Lifesnaps # 46 - Deafinitely Theatre workshop

What's a man of leisure to do of a Sunday?

London has parks to walk in, streets to glide through, and a million faces to look at and try and work out what they've got on their minds... and those are just three things!

The other thing you can do is something contructive. Although god knows, it's hard when you've had a couple of ales the night before.

Up I got circa 9am for a scriptwriting workshop with a difference. All the writers are deaf (including me, well, hard of hearing to be precise) and everyone has their own story to tell.

Being a thesbian (even if it is only at the weekends!) isn't all about being serious and 'arty' you know. You start off by throwing a tennis ball around randomly, then you play stick in the mud, just like you used to in the playground at school. I loved it, in a childish, immature, Scribbler way..!

Then we compared 'scenarios' and threw ideas around. We all hated each other's ideas really but tried to be as supportive as possible...

You guessed it... I'm kidding! Mostly...

Then we ended up improvising scenes from our work, which was amazing (not joking this time) because you get to see just where you're going wrong, and where the potential (if there is any!) of your scene lies.

So big up to the gang. We've all got to get writing, because there's a show of samples of our work in December, in Central London. Well worth getting up on a Sunday to work towards, methinks!

You can check out the company website by going to: http://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk/

The latest play, 'Dysfunction' is set to tour the country so check it out if you can. It's a compelling mixture of sign, voiceover, and even a bit of high-kicking dancing!