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02 October 2023

Posted by Tabby Hayward

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This week, continuing the space theme, we looked at writing a short play set in outer space! 
We started by going round and sharing stories, films, TV shows, plays, books etc featuring space. Then we read the opening scene of X by Alistair McDowall, in which two characters on a research base on Pluto are grappling with the fact they have lost contact with control.
After discussing the play, the writers chose two characters (existing characters they're working on, or new for this exercise) and noted:
- what are their names?
- how old are they?
- gender?
- how do they know each other?
- how long have they been in space/on this mission?
- what is the mission?
- why were they chosen/why did they decide to sign up for it?
- what do they miss about earth?
- what’s their favourite thing about space?
- what are they afraid of?
- what are they looking forward to?

They have just lost contact with control/command - now the writers were tasked with writing the dialogue between them. There were some brilliant responses, from the humourous (a couple who the trip to space in a competition but would rather be in Cornwall!) to the more serious!
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