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Over \u00a0the \u00a0past \u00a030 \u00a0years, \u00a0Face \u00a0to \u00a0Face \u00a0Theatre \u00a0Festival \u00a0Director \u00a0Colin \u00a0Watkeys \u00a0has \u00a0 specialised \u00a0in \u00a0producing \u00a0and \u00a0directing \u00a0solo \u00a0theatre \u00a0and \u00a0writers \u00a0who \u00a0perform \u00a0their \u00a0own \u00a0 work. \u00a0He \u00a0is \u00a0now \u00a0part \u00a0of \u00a0a \u00a0world \u00a0movement \u00a0that \u00a0recognises \u00a0that \u00a0solo \u00a0performance \u00a0 possesses \u00a0a \u00a0unique \u00a0quality \u00a0of \u00a0vision \u00a0in \u00a0theatre. \u00a0I am performing part of my next solo theatre show The Singing Psychic at the Lost Theatre on July 8th so I took the opportunity to interview Colin<\/p>\n

Here are some of the highlights (this is not a full transcript of the podcast interview, to listen to it press the arrow above.)<\/em><\/p>\n

I asked Colin for one piece of advice to anyone who wants to write and develop a show and he said<\/p>\n

\u2018Character. Character and narrative. Narrative is the character and the character is the narrative. Don\u2019t try to manipulate anything, don\u2019t try to put words into their mouths. Get to know the character and their narrative and it writes itself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Claire Dowie famously said she does not remember writing any of her work. From her point of view the character does write it. The guy she plays, she taps in that person\u2019s life, she calls it getting away with telling lies\u2019 (her wiki<\/a>)
\nLike Picasso \u2018The lies we tell to tell the truth\u2019<\/em>, but if you take on someone else\u2019s history you become a different character, it can affect the way you move. One play that Claire did she played 4 characters in, 2 male, and a middle aged woman and an older woman, all played by herself. Someone asked afterwards, as there was a short blackout \u2018I was very surprised when you put lipstick on in the blackout\u2019 but she had not actually done so. Colin did wonder how you can act lipstick but the audience had the impression that for a middle aged, middle class woman she always had lipstick on.
\nThats a challenge \u2018act lipstick\u2019 but the point is when you really see all the characters in your story yourself, the audience does too. When you imagine the richness of the scenes, how you felt, where you were the audience recreates that directly themselves in a far more kaleidoscopic world than in a film.<\/p>\n

He is always fascinated with solo theatre and performers. For a while he ran the Finborough for stand ups as he was interested in their relationships with the audience. He wants theatre to be like jazz so that people get up and it just happens, not with a set, not with a script.
\nHe does like scripts as well but he likes everything to be created in the audience\u2019s imagination and no tacky sets or effects.<\/p>\n

It is what he likes, from working with stand up comedians but then it got boring as he then was coaching them for auditions for TV pilots, most of whom have got TV series now. He enjoyed most working up with Claire Dowie who used to do what she called \u2018Stand Up Theatre\u2019 and Ken Campbell, director, writer, actor including A Fish Called Wanda\u00a0imdb link here<\/a>) and comic who loved creating it there and then, he called it \u2018real acting\u2019
\nKen Campbell used to say<\/p>\n

\u2018The script\u2019s there for a bad day when the geezer is not there, but when the geezer is actually there you just let go, you just do it\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ken Campbell’s obituary<\/a><\/p>\n

That is what Claire, Ken and Colin have in common, he knows it is not for everyone but when he sees a play he just wants to hone down to the one performer who has an interesting relationship with the audience, he thinks they could just do all of it. That\u2019s what he loves.<\/p>\n

I asked about retelling Shakespeare from a solo performer perspective and I mention Patrick Stewart\u2019s one man \u2018A Christmas Carol\u2019 where he told the whole story himself and Colin mentioned the Tom Stoppard\u2019s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead\u2019 with the different perspectives of Hamlet and each other.<\/p>\n

I ask what Colin thinks he brings to our work as a performer.
\nHe has no idea what he brings, he just knows that it will not be better with more people, nor with a set, he is interested in the relationship between the performer and the audience.
\nPeople have said what he is talking about is just good acting and what is important is the characters, the storyboard and their feelings as the story unfolds. In solo theatre that is being shown in a very direct way.<\/p>\n

I encourage people to be a bit bolder with an audience. Not to step back but to step forward and try and create some theatrical magic in the audience\u2019s imaginations.<\/p>\n

I worked with Colin for 3 half days and then doing a short show at the Actors Centre, I booked his course as I need the pressure of deadlines to get shows written. This current project is part of a ten week workshop which culminates in performance on Tuesday July 8th from myself and seven other great storytellers. I am also performing on Sunday 13th July as my character in the One to One projects: you can meet each of the performers separately, one audience member to one performer, you can meet each of the Helen\u2019s, Clare Dowie is doing Dylan song tarot card readings, there is a verbatim artist and I am doing readings as my character The Singing Psychic. Plus a sound installation in the theatre.<\/p>\n

My world premiere of live readings is very scary but I think will be a lot of fun. @singpsychic<\/p>\n

Come along and see us!<\/p>\n

Tuesday \u00a08 \u00a0July \u00a0at \u00a07.30pm<\/strong>
\nNew \u00a0 Work \u00a0 from \u00a0 Exciting \u00a0 New \u00a0 Performers \u00a0 including: \u00a0 Martin \u00a0 Stewart;\u037e \u00a0 Ayesha \u00a0 Casely \u00a0 Hayford;\u037e \u00a0 Marysia \u00a0 Trembecka;\u037e \u00a0 Mass \u00a0 Lindsay;\u037e \u00a0 Lesley \u00a0 Wilson;\u037e \u00a0 Tom \u00a0 Bland;\u037e \u00a0 Lola \u00a0 Kotey \u00a0 and \u00a0Madlena \u00a0Nedeva.
\nSunday \u00a013 \u00a0July \u00a0from \u00a02.00pm \u00a0\u2013 \u00a08.00pm<\/strong>
\nDo \u00a0 you \u00a0 dare \u00a0 spend \u00a0 time \u00a0 alone \u00a0 with \u00a0 an \u00a0 artist \u00a0 ? \u00a0 Experience \u00a0 a \u00a0 variety \u00a0 of \u00a0 encounters \u00a0 over \u00a0 the \u00a0 course \u00a0 of \u00a0 an \u00a0 extraordinary \u00a0 hour. \u00a0 One-\u00adto-\u00adone \u00a0 experiences \u00a0 on \u00a0 offer \u00a0 feature \u00a0 Claire \u00a0Dowie\u2019s \u00a0Dylan \u00a0Tarot;\u037e \u00a0In \u00a0Your \u00a0Dreams;\u037e \u00a0The \u00a0Helen \u00a0Projec\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423\u2423Half \u00a0 Baked \u00a0… \u00a0and \u00a0a \u00a0main \u00a0house \u00a0theatre \u00a0installation \u00a0from \u00a0Greece: \u00a0Olga \u00a0Pozeli\u2019s \u00a0 I \u00a0Remember. \u00a0Eight \u00a0tickets \u00a0are \u00a0available \u00a0each \u00a0hour \u00a0at \u00a02.00pm \u00a03.00pm \u00a04.00pm \u00a06.00pm \u00a0 and \u00a07.00pm<\/p>\n

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\nA celebration of the best of new Solo Theatre
\n\u201cNew Shoots\u201d 8 \u2013 13 July
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\nWednesday \u00a09 \u00a0July \u00a0at \u00a07.30pm
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