Second Discussion – Symposuim – 16th January
Now that the formal discussion has been concluded, we are going to move on to a more open debate/discussion.
15:45
Tom: Does anybody have a topic we would like to talk about?
Neil: Q To what end does interactivity happen? What can it acheive?
David: Q How do you create an interactive piece?
Yaz: Q How you write some of that down? How you record/document?
Annette: Q Training Actors.
Natalie: Q Cost.
David: Q How can the venues help the work?
Pip (aud): Q How do you sell it?
Aud2: Q Talk about Communal.
Annette: Q Which...
16:09
Ooops! The computer just went down. Bekki wrote it all down on paper, it'll be put up soon. I'll pick up from now.
Tom: When someone sells a show to you as interactive how do you respond?
Neil: Is there something else on.
Annette: It's got to be sold as what it's about, instead of interactive. I want to know what I will experience.
Natalie: I need to go in prepared, I don't think the word is a negative word. It depends how you use it in your marketing.
Yaz: I'm selling an interactive show, it's just got the word in the description what would you do.
Aud3: I'd run away.
Tom: But you've come to an interactivity symposium.
Aud3: That's because I've known Bekki for 20 years.
Aud2: It's about story.
Annette: I don't think I'd use the word. You should be able to describe your work better.
Pip: What words do you use then?
Aud: Why don't you say Audience Participation.
Tom: We seem to be saying Interactive has more bad conatations than good.
(general murmering of agreement)
Yaz: I think it is a usefull word.
Annette: Really it's just marketing, who are you aiming at?
Tom: Has anyone gone out looking for interactive theatre?
yes: Tom, Yaz, Annette
David: I don't go out in search of a particular type of theatre. If there is a show I want to see I will see it.
Tom: Are the theatre's doing enough to shape Interactive theatre?
Yaz: No one is stopping it.
David: I meant can the theatre's help companies? What was usefull?
Annette: What was most important was to get the entire building involved. More people can help create the work, doing things the company could never do.
16:31
Tom: Other than the BAC are there other theatres we think of that do that sort of thing.
Annette: There are a few but lots more outside London.
Holly: Soho
Tom: Here (Tristan Bates Theatre)
Annette: The best are National Theatre of Wales.
David: Bristol Old Vic will turn out good.
Tom: Lets look at Training. Not for a specific show, just in general.
Yaz: Consider actors as story tellers. keth Johnstons Impro for Storytellers.
Aud: Impro is important.
Mike: I want to feel comfortable that I can look after the audience.
Aud2: All the normal techniques are there more than we think.
Yaz: I just want practise.
Annette: You just need a good tool kit.
Tom: The discussion will continue online. Thanks to the panel.
