Devanny Project Diary Entry 3

Building on the last idea:

Perhaps, instead of a "documentary" with live readings, there could be a number of "narrators" onstage.

One tells the story of Jean Devanny's life, one tells the story that is written in the novel, one tells the history of the strikes and the politics/people involved. And, of course, the reader, whose sole purpose is to read the passages of the novel which frame the discussion.

Still record interviews which can be projected, but the role of narrator that you usually get with documentaries can be split amongst people who actually move around and interact with each other on stage - making it more "live" and interesting.

Question: Can this be structured in such a way that it could be performed by one person, if necessary? Should it be? Four people on stage would be more interesting to watch, but one person would travel more easily...