Convener:
Sophie Trott
Summary of discussion, conclusions and/or
recommendations:
I had to go home with my 2 year old before this
session, but I had some useful conversations with a guy called Nicholas, who
had written a biographical piece recently, and Jenifer Toksvig.
Carol Grimes, a singer has written a book about her
life, and wants to make a show which is part gig, part story. She wants to do the singing, and not play herself.
I expect this will start life as a gig with me reading bits of her book between
the songs. But I’m wondering how to grow
it beyond that.
Nicholas talked about the need to find a pivotal
moment to act as a sort of prism which then refracts light onto different bits
of the story. He put it elegantly, not how it is here. He also suggested watching Hedwig and the
Angry Inch as an example of how to structure a biographical piece.
Jen offered to have more chats when I didn’t have a
restless child who needs a sleep.
Useful.
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