After developing my performance structure and the self-revelation of the final section, I found that the ending I had originally planned, didn’t conclude the show as powerfully as I had intended. At some silly hours of the morning, I randomly came up with the final line to my performance: ‘Our relationships are the orchestra, and we are the conductor, and we conduct our own metamorphosis’. I was planning to end it simply by saying this line after the making the music. Through working on my script and understanding the intentions behind each section, I found that I wanted a more powerful ending. Something a little more symbolic and dramatic to end on.

I decided to go with the obvious symbolic ending, not because it was an easy option, but because I felt it clearly symbolises the next stage of my play, leaving the audience with a slight cliffhanger. I decided to get changed out of my pjs into normal clothes (preparing myself for the outside world), packing a bag with a few objects around me (although I’m leaving, my family will always be a part of my adventure), and leave the stage (leaving my cocoon and chasing my dreams). The lights will gradually dim to a very low brightness, almost off. I will go to turn off the freestanding stage lamp that will be in the far right corner, but change my mind, leaving a small spotlight shining. Before I leave the stage, I will stand in the spotlight and deliver the final line – ‘our relationships are the orchestra, and we are the conductor, and we conduct our own metamorphosis’; I shall then proceed to leave through the small entrance in the curtain.

This is the lamp that will be left lit. This lamp is highly symbolic in my performance for many reasons. My dad made this for my Christmas present. He got in contact with my old childhood theatre company and brought the lamp off them, and he spent months restoring it. This not only represents my relationship with my dad and family, it also represents my life long dream to have a career in the arts, and my parents support for this dream.