The Scarlet Lights Theatre Company (4/4) By Michelle Dee

(1/4), (2/4), (3/4), (4/4).

Caz explains that the result of asking your company to act out having an orgasm, allows them to be free of inhibitions and further requests are far easier to ask and then be realised. I want to find out whether there is a serious message within the work, aside from the drive to see more females achieving. If you look deeper into some of the subjects explored in the first part of Sheality and the way it is handled, there is quite a bit of room for interpretation. You could construe a whole range of moralising and of shared values and experience.

I discover that the work has particular importance because of the personal connections that run throughout, but the message is still about sharing experiences and creating a greater understanding of the issues. There is also the old adage that Caz, who scripted all of the second part of Sheality, brings in that you should always write about what you know.

In doing so, you will have strong personal connections to the work, because you are putting into it something of yourself. This idea is central to many art forms whether it be writing, music, painting etc.

Sheality is based on different aspects of the girls' lives, but has undergone changes and modifications. For instance Kerry is actually performing Caroline's character and was responsible for the writing of both Bunny Boilers and the Weight Watching sketch. Watching the second part of Sheality last week at Off The Road 3, again recognising the familiarity of the subject matters; friendship, men, marriage and singledom, you can relate very easily to the characters. Whether you've been the girl waiting to get a text message from an admirer or discussing with your best mate the real meaning behind that kiss or what you got up to on Friday night you remember fondly sharing similar experiences yourself.

So what next for the highly talented troupe? At the moment the girls want to concentrate on Sheality and, in their words, "make a mark with our own work." SLTC hope to put on a full length performance of Sheality at NAPA (Northern Academy for Performing Arts) as a big step towards independence. There they will be producing their first show, where they will be responsible for staging, promotion and front of house concerns. But there are projects running alongside including a film project a Jackass spoof with a female cast called Splitass.

The pilot for that has already been shown on YouTube. There are plans for a contemporary play called Big Sister. There have also been appearances alongside various stars from Hull Comedy Festival of late so they haven't been short of work offers.

The SLTC are interested in working alongside different writers from Hull those that share their vision and drive. Once again the serious idea of Hull being a good place for new talent to grow comes to the fore. Kerry is very aware of the feelings about education in Hull. She also knows that the problem of under-education is a generational one. But the cycle of undereducated children becoming undereducated parents, having children themselves and not understanding the value of education and through that misguided notion, placing a higher price on employment - any employment - rather than on education, can and should be broken.

With industry collapsing all around us and new technologies paving the way, a strong emphasis on education is crucial if the next generation is going to have any sort of future. The girls feel that local playwright, John Godber doesn't always show Hull in a positive or honest light. He tends to rely on stereotypical figures to prove points rather than have a more honest approach.

However, that is not to say his work should be dismissed - just perhaps that now it is time to depict Hull and its residents in a more honest way.

That challenging idea should also be aimed at a much broader spectrum of the community. If today's youths could see themselves in newly written works then perhaps they'd be more inclined to attend theatres. Many of the current theatre goers watch the gritty northern working class dramas that Godber writes, then drive to their middle class houses in jags. Godber can be depressing - and he certainly isn't the be all and end all. There are a few more opportunities for theatre in Hull right now. Alongside new variety nights at The Adelphi such as the increasingly diverse Off The Road, there are Pave, Sleepers and Lamp beginning to open their doors to theatre.

It's possible you could find yourself, in the not too distant future, watching well-written, keenly observed dramas whilst slurping your Bavarian beers. SLTC are also keen, recognising a void in the market, to start working on creating a pool of actors from Hull in order to create and recreate the Hull experience in a more recognisably familiar way.

The group recently spent a day in the city's shopping centres, recruiting new members for the gloriously named institution, S.L.A.P.A (Scarlet Lights Academy of Performing Arts) where the company and new recruits can continue learning about the acting and directing processes, but with the strong ethos and motto of laughter and friendship at the heart of all they do.

SLTC - leading the way in Hull theatre, at the cutting edge of performance, bringing audiences to their feet with the immediacy and accessibility of sparkling observational theatre.

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