Date : Thursday 21st
Time 7.45pm
Place: The Custom House, Watergate Street (first floor)
1. Notices. Apologies from Stanley, John, David, Dilys, Chantal, Annie and Jane.
Rina reminded everyone about the message from Jan about the Japanese Tsunami Fund benefit at the Little Theatre, and Ian passed on a message from Jan about Crime Author Cath Staincliffe's evening with the Chester Literature Friends on May 10th.
2. Warm up session.
Think of a setting. Somewhere idyllic.
Make a list of the things that make that place idyllic (one side of page).
Next to the list think about how each of those things could change to become unsettling or frightening.
3. Readings.
4. Homework: Write a piece from your unsettling ideas to evoke a frightening scenario. Make it build, then bring it down to something 'normal' again by revealing the underlying idyll.
5. AOB. Next meeting May 19th. Following a vote we decided to stay at The Custom House. Social on Thursday May 5th 8.00pm at the Brewery Tap.
