Today it is exactly 100 years since the keel of Titanic was laid in Belfast -effectively the birth of that great ship. Three years later she was fully grown, and then so tragically lost. However, she wasn’t really lost, because almost every single fact about the ship, its crew and passengers, its maiden voyage, its rediscovery by Dr. Ballard and its legend have been the subject of endless fascination. Books, films, articles, exhibitions all keep Titanic alive, even with the wreck itself slowly disintegrating beneath the sea. Ever since I saw A Night To Remember on television at the age of about 9 I have been drawn to the story of Titanic. It is one of the greatest true stories in history, comprising thousands of destinies and as many tales and legends. For the past few months I have been doing a lot of research, reading up in preparation for writing what I have temporarily called "Project Titanic" -a play about the legend of the ship. This is not going to be a huge, James Cameron type of thing, but storytelling on a very intimate human level, shared by one particular character connected with the ship. This, for me, is a labour of love, and I do not have a deadline for completion or an immediate plan of production –at present I have nothing but the keel. "Project Titanic" has been born!
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