What it should be…

The show should be a simple movement of moving from stage left to stage right. It is symbolic of a catwalk of life. It should be in chronological order, as is life. It is a continuous monologue with three joined up characters. The appear physically different (different tights to represent different ages) but the monologues should not change too much in terms of characterisation. Vocally there should be one voice, my voice. Any vocal expression to show character should be subtle. The far left there is a mirror, the first stage. It should represent the mirror stage (Lacan) of a toddler looking in the mirror for the first time and not recognising itself. This part of the show should be directed into the mirror in the mind of a child. The mirror should be tilted for the audience to see the reflection. The monologue should be truthful in depth opinion and criticism of myself. I should be dressed as a princess or a ballerina. I should transition from the first set up to the next by moving along the catwalk of light and changing outfits, to get to centre stage where there will be an exercise bike. I will have transformed into some 80’s fitness outfit, the following monologue should be about music and fitness and my relationship with the exercise bike and how I am often tempted. The next transition will find me at a the sofa where I will have changed into the old lady. The monologue should begin stereotypically (about old lady things: humbugs, lavender, cold cream) but should end with a story about bird watching, specifically about an old blue tit that keeps coming back to feed. The reverse metaphor of a bird that flies away (the symbol of youth). The end should be that she is reading Bronté’s Wuthering Heights.