The LibriVox UK Chapter! Meeting to record.....

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » January 8th, 2007, 12:00 am

This could be a very useful resource:-

http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/CoonBill/One-Act_Plays_on_Project_Gutenberg

I'll have a look at adding the number of M/F roles....

David

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » January 8th, 2007, 3:19 pm

Nesbit's "The Phoenix and the Carpet" is listed under Suggestions as "No longer in progress"

...or we could warm up with a short piece each .. claiming some from, say, Legend Land.

Peter

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » January 20th, 2007, 7:02 am

I'm looking through Nesbitt at the moment, though slowly and fumbling, as I don't know her oeuvre.

The Railway Children has three main female characters - mother and two of the children. So tricky if Cori is the only female readeress. (Jim - Is Carrie interested in coming?).

The next I've looked at is The Story of the Treasure Seekers. Four boys, two girls; a father, no mother. And it is set (or at least begins) in 'the Lewisham Road'.

This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure, and I
think when you have read it you will see that we were not lazy about the
looking.

There are some things I must tell before I begin to tell about the
treasure-seeking, because I have read books myself, and I know how
beastly it is when a story begins, "'Alas!" said Hildegarde with a deep
sigh, "we must look our last on this ancestral home"'--and then some one
else says something--and you don't know for pages and pages where the
home is, or who Hildegarde is, or anything about it. Our ancestral home
is in the Lewisham Road. It is semi-detached and has a garden, not a
large one. We are the Bastables. There are six of us besides Father.
Our Mother is dead, and if you think we don't care because I don't tell
you much about her you only show that you do not understand people at
all. Dora is the eldest. Then Oswald--and then Dicky. Oswald won the
Latin prize at his preparatory school--and Dicky is good at sums. Alice
and Noel are twins: they are ten, and Horace Octavius is my youngest
brother. It is one of us that tells this story--but I shall not tell
you which: only at the very end perhaps I will. While the story is
going on you may be trying to guess, only I bet you don't. It was
Oswald who first thought of looking for treasure. Oswald often thinks of
very interesting things. And directly he thought of it he did not keep
it to himself, as some boys would have done, but he told the others, and
said--

A little young, but then, it is a children's book so what should I expect?

Those who know Nesbitt, if you can put me out of my misery and suggest a text, please do!

Ooh ooh ohh, how about 'Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare'?

A bit meatier than treasure hunting, with grown-up dialogue. We needn't be too organised in terms of numbers, gender-appropriateness etc., as we'd be mixing it up through the different stories.

And we'd kill two London birds with one stone.

Let me know what y'all think.

Here's the text - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1430

David

mattw · Post by **mattw** » January 20th, 2007, 10:33 am

'Beautiful Stories From Shakespeare' looks great... no matter what we do when we meet, it should be recorded anyway!

Cori · Post by **Cori** » January 20th, 2007, 12:57 pm

I would ADORE having a crack at the Scottish play .... but eeek, more Lear! I'm already bringing jelly to this meeting.

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » January 20th, 2007, 3:59 pm

No preference for the piece/s to read, but I like the idea of a children's book because we don't have to take it too seriously, which I think would make a strong sociable base for our first meeting.

I have a bottle of Moet Chandon I was given for Christmas that I'll be bringing ... I don't drink much these days, or I'd have had a dizzy evening weeks ago.

Peter

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » February 10th, 2007, 1:58 am

One week to go! When are we going to know where we're going?

Peter

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 10th, 2007, 3:00 am

I'll PM directions to everyone who's signed up - tomorrow at the latest.

Any last-minute sign-ups are welcome, either by posting here or on the wiki page - http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/UKChapter

So far we are 5, which is a good number. Just enough to share the jelly and champagne generously offered, and good for a group recording.

Incidentally, if anyone has special dietary requirements, do let me know. I won't be laying on a massive spread, but nor do I want to starve anyone who only eats carrots by not having any carrots. Anyone object to something Chinese?

Any further thoughts on what to record?

Personally, I like the Shakespeare stories. But there's purrrrlenty of time for new and better ideas. Think big! Think ambitious!! Think of something to record!!!

David

Cori · Post by **Cori** » February 10th, 2007, 4:10 am

Thistlechick found a lovely essay on firefighters in London for my Insomnia Collection ... perhaps we could take turns with pages while everyone else snored for effect.

I was joking about the jelly, actually, I'm a veggie, and they're seldom found without awkward ingredients. Can bring something else though ... hmm. Celery's bad. Breadsticks, no. Biscuits ... only if it's mandatory to dunk them first.

mattw · Post by **mattw** » February 11th, 2007, 2:54 am

Oh no!

I just checked the train times with a view to buying tickets and they're doing engineering work which means the trains are all mucked up and it's going to take about twice as long to get to London with some ridiculous changes along the way.

Unfortunately that means I'm not going to be able to come this time.

Stupid trains. Sorry guys!

jimmowatt · Post by **jimmowatt** » February 11th, 2007, 3:33 am

earthcalling wrote:I'm looking through Nesbitt at the moment, though slowly and fumbling, as I don't know her oeuvre.

The Railway Children has three main female characters - mother and two of the children. So tricky if Cori is the only female readeress. (Jim - Is Carrie interested in coming?).

Yes, Carrie will be coming along also

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 11th, 2007, 3:40 am

Brilliant!!

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 14th, 2007, 1:44 am

mattw wrote:Oh no!

I just checked the train times with a view to buying tickets and they're doing engineering work which means the trains are all mucked up and it's going to take about twice as long to get to London with some ridiculous changes along the way.

Unfortunately that means I'm not going to be able to come this time.

Stupid trains. Sorry guys!

Really sorry to hear that, Matt. We'll keep your seat warm for next time!

David

mattw · Post by **mattw** » February 14th, 2007, 2:28 am

Next time might be problematic as well, but we'll see. I might be able to make it work. I hope so, anyway!

alexfoster · Post by **alexfoster** » February 14th, 2007, 6:02 am

Hmm, those engineering works are a pain. Worth going over to Derby and taking the train from there? Or taking a National Express coach (urgh - maybe not - 3 hours each way)

The people who are going to be there - could you do a quick spot for the LV Community Podcast?