Big Idea

Big Idea is the story of how the group's director, Jonathan, is asked to write a play, which the BBC will broadcast as part of their Big Idea series.  BIg Idea encourages people to fulfil their life's ambition, and Jonathan sees it as his great opportunity to show that he does really have talent (despite what the other members say about him!), and he sets off to write his magnum opus. 

The Off-the-Wall theatre company are certainly not Jonathan's choice to perform the work of art which will show him for the true genius he really is.  But he's stuck with them!  The course of true love never runs smooth, and neither do Jonathan's attempts to get his play to the stage.  Unexpected obstacles arise to constantly thwart his ambitions, until, despite everything, the group finally manage to present the show - as a live radio broadcast - or so they think!

BIg Idea has lots of opportunities for not only your actors but particularly your sound effects enthusiasts!

Here's an extract - this is the scene from the first act where Jonathan and Alistair (the producer from the BBC) hold audtions for Jonathan's adaptation of Hamlet.  Jonathan hasn't slept for three days rewriting the work, and is already at the end of a very short tether - click here for this excerpt (Word document).

If you want to hear the podcast version of the play (split into six episodes), click here to download it.

The pictures are from the live performances of Big Idea, presented in the form of a radio broadcast in May 2006.

If you want a flavour of the live performance try these video clips:

Ophelia's Audition

Barney's Audition

Assorted shipwrecks and battles from 'Hamlet'

Big Idea is published by Lazy Bee Scripts - you can find their website here.  Or you can email them by clicking here.