run with it until it has, frankly, gone to crap. We are now starting to pick up said crap and smear it on paper in a way that makes it resemble a 'script' of sorts. After consuming inordinate amounts of sugar and chocolate the resulting crash has also taken it's toll on various team members who are counteracting these effects with a mixture of drugs, more sugar, vomiting and power-napping. Also, panadol and soft drink is shit!

 

Finally animated, after an all time sugar low the young'ns have gotten on to actually standing up and rehearsing their shoddy, poop script. Amazing inspiration has come in the form of deciding that a recently dead popstar legend's lyrics should comprise 50% of the script. This and the actual movement of the cast has led to the powerful humour of the french exchange student coming in to play.

 

Beware, Midnight is approaching....

 

The next update comes from Duncan Ragg at one am.