We are Paul Clarke (Uninvited Guests) and Tassos Stevens (Coney). We toyed with not meeting, or swapping locations for tonight. But we swapped stories and ideas over a long lunch and phoned and emailed in between. And here we are tonight. We are interested in audiences playing with us. All we want to tell you [click, click] is that there's going to be [click, click]... A Rumble. [click, click] We're ready to mix tonight!
Introduction
Tassos says: BAC rules
We say: BOV rules Paul asks someone to write up: BOV rules on flip chart.
Ask someone to tape a line in middle of stage space, upstage to downstage._ Connection challenge
Here you are in Bristol.
There they are in Battersea.
There is a camera and a screen.
And paper and pens. Make a connection with someone across the barricades. We are all Maria and they are all Tony, we’re going to look for a little love through these screens.
So find a way to speak to each other.
Find something you have in common, a feeling you have about something, something important.
When you have that, then take one of the 6 positions facing each other. When we have 6, we’ll start. Finger Clicking
Finger clicking, trying to keep in time with the other space. Could even pan camera along line.
Keep clicking.
In turn turn around and state, ‘We are both…’ Start from stage left. Dancing together between places
People of Battersea/Bristol – which pair have the strongest connection?
Take a vote. You are Maria
Stand here, and turn to face the laptop.
Everyone else, group behind them.
Keep facing the laptop, and don’t cross this line.
You copy everything Maria/Tony does.
Everyone else choose someone else to copy.
Towards the end of the scene you can move in for a close-up. {Get someone to press play. Slow-mo - press play on 38:10. Stop at whistle just before kiss (40:51)} Saved by the whistle, perhaps we’ll stop there. Or, let them kiss the camera. BAC & BOV move towards camera.
BOV move away slowly.
Now, as BOV move towards camera BAC move away.
Repeat and try to stare them out. Whilst this happening get someone to say: “Sharks
We’re going to hand them a surprise tonight.
We’re going to cut them down to size tonight
We said “okay, no rumpus, no tricks”
But just in case they jump us,
We’re ready to mix tonight!” Turn flip chart and get someone to cross out “Rule” and write “Suck”.
Then turn towards camera. Cover lens.
Now those of you participating can return to your chairs The Rumble
Imagine your fighting one of BOV. Take up your position. Describe the other guy. I speak this and someone takes up this position. Along line on floor. Now someone else at BOV takes up a position and describes the other guy. Tassos speaks. Once everyone who wants to is in position,
Play music from Rumble over this. {Chap 21}
Gradually all sink to the ground.
Name one person on the floor as Riff, killed by Bernardo and find Bernardo, who’s been knifed by Tony.
Photos by Matthew Austin.
