Naomi’s Christmas List
Meet Me at Dawn By Zinnie Harris
This is one of the first plays I read this year and it was my favourite by far. I loved the story, the way it was written, and how it inspired me to keep writing. It’s really gripping.
A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams
I have an attachment to this play as I performed for my Higher drama exam and also wrote about it in my Advanced Higher English dissertation. I loved it then and still think about it a lot now. Each character has an interesting story and its perfect to get lost in, curling up reading around a fire.
Pretty Woman The Musical - Jerry Mitchell
This was the first show I saw in London, it was a spur of the moment thing. I went with my parents, and it was the best night. We’d spent all day exploring where I would be living and studying, and it just ended the trip on a high. It’s so fun and has such happy memories for me.
It's True, It's True, It's True, a Breach Theatre Production
This is a play I watched as part of my course at University, it’s a verbatim piece of theatre, based on the 1612 trial of Agostino Tassi for the rape of baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Using surviving court transcripts, this play dramatized the seven-month trial that gripped Renaissance Rome and asks how much has changed in the last four centuries. I found this play surprising, challenging and inspiring.
Salt by Selina Thompson
This was a fascinating one-woman show, in which the author draws upon her journey retracing the transatlantic slave triangle from Britain to Ghana to Jamaica and back - I'd really recommend it.
Wish list – Top Picks
Despite being an acting student in London, the number of plays I have been to see is very limited due to my lack of funds (apparently, I have to prioritise things like food and circuit washing when I’d much rather be in a theatre every weekend...) Here's a list of what I'd be most excited to see if one day I did win the lottery... perhaps they’d be a good gift for someone you know too…
- Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley - this looks really decadent and fun.
- A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic, a very posh panto to enjoy the festive spirit!
- The Play that Goes Wrong at the Duchess Theatre
- Cyrano de Bergerac with James McAvoy
Writer’s Essentials
I’m the kind of writer and person generally who likes a nice environment to work in and just exist comfortably. Here is a list of my personal comforts and essentials, most of these would be great to fill stockings too!
Tea/coffee- when I drink tea it's got to be either chai with a little bit of oat milk or a Pukka tea called Feel New. When I drink coffee it’s a latte with coconut milk.
Biscuits- my go-to writing snack is a dark chocolate digestive but I’m partial to a KitKat.
Socks- fluffy socks are so important for me when writing, I just like to feel cosy and comfortable (especially at Christmas time)
Candles- since it’s the festive season the candle I’m currently burning when I work is a Yankee Candle called Candy Kane Lane.
Notebooks- a nice notebook makes all the difference and is a lovely gift for starting a fresh project in the new year.
Fairy Lights- there is nothing I can’t stand more than harsh lighting, I like lots of small light for a cosy ambience.
Instrumental music- I like to have background noise when I’m working, I can’t seem to concentrate in silence. However, I can listen to music with words because I either get distracted trying to choose the next song or I end writing down the lyrics. So, I either listen to instrumental music or I will find an ambient video on YouTube. My favourite is one called Christmas in the Great Hall at Hogwarts. This helps my concentration - what could help me focus more than the calming sounds of candles and quills on scratchy paper?!
Naomi Watson
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