Meet and get to know Heather, Esme, Michael
J Finch and Grand
Uncle.
They want to talk about where they come from and where they
are going.
Aren’t
we all just trying to find our way home?
THE PROGRAMME:
To kick things off, Heather, Esme, Michael and Grand Uncle appeared on Upstage in April 2008. Due to popular demand they then returned on 1st July 2008, 10am UK time, to meet those who may have missed them first time around.
PART1: GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER
April and July 2008
There were 4 'stages' which were active simultaneously so the audience could jump between the stages
and interact with the 4 characters by typing through the chat, click here to see the recording of the show.
UpStage is a web-based venue for online performance, an open source server application. UpStage V2 was launched in July 2007. Online audiences anywhere in the world participate in live performance events by going to a web page, without having to download and install any additional software.
PART2: STAYING IN TOUCH
Until August 2008
Grand Uncle made a series of radio shows, during which he interviewed members of our audience, developing the stories of the 4 characters in collaboration with them. Click here to listen to the shows in full.
music: Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, Bob Marley and Brynne
voices: Doug Leonard as Grand Uncle, Suzon Fuks as Esmé, Miljana Peric as Gisela, Morehu Solomon as Peter Smith, Scotia Monkivitch as Kathy, Helen Varley Jamieson as Heather's mum, Elizabeth McBain as Lizzy, with Tara Rebele and Brynne as themselves.
PART3:
8th August 2008
Interactive play at the Upstage 080808 festival - THE BIG GET-TOGETHER
Find your local time here:
The stages will be active 15 minutes before the performance. All you need is a regular browser with the flash plugin.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Click here if you are having trouble getting onto any of the stages.