Reading Between The Lines

Nothing like a deadline eh? Particularly when that deadline is in 24 hours.


Having completed a couple of 24 hour plays in my time where you start at midnight and carry on typing until 6am fuelled entirely by Red Bull, Percy Pigs and fear I thought that 24 hours would be a luxurious amount of time in which to write a new play. And so, feeling a little like a low level secret agent, I diligently got up at 6.50am (on a Sunday as well, saintly) and awaited my instructions; an opening for the scene and videos introducing my actors.


24 hours later, after several discarded false starts, a total rethink at midnight and 4 hours sleep I was furiously proof reading and worrying about the amount of 90s' pop music references that had tumbled out of my tired head and into the script - Let Loose anyone? B*Witched?


All this is in aid of the launch of new Reading based theatre company Reading Between The Lines, the brainchild of Dani and Toby Davies formerly of Bristol Old Vic Theatre school. They've put together an absolutely cracking company of writers, director and actors for tomorrow's Off The Block Writers' Relay and I can't wait to see some old faces and new plays.


If you happen to be in the area then I would highly recommend coming along to the launch, tickets are selling fast but there are still some available here and maybe this time tomorrow you can be like me, driving up the M4 singing along to the Lighthouse Family...