Site Specific (1) - Research - Temple Manor

We have now started our site specific unit. In this unit we shall chose a venue and perform either a devised piece or a scripted play. The venues we came up with were the following:

• Temple Manor   -  "The Crucible" or devised?
• Guildhall Museum   -   "The Crucible" or devised?
• Library   -   "Punk Rock" or devised?
• Restoration House   -   "The Crucible" or devised?

The reason we came up with "The Crucible" is because it is a historical piece and we have the right size cast for it. One of our class loves this play and thinks it would suit these venues.

Temple Manor:   Temple Manor is an English Heritage building in Rochester, Kent, ME2 2AH. It was built in the 13th century, designed "to provide lodging for dignitaries travelling between Dover and London. It also has a large leafy garden - http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/temple-manor/

Pros:  

• Spacey
• Suitable inside and outside
• Eerie so can build up a lot of tension
• Historical though still suitable for modern pieces
• Ground suitable for wheelchairs
• Not noisy area. No busy high street.

Cons:

• Where would we put the audience?
• Would need to take lighting as very dark
• Limited to outside or inside - not many rooms
• How big actually are the rooms?