Kiss Cum Kiss
Hugh was contacted by New York based theatre company Missfit
Productions in early 2006, regarding Write
Side of The Brain. This is an annual festival,
held in this instance at the Baron's Court Theatre, which showcases new writing
(poetry, song, prose, theatre). Two pieces per day for a week. Once the writers
have seen their work performed, they audience feedback, which helps them develop
it.
The piece Hugh worked on was one of only three plays in the 2006 festival.
It was called KissCumKiss and had been written the previous year by Carl Palmer.
Apparently, it was Carl who chose to work with Hugh, based on their respective
contacts and on Hugh's work on The Source of
All The Evil.
The original script Hugh was given can be seen HERE, but due to the size of
the performing space, the size of the dressing room, and the forty minute maximum
time restraint imposed on by the company the piece was edited down to just
six characters:
Colin: JOE CRONIN
Fern: MALWINA SWORCZ
Vince: JOE LOMBARDELLI
Tracey: JENEVIEVE CHANG
Tav: JORDAN PITT
Gareth: ADRIAN PLUMMER
Although there are sufficient lights at the venue, there was not enough time
for the them to be moved between each performance of the Write Side festival,
so each group had to work off the same basic grid. Each group were only permitted
tech rehearsals of between one and three hours due to a two day get-in period,
thus lighting cues had to be kept to a minimum, whilst still avoiding blackouts
(a pet peeve of Hugh's). Ironically, due to the necessity of a basic set, the
lights were needed for defining the location of each scene.
A second re-write was then needed, so as to accommodate all the lighting issues;
The final draft of the script can be seen HERE.
To see a full list of Carl's other plays, go to www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/palmer-c-m.html and for more exerts of his work, visit www.blackbarnproductionsltd.com
Production photos and a video of the final performance will be available to
download from this site in the near future.
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