| The
Land of Make Believe [Theatre] |
Directed by Julie Nolan, Written by Vanessa Rhodes
Produced by Silo Theatre
Silo Theatre November 2005
Sound Design Marc Chesterman
Generation X proudly farewells the day predicted to end the world. A triumph for high-tops, shoulder-pads and MTV. The big, fluorescent glamour of the eighties doesn't have quite the same look in a small NZ city, where Carol-Ann dreams of a magical future beyond the limits of the Hutt Valley.
Act 1:
The Hutt Valley line train goes by, a teenage girl lip-syncs Dolly Parton, mum's country music, cars toot, school bells ring, the french postman, tv drone, magic twinkle sound, Madonna mixed with your dodgy uncle's Metallica, cars roar, Wham, Dead or Alive, doors slam, dark forest atmos, a twig snaps, Stairway to Heaven, Janis Joplin, new years' fireworks, Dusty Springfield. Snow.
Act 2:
That train again, London clubs, phone rings, whispered sounds from other rooms, a lift, German Opera, distant streets atmos, Bronski Beat on the radio, magic twinkle sound, dodgy uncle returns, disconnected phone, french postman returns, butterflies, 49ers, the train is approaching, the nightclub is approaching, the uncle gets shot at, voices rumble, water, twinkle, nature, The World, people walk, cars pass, busses chug, traffic toots, it all fades out. Bucks Fizz.