Outline

by FormContent

Where characters and locations are presented and discussed.

Scene 1

The set

by Gil Leung

In which The Becoming Subject and The Portable Object meet for the first time in a public square. They both notice the intriguing presence of The Stranger. A whimsy waiter is serving drinks to all of them.

Scene 2

Alas, Alas

by Chris Sharp

Where a confused Becoming Subject distracts the Stranger from the act of reading while looking for a book in the library. An intimidating librarian tries in vain to assist in her request. A deluge of books chases the characters out of the library which is also a theatre.

Scene 3

Not surprisingly, he is wearing gloves

Eastside Project, Birmingham
25 May—7 July 2012

Scene 4

Dead bee stung

by Paul Becker

A stinging dead bee, a mirror mistaken for a painting, sentences that trigger odours in a dark room with a strange smell, words as objects and the other way round, a hyper-active Portable Object and a meditative Becoming Subject.

Scene 5

Letter to the Stranger

by FormContent

A manifesto written by The Becoming Subject.

Scene 6

The invite, then the calamity and then the solution

by Tim Etchells

A scene in which The Host invites The Portable Object and The Stranger to a dinner party. A new charachter, Marie, is introduced.

Scene 7

Sincerely how am I talking?

Hollybush Gardens, London
14—18 March 2012

Library