A Man’s Heart. In the spirit of Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, this week I’ve made my own version of Banksy’s “Make Love Not War”. The original also conveniently pictures the protestor holding a bunch of flowers, helping me to seamlessly continue my puntastic bread based theme. It’s not that I am against…
Challenge: Write a play about dates. ACT I – SCENE 1 JAMES IN A LOUNGE, CHARLOTTE AUDIBLE BUT IN BEDROOM OFF STAGE. James: Charlotte, ready to go? Charlotte: Yes, I will be. James: So… no? (pause) I’ll have a drink don’t worry. It’s fine. No rush. Charlotte: You sort yourself, don’t worry about me. James:…
This week we go back, way way back. Back to the beginning. Back before there was The Man with Bread on his Face, aka Captain Breadbeard, who was previously known as Doughface, there was a kitchen with some ingredients and God – the baker of all things. So what do we really know about the beginning? Here are some quotes… “In…
28 Plays Later Challenge 14: In short, write a play about body parts. Bonus points: Make the play the most moving, gut wrenching piece of drama ever written, maybe even make yourself weep as you write… but don’t write about illness, decay or death. Well I got the gut wrenching part at least… ACT I…
Doughface. Every superhero has a good back story, and this week we explore the origins of The Man with Bread on his Face, aka Captain Breadbeard. The exact environment and ingredients which lead to the transformation remain unknown, however the process certainly involved our protagonist having to prove himself. Much like being awake or asleep, there…
A story. I suddenly became aware of a woman of unknown origami walking towards me. I got as far as a friendly “hello” and she embarked on her introduction. To add context, we were attending a b2b event and although a “work hard, play hard” affair, this was the “work” part of the weekend. Having…
