In the morning, meet up with Hannah and Liam over in the Hampstead Theatre to discuss the questions which have arisen. Liam is busy writing his address to the MA Advanced Theatre course about the issue of authorship which has come up - offering alternatives about how to proceed. In fact, we've all cooled down a bit by this stage and appreciate how important an issue it is that's been raised. Those who brought the subject up were quite right do so, as it's the kind of issue that any devising company does well to face up to when they start to work together. In the event, everyone listens respectfully to Liam's thoughts on the matter, and offer of various alternative ways forward, and vote more or less unanimously to continue with the workshop as originally planned. But the good thing is that the subject has been aired, and everyone's a little bit clearer about where they stand. Thanks for your supportive comments about the Practitioner Unit - those that made them. And thanks for your questioning - those that questioned this approach. I have the feeling we're all in a slightly stronger and better informed place as a result of the discussion.
Found Tom Espiner (Sound&Fury) at a neighboring table and talked about the possibility of his working with us. We talked about research and development and how this is perhaps becoming an increasingly important part of the contemporary scene. We thought this might be partly to do with funding - the funding opportunities which exist for developing a new work; and partly audience driven - audiences looking for and encouraging this kind of work.