“Nora at the Window” – task set by Paul Davies

NOTES FROM THE INTERIOR
We’ve enlisted the help of some brilliant actors to keep ideas, improvisation and inspiration pinging around the virtual studio, in a format designed for theatre and drama students (and anyone else who wants to) to join in and get creating some encounters as yet unknown. Director Paul Davies will set a weekly challenge based on a passage of text or other stimulus, experienced devising performers such as Mairi Phillips, Neal McWilliams, Christopher Elson and Rebecca Smith-Williams will self-tape a short (up to 2-minute) response to the challenge, and then the floor is open. Play just to challenge yourself, or send us your responses. Be silly, be serious, be spontaneous, be fearless, be imaginative – be there! Tasks are released weekly here, on Volcano’s social media channels, and on their website.

If you wish, you can send your video response to us HERE and we will make a fully-credited compilation of all responses at the end of the project. Alternatively, you may want to use a free file transfer service such as www.wetransfer.com. You can respond to any of the tasks at any time during the project.