Posted on 18 May 2013 by Camilla Gurtler
Guy’s life is running away from him without him noticing. Once a writer (he won a short story award 14 years ago, according to his talking fridge) he now finds himself stuck with a writer’s block, a girlfriend whose job is still a mystery to him, and a planned knock-through to accommodate a breakfast nook. [...]
Posted on 12 April 2013 by Camilla Gurtler
A narrative is any account that presents connected events, usually with a certain structure. When we read/hear/tell stories there’s almost always a beginning, a climax and an ending. Even if these are not clear, our brain will try to find them in order to make sense of the story. Narrative opens with a video sequence [...]
Posted on 11 April 2013 by Camilla Gurtler
Parveen Akram, a young Muslim barrister, fights for her clients’ liberties in the Westminster County Court but soon realises that separating her professional life and her domestic nightmare isn’t as easy as she would think. Her mother is mentally ill and Parveen must decide whether to section her against the family’s wishes and gain her [...]
Posted on 08 March 2013 by Camilla Gurtler
It is unbelievably hard to get into drama school in the UK. About 4,500 young people apply every year, pay a fortune to be seen for about 90 seconds (which is outrageous, but that’s a different debate!) and will most likely be rejected by all of them. Either they tell you you need life experience [...]