16th to the 30th of January - Other Aspects

We have reached a point in our development where the topic has been researched, and the text has been written - but neither is as good as it can get. Our writers have now had to fast forward a little to when the show is put on. What does it look like?

One obstacle within this imagination exercise is the space. We have not yet decided on a venue, so this is quite challenging, as even if we’re able to imagine a space - it might not be accurate. The venue plays a massive role in immersive theatre as it creates the world and the audience’s journey. When looking for a venue, we must consider how sound, lighting and projections interact within the space. How many separate rooms does it already have, and how many we will have to create. How many audience members we can welcome without making it crowded. In addition, there are the less creative aspects of budget, parking, location and others. But with the nature of our chosen all-encompassing theatre style, all these things are essential to the storyline and our writing. Even parking.

Another obstacle is the production areas. Not all of our writers are familiar with the sound of Ukrainian music or the potential look of our costumes, both of which create the crucial atmosphere that takes us into Ukraine. To overcome this, we will hold a session dedicated to familiarising our writers with Ukraine’s classic and modern cultural elements. We will share these with you in our next update.

Meanwhile, our dramaturg is hard at work reading through our scenes and providing specific notes questioning a topic or a particular word choice, so even the lyricism is coloured in blue and yellow.