Latest Updates :D

Hey Peri and everyone in the Strangers Project :D
Im still working on some ideas, but there not quite done yet so be patient and they'll be up soon :D Nearly done though.

Its all a bit weird over in the US at the moment - as you know I've started Highschool over here now, and Im now taking Health Class.
Well, this weekend I have to look after an electronic infant which acts just like a real baby and its driving me totally crazy! Its fine during the day but then when it gets to night it wont shut up! lol. Its evil!
Its also very weird because as I get to know people from around the area and at school they all realise that I have an accent so they're always asking me to say stuff, but they love the way I talk, and they want to know all about England!
And even though Im getting used to the area, its still really scary having to meet new people because you dont know anyone and Im no longer in my comfort zone - so Im not as confident as I used to be. :(

Oh yeah!!! I've finally signed up for a drama class!!! woohoo!
My first session was on Thursday evening and they all wanted to know about England and so I dropped the Strangers Project into the convo and they all find it really interesting and they are going to have a look at the blog!!! Yay

Anyhoo, thats the latest so far :D
Talk to you lot later :)
Mel
xx

RECAP...it gets you in the swing!

Hey everyone!

I've just spent the last 20 mins going through all the comments boxes and recapping over September posts as well. Its really good to recap as it reminds you how things are developing...and so far so good! The only way is up! And with the Slough half term next week and Wales half term the following week there's gonna be loads more stuff to blog soon!

Keep those comments going as well - its really cool when someone answers your post! lol

Hope everyone's having a funky weekend - Wales criw - get posting!!!! ;D

Peri

Hullooooooo

Hey I'm Becky, from the Nelson, NZ Strangers team thingy ... I'm sitting here with everyone at the moment and waiting for more people to arrive to do script development stuff so I thought I'd post my first blog thing on this! So hello! Here I am! I'll write more later when i have more time :)

Hi everyone!
My name is Comfrey and I'm part of the group working in New Zealand. I live in Nelson but I was born in Wales and it's been great working with new people and being able to talk about my ideas.
The scenes that I have been doing are the first day at school and the Sargent's diary entry(it's the same Sargent that is in Danielle's scene). The first day at school one is about a girl who gets into a fight at school and and gets detention, she has to do detention with the girl who she got into a fight with and they find out their not so different.The Sargent diary is about a Sargent who has a lot of trouble with his men.
By for now,
Comfrey

Hi from New Zealand! My name is Danielle. I'm 14 years old and i'm in the Strangers programme in the Nelson region. I was born in Nelson as with my parents and my nana. But my family has lived in New Zealand for several generations. This strangers programme has been really good for me, to meet new people and to try something new which is playwriting. I'm into music, i get singing and keyboard lessons. I think this is a great programme, linking in with Wales and Slough countries. It'll be cool to see how we all link up and our productions all fall together.

My scene that im writing is about a boy (Percivall) who has run away from the orphanage. He can't go back and he is desperatly looking for a place to stay. He finds a place to stay for one night. He is inside talking and looking around the husbands and wifes home (the husband is the Sargent from another scene) when he knocks over and breaks something precious of the Sargents. It becomes a bit awkard.
This scene basically shows that Percivall has nowhere to go and needs somewhere to stay since he's run away form the orphanage.

I'm really enjoying being part of Strangers and i can't wait to hear form everyone else and to see your scripts.
bye!!! :)

Jamie McCaskill

Tena koutou katoa

My name is Jamie McCaskill and i am the writer/facilitator of the Nelson branch of the Strangers project. We're going great guns here. I have recieved the first part of the scripts from the group we are working with here in nelson and they're primo. A great place for us to start. I'm in nelson at the moment with Sarah about to go out and do some recruiting and working with our crew as well. Loving the project. Loving Sarah and looking forward to collaborating with everyone where ever you are in the world.



Hei konei ra

Jamie McCaskill



PS picture coming

Greetings from Jon Blake

Hi to everyone - I'm Jon, writer attached to the Brynaman team. I'm mainly known as a writer for teens and children (my website's at www.jonblake.co.uk) - but I also write tv, radio and stage drama for adults, as well as a lot of songs (one of which has already been forced on some of the Brynaman regulars). Most of these are at Soundclick. Really looking forward to soon meeting the Amman valleyites I haven't met yet, as well as making contact with the writers and others in Slough and New Zealand (can't say I've been to NZ, but I have stayed in Slough!)

Hello!

Aha, ok.
So I'm Rosie. I'm quite a shy person, and I've joined the Strangers project in South Wales. It's perfect for me, because it's in Brynaman and just down the road from where I live. I'm quite nervous when I meet new people but it turned out that everyone was really easy to talk to and I made some new friends!! Yay! And I'm really looking forward now to future rehearsals, but I'm still really confused about how all the plays link up between us, New Zealand and Slough!
Anyway, I'll see the South Wales group on Tuesday,
Byeeee!! xx