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The end - but only for now
I submitted the completion report to the Arts Council of Wales last week. I've put all the scripts, all the creative output, all the...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20231 min read
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A little bit on inspiration
Throughout the writing process, Jeremy has been incredibly generous in sharing exercises with me which he in turn learnt from working...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20231 min read
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The Big One
Game test at the Barry Memo In the middle of our second writing week, we ran our big game test. I hired an additional 4 performers...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20231 min read
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Game Tests
Game Test at Mess up the Mess in Ammanford A very important part of this R&D is testing out our material. Because game testers are often...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20232 min read
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End of Week 1
At the end of our first writing week it's time to pack up our ideas. We've got an outline of a story. It is set in a Necromancer's...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20231 min read
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Creative Challenges:
One of our biggest concerns – apart from making the story fun – is audience safeguarding. The phrase “Oh, it's just a game” has always...
Sara Hartel
May 2, 20231 min read
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And so it begins...
After a long build up, it's finally time: We're at the Barry Memo starting to search for meaning. Our game mechanic is already pretty...
Sara Hartel
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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Game Theatre R&D
The Creative Idea: This is an R&D to make innovative and exciting game theatre for and inspired by young people, delivered by a diverse...
Sara Hartel
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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