Bitter, Twisted, Conspiratorial, But Most Of All – Determined!

I won’t go into the crap that is my medical state at this time – suffice to say that it’s brought on a downer.

But you may have noticed that the first episode of The Play’s The Thing went to air. And it made me mad.

Not the fact that I didn’t make the shortlist. Not the fact that I didn’t get to meet the Production Team. It was the fact that ‘I’ think that I was beaten by poorer plays.

It’s been suggested that it was because my synopsis was crap. And the quality of my synopses isn’t up to the mark yet – and I’m devoting too much time to learning how to write a better one.

Bit that wasn’t the only selection criterion. There was the 15 min extract, your profile and your reasons for writing the play.

But the part that hurt was one play was just plain stupid! Even the panel said as much – and that beat me to the shortlist.

It has made me question the way they conducted the second sift – but the selection process we view on the screen, I can’t call into question. But why is it that none of the final 30 had ever written a complete manuscript before? Why did none of them know next to nothing about the practicalities of the stage, including what lighting can do for them?

I know! I’ve gone all conspiratorial – but hey, it’s made me angry. And Anger is good!

It’s made me want to get a pro production more than ever!

More of this rant tomorrow! And I can point out that supposed arguements that are breaking out, aren't really arguements.