Lost, Lost, We Are All Lost...

So far, we've created all of our characters, and started to build the character relationships in conjunction with our script, wonerfully written by our own Tamsin Kennard.


However, there is another important aspect of our version of the Tempest: The Storytellers.
In our adaptation, the storytellers are the "narrators" of the story (although, they are more than just narrators in the traditional sense); they create the characters and involve themselves in the action from the point of view of the lost. They are lost souls, desperately seeking to find their way.


So, we workshopped each of our actors to find their own personal Storyteller identity. We wanted to know reasons why they were lost, and find a child-like charicature of this in order to reign these in to become our Storytellers. One was lost in a Supermarket, one because she didn't listen to her mother, another was lost because she wanted to kick her mother, and another calls himself a "liability". Each of these characters were then introduced to the text, and we played with the delivery and charicature identity.


We also created a Storyteller song that will be the opening of the Tempest, serving the purpose of bringing these lost souls together to tell the story.


One week until Edinburgh - we're very excited! But there is a lot to do in the next seven days to get the Tempest Fringe ready... Stay tuned!


HP