This is a new old work. Three weeks ago we (me, Elizabeth Ryan and Emma Saunders) celebrated ten years of work as The Fondue Set This show went through many permutations in the ideas stage from the massive (a residency, festival, and accompanying exhibition) to the small (a little party with a task based talking improvisation) to the quite big again when we were generously offered the big theatre at Carriageworks. What Retrospectacle became was a lo-fi one hour improvisation on a large stage with fantastic lighting and pants. The pants made us feel spectacular. Heidrun Lohr's photos make us look spectacular. And we had a very good time together trying to remember all our work over the years. We also think maybe we made better improvisations in our rehearsals together in the lead up. Perhaps thats why the usual way is to have a creative development, pick the best bits and then do the show. This time we just did the show.
While I'm away, Emma and Elizabeth are going to make a solo each and perform them as a double bill called 'Life Without Jane'. I'm going to write a speech to go with it titled 'Everything That Happens Without You.' The performance is set for the 28th of January next year. Just in time for my birthday.
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