The term ‘collaborative’ refers to a negotiated group process where three or more people work as a collective or co-operative company in an amateur or professional capacity. Collaborative devised theatre implies that the work is original and created by the company’. (Mackey, 113, 1997)
In having a company of eleven there are a lot of voices to be heard! Our group strongly feel that our show should be a collaborative process. At the beginning everyone has strong ideas in what to bring forward to the table. In our group we had a variety of talent which would be very useful for our creative devising. It is important for us to work professionally together especially when we are pitching our ideas to the group in order for everyone to have a voice in our work.
Myself and Hannah who both musical background would like to bring some music to the show too…so hopefully some original music shall feature in the show!
Today we all discussed, what themes would we like to take on board for the production?
At the moment we have many ideas. We all liked the ideas of finding the truth behind adulthood, the politics behind gender in 21st century, and the idea of show that tells a meaningful message. We all would like our piece to have a comedy aspect too. For now we shall put to workshop some of these concepts to potentially create some scenes!
We must keep in mind;
Who are we? What do we want to represent? What style do we want to take on board?
Our group want to take on a Stanislavskian approach. We feel we should discuss the topical issues in the news and also discuss issues not being portrayed in the media. This is our chance to tell untold stories and put a message out there to our audience!
Follow the link below to see our manifesto:
Works cited:
Mackey, S. (1997) Practical Theatre: A Post-16 Approach. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes