My Direction

I think I'm going to change the direction i'm going in with the course. I was originally looking at how theatre can be a good tool for making the elderly feel like part of a community. This was a subject I took a lot of interest in and even put into practice with the short play 'There's No Tomorrow' I wrote that was performed as part of the emerging writers week. Using a member of Chickenshed's over 60's it was a great way to integrate a wider spectrum of performers. I do still truly believe theatre would be a great tool for making the older members of the community feel that the longevity of issues within plays themselves interests me more than anything. Issues that don't get old, issues that do, why certain things stay relevant, why others fade into obscurity. This is where I feel I'll have to start focusing. I have batted the idea around for awhile and even mentioned this is previous blogs like the questionnaire. I'll be looking into other issue based plays and coming to a conclusion in the week. I mentioned London Road before and that really was what started me off thinking like this. I just feel there are so many issues, how do you pick just one. So then the real question raised is 'what makes an issue and issue?'.