I have been asked to write a play for the school I volunteer at. To be more precise I kind of volunteered. It has been ages – around four years in fact – since I wrote any script, so initially I relished the prospect. Of course, I write prose quite frequently, but writing script is a completely different kettle of fish. I learned just how complex it is when I worked alongside Ricardio back at university. I gained a great respect for him as a director, and directors in general, watching him fashion his adaptations of solitude and The outsider. I started writing yesterday, and almost immediately came across an interesting problem: I tend to write lots of dialogue, but the students at school can’t handle that much, so I must break my old writing habit and waffle less. In other words, I must alter what I write, in terms of both style and content, to accommodate the performers. It’s quite an interesting test for my writing skills; one I’m bound to learn from.

Well, this play won’t write itself, so I better crack on. I’ll let you know how it goes.