A few weekends ago, I met up with Danielle to go to a workshop all about writing radio dramas. We weren’t sure what to expect but we turned up eager and ready to learn.
There were maybe 15 people there and we were the youngest by twenty years, if I’m being generous. Thirty years, if I’m being honest. Also, everyone already had a short piece that they wanted to workshop. So I know that I definitely felt like I started off on the back foot.
I’d love to go indepth about the workshop because it was really great and I probably will at a later date. Our favourite thing about it was that there were two actors who came along and would read snippets aloud. It was amazing to see them perform. There were bits that they read that looked so flat on the page that were absolutely transformed when you heard the actors speak aloud. Also they were super cute and Danielle and I fell head over heels in love with them. I fell particularly for Bob, who was just so rad.
Picture from Danielle
After the Saturday session, Danielle and I went back to her place, slightly panicking because we didn’t have anything to show. I still wasn’t sure what was going to happen at the Sunday session but we knew we didn’t want to go back without at least a first draft of a short radio play.
So we spent a frantic half hour writing our pieces. Then Danielle wanted to introduce me to ‘Primeval’, which has now become my new obsession. I think we watched about three episodes and then we worked on our pieces for another 15 minutes before realising that we should just quit and watch some more ‘Primeval’.
Look how cute and British this cast is!!
The next day, we turn up and everyone has already printed out their pages for the actors to practice and read aloud- which we have not. Again, we start off on the back foot. So we eventually get out pieces printed off and we “hand them in”.
Lunch time comes around… and we decide to bail. It’s been a long morning of listening to first drafts of plays and well, there’s Primeval to watch. And I do need to leave fairly early because I have a long drive back. So we make our apologies and leave.
Flash forward to the present day. And last week, Danielle texts me to say that the organiser called her to ask for her permission for the actors to use her script that she wrote for their actors’ workshop! So cool, right?! Then a few days later, she texts me to say that they would like my details because they would like MY script too!! Heheheheheh. I basically fell over on the floor, half laughing at the ridiculousness, and half out of shock.
AND WE GOT INVITED TO THE SUNDAY PERFORMANCE OF THE ACTORS WORKSHOP SO WE MIGHT GET TO SEE OUR PLAYS PERFORMED!!!!!!!!!!!!
My piece centres on an old man. I used Bob as my muse as he was just the best and I thought he would be awesome in the role. AND THEN DANIELLE TOLD THE ORGANISER LADY THAT BOB WAS MY MUSE! Apparently it took them a while to track me down because they assumed one of the older men who had attended the workshop had written it. Nope, just that young girl in the corner.
I just had a thought. Maybe Bob will be at the actors’ workshop. I will keep you updated. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I GOT A PICTURE WITH HIM?!
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