Hi Reece, let’s get straight to it with the title and tagline for the piece you’re writing for the project – the performance events are kicking off a week tomorrow and we want to make sure people are suitably excited!
Right, well my piece is called ‘The ManHunt’ and the tagline is:
‘Someone is Missing…and the Mini-Fridge is Running Low’
Brilliant, enjoying the collision of high octane Hollywood action vibes and family-based banality! Even the first draft you wrote for this piece was absolutely quality, you’ve got such a natural spring in your words- what got you started writing to begin with?
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t write, or want to write. It’s always being something I’ve done, whether in crayon, pixels or ink, and I feel I always will. There’s something so special in words, and making stuff out of them for people to laugh at, cry at, remember and enjoy. I’d love to be a writer professionally one day, when I grow-up a bit, and have people reading my stories. Hopefully!
Growing up is not always necessary for people to want to read or listen to your stories! I say listen as well because at the events for this project you’ll be reading your work to our guests live – when you have most enjoyed performing before?
My favourite experience so far of performing has being, without a doubt, up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I went twice, with two different musicals, this year and last as part of a school theatre-troupe. It was just incredible, too much for words, to be there at the heart of something so exciting and vivid and alive. I’d love the future to take me back there, many times, one day.
Inspiring stuff man, keeping my fingers crossed for you! What else is important to you in this big wide world?
For me, above writing and performing, my family is my life, and whenever we get together its something to enjoy. It’s a chance for my Mam to roll out her famed Roast, which is already a staple of my week. Legions of Yorkshire Puddings smothered in gravy, a patchwork spread of allotment-vegetables and all crowned with great, generous helpings of beef, because it HAS to be beef. Delicious!
Quality mate, thanks for bringing it back to the food because that’s a big part of the events at Live Theatre too – those lucky folks who come along on the 3rd will get treated to a range of snacks and tasters as well as the performances, can’t say fairer than that really!
Indiana Jones and the extra chair 