Four playwrights, four directors, two film makers, two poets and a musician convened on Sunday 29 January to scour the papers for the most significant story on the news agenda. They each had seven days to create a piece of work that responds to the topic they choose. If the news changed, they would be forced to adapt their work, until it was performed for the public exactly one week later on Sunday 5 February 2006 at The Old Red Lion Theatre.
After much deliberation, the present : tense two artists decided to tackle the story of Dr Anne Truman, who travelled to Switzerland to take her own life the previous week. The artists then had one week to create a response to the story...
The present : tense 2 line-up:
The Playwrights:
Glyn Cannon
Dawn King
Duncan Macmillan
Tena Stivicic
Tena Stivicic was born and raised in Zagreb where she graduated from the Academy of Drama Arts, department of Playwriting and Dramaturgy. Her plays have been produced in Croatia and across Eastern and Central Europe, published and translated to several languages. She completed an MA in Writing for Performance at Goldmsiths College in London. Tena took part in Future Perfect, the Paines Plough young writers programme. She lives and works in London.
The Directors:
George Perrin
Psyche Stott
Psyche has recently been invited to attend the Directors Programme at the National Studio, in March. She is currently Assistant Director to Anna Mackmin on the no 1 tour of Mammals and will shortly be directing a piece for The Missing Piece 5 showcase, in association with Graeae Theatre Company and The Young Vic.
Kirsty Housley
The Film Makers:
Lucy Purdon
Ruth Schocken Katz
The Poets:
Joel Stickley
Ross Sutherland
The Musician:
Liam Gerner
The final performance included:
A play by Duncan Macmillan
Directed by George Perrin
Starring Kirsty Bushell, Michael Colgan and Gary Lilburn
A poem by Joel Stickley
A song by Liam Gerner
That's How I'd Go, a play by Tena Stivicic
Directed by Psyche Stott
Starring Douglas Henshall
INTERVAL
A play by Dawn King
Directed by Kirsty Housley
Starring Louise Dumayne, Graham Bow and Mark Fleischman
A film by Ruth Schocken Katz
Starring Miranda Cook
A poem by Ross Sutherland
A play by Glyn Cannon
Starring Nicky Gibbs, Dominic Fitch and Perri Snowdon