As I am intending to tell three different stories, how I will structure these in performance is important, as I will need to ensure that there is ample time for each story and that the transitions flow together. Below is a list of the intended structure so far:

1. I start sat near the projection of ‘the cliff’ when the audience come in.
2. I stand up and talk to the audience about my dad and my holidays in Menorca.
3. I walk over to a set of 7 seats, laid out like a people carrier, and sit at the back of the car. I encourage the audience to sit with me.
4. I begin telling a story of when I was 6, based in the car. The audience member in the driving seat will be asked to put on a cap and camera case to represent my dad.
5. I get out of the car and pick up some ‘plant props’ and begin to scratch them against the side of the car, making the noise that happened using my voice. Lights transition from warm light to dark green.
6. I mime crossing the thin bridge and before I fall in, I stop and walk over to the other side of the room.
7. A karaoke version of Eye of the Tiger begins to play to which I sing along for about ten seconds (pretending to be the drunk man who sung it in Menorca).
8. I return to the bridge and fall into the Marshlands, telling the rest of the story.
9. Transition to next story. The lights continually fade to a harsh red throughout this story.
10. Tell the story about ‘the wall’. Pick up the rock prop to ‘write’ on the wall.
11. Transition to the final story. Lights fade back into a warm light, sounds of the sea can be heard. I hand out scripts to the audience and ‘cast’ them as different characters.
12. Begin telling the story of ‘the cliff’ having the audience play different characters and aiding the storytelling.
13. Finish final story and finish performance.

I will update my blog if there are any changes to this structure.

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Giggs, J. (2015) Mini Pinecone. Unpublished Photograph.