There’s beauty in breaking the rules, by Felix Barrett (Sleep No More, Punchdrunk)
Meditative Story
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The Rocky Horror Show
At nine years old, I've got the theatre bug. So when our local theatre announces this production, Dad books front row tickets. But as we turn the corner, a horde of creatures is standing before the entrance. People with crazy costumes garish makeup wild hair. With sinking dread, we realise they're all going where we're going. The safe house of the theatre has been infiltrated. It feels grotesque, it's unexpected, and unexpected, it's dangerous. At home in the suburbs, I'm quite obedient. A rule follower. Every Sunday I go to church dutifully with my mother. I learn phrases from the Bible, and I write. My school is filled with posters
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