CONUNDRUM E-THEATRE BOOK

DOCUMENTING THE CREATIVE PROCESS

The Conundrum e-Theatre Book was designed to be a companion piece to the play downloaded onto a mobile device and viewed before or after the production.  

The e-Theatre Book provides context and background information on Crying in the Wilderness Productions'  creative process to bring Conundrum to the stage. 

CREATIVE

INSPIRATION

NOMAD created an interactive e-Theatrebook that would enable the audience to engage with the complex themes in the play before the production.

Audience members can investigate the different elements of the play, explore the protagonist's emotional state and discover the director's creative process. For example, a series of short films illustrate how the director's used music and lighting during the performance to animate the character's state of mind.

The multi-media platform introduces the audience to the complex themes in the play and includes a guided tour of each scene, a documentation of the actor's creative journey, information on the accompanying musical score and provides a breakdown of the protagonist's Life in Review.

CONSULTANCY

PURPOSE OF E-BOOK

After reading the script, it was identified that the audience would benefit from access to additional information about the complex themes explored in the play and the company's creative process.  In contrast to a printed programme, the e-Theatrebook provides the audience with multi-media platform.  They watch, listen, read and engage with the whole creative process of bringing a play to the stage. It is an interactive and responsive engagement tool.

Ultimately, the e-Theatrebook is designed to inspire personal reflection in parallel with the character in the play. The elements selected for the e-book mirror the protagonist's journey and encourage the audience to undertake their own Life Review.

The Conundrum R&D project was funded by the Arts Council England and advocates new writing.