This was part of an exercise in class; the aim was to aid the flow of our imagination. All we had to do is write a short, abstract, none narrative event and then introduce a person to it. Then, we gave our work to someone else – in this case Jonathan Youl – who had to continue the piece. Finally, once the other person had added to the piece, we had to add in text. Here is what I created; please let me know what you think and the part in italics is what Jonathan contributed. When giving feedback, please consider that this is a piece about atmosphere so let me know what you thought/felt.

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Black out on stage. A single white spotlight from directly above with a sharp edge fades up over a stool which is centre stage. The curtains draw in to frame the stool and a single violin begins to play a slow, sad melody.

After 20 seconds the sharp edge of the spot fades to a soft edge and the music continues.

After another 20 seconds a woman in the audience stands and slowly makes her way to the stage; when she reaches the stool she sits on it. She looks round the audience once and begins to cry. 

The music continues for another 30 seconds and then the curtains close fully.

(JY) The woman’s head appears through the curtain and she looks around as though she knows the audience. She draws back behind the curtain and begins to sing. The curtains reopen and the woman is seen pacing singing the Monty Python song,

“I wonder which way a fish did go…”

She pauses and runs off stage. The clattering of metal is heard and she enters back onto the stage with a salmon.

She stands holding the fish, presenting it to the audience and the curtains close.

A Bible quote is projected onto the curtains – it reads,

“I will make you fishers of men”,