anf1y Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Somewhere on this site I accidently came across a brilliant thread describing impossible stage directions (eg a host of heavenly angels descend...). I have just spent hours looking for it with every search word I could think of and it has vanished! (I came across all sorts of other interesting stuff in my travels though!) Can anyone tell me where it is? Thanks,Anthea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightnix Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Was it this one?There's also this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anf1y Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Was it this one?There's also this. Thanks for that! Both brilliant but not the one I was looking for. It centred on being asked to create impossible sets/effects... (now if only I could remember what I typed in the search string!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryson Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 It was me, I think, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Console Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Darn it, now you've got me started.I recall a poem about stage directions, something along the lines ofUp is Out, Left is RightCan anybody point me in its direction, or did I dream about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I recall a poem about stage directions, something along the lines ofUp is Out, Left is RightCan anybody point me in its direction, or did I dream about it? In is down, down is frontOut is up, up is backOff is out, on is inAnd of course-Left is right and right is leftA drop shouldn't and aBlock and fall does neitherA prop doesn't andA cove has no waterTripping is OKA running crew rarely gets anywhereA purchase line buys you nothingA trap will not catch anythingA gridiron has nothing to do with footballStrike is work (In fact a lot of work)And a green room, thank god, usually isn'tNow that you're fully versed in Theatrical terms,Break a leg. Copied from Tony's Website http://www.abbeytheatre.co.uk/ But his domain registration isn't transparent to his hosting so the actual page is http://www.btinternet.com/~abbey.theatre/theatre_fun.htm James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anf1y Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 It was me, I think, here. Thanks for the reply, but still not the one I was looking for! There are obviously lots of these around! This one was mainly about Director's requirements for people in funny places eg angels descending from Heaven, etc... Perhaps I dreamed it in a panic? Anf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Console Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Ahh...that's it!Many thanks James. I knew I wasn't dreaming - I'm going to confuse the BTEC crew with it when they get back in September! Edit, added a missing "it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamchristuffin Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 In is down, down is frontOut is up, up is backOff is out, on is inAnd of course-Left is right and right is leftA drop shouldn't and aBlock and fall does neitherA prop doesn't andA cove has no waterTripping is OKA running crew rarely gets anywhereA purchase line buys you nothingA trap will not catch anythingA gridiron has nothing to do with footballStrike is work (In fact a lot of work)And a green room, thank god, usually isn'tNow that you're fully versed in Theatrical terms,Break a leg. But not really :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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