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In ETC’s latest show, ‘Door 2 Door: 1994’, playing at Create Theatre in Mansfield on 29th and 30th April, we take the audience back to the drawing of the very first National Lottery in November 1994. Set across multiple houses in the same street, the play feels more like a sketch show, with each scene loosely connected but more or less telling a fully complete story. As such, we wanted each scene to feel very different, and really test us as actors, exploring the realms of co

One of the most fun things to do as a writer is to think up some characters, put them into a situation, and see where the story takes you. This is a great way to write – not only does it make the characters realistic (they’re not doing things they wouldn’t normally do in order to get the story to a certain point) – the script also retains your interest. As a writer, if everything is planned out before you even write the first line, it is easy to get bored. It’s like watching