Bonny & Clyde Production Journal

Episodes 2, 3, 10 and 11 are the sketchiest at this point. Episode 2 triggers the main story arc, and 3 is the first episode where the lead characters try to deal with the situation. The episode’s outcome is done, but the actual build up to it is not.

So tonight I went down to Henley, and sat on the shoreline of Sydney’s inner harbour, to think things through. There next to me, overlooking the water was this fabulous house, which just begged to be used for a location, and just thinking through an improvised scene gave me a possible option for the start of episode 2 and 3. So I videoed the story outline, and sent it to Lou to think through.

A character in a space is a rich starting point for an improviser, and by imagining a scene in the space, story just seems to come naturally, especially comedic situations which we typically build on stage.