In the end, we decided on two scenes. One scene is when a young child is in the supermarket with her mum and she starts being silly so her mum tells her off. The child then gets upset

        I think that both of my characters were really strong and believable.  I started off being a flimsy presenter called Wendy. But, once I had developed her, I had become an energetic, enthusiastic presenter, Wacky Wendy. I developed this character by using all of my key drama skills, including, facial expressions, body language and projection. The six c’s which are contribution, concentration, communication, commitment, co-operation and confidence were also extremely helpful when you are trying to develop a character. To develop my character further I used manorism. This is when you think you are that character and what you would do if you were. For example, if you were a young child you would pull on your top, scratch your head and wipe your nose on your sleeve. This helped create a more believable character.

        The script in our performance developed through improvisation. Every time we went through it, you would say what you think goes well and what that character might say. The other actors would then say if they think you should say that or take bits out. So really, all the dialogue was made through teamwork. We all had to create a soliloquy to say during the performance, this is a speech to the audience.  To help each other make a soliloquy we all sat down in a circle and went round the circle saying what we think should be in our soliloquy. Then everyone else suggested that they think should go in it. Once everyone had as soliloquy, that person performed it to our group. We told them what posture to use and the facial expressions and developed the character to make it stronger. We kept going round the group until we thought that everyone’s character was strong and believable. My soliloquy was performed in the first scene when I was a presenter. I have picked out some of the important points from in it to share with you. “Boys and girls I hope you remember that you should never, ever talk to people you don’t know! Your mummies and daddy’s would be very upset and worried about you if you went missing.” I told them that their parents would be worried about them because all children love their parents and they would not like them to be worried.

        Throughout my performance, I used a lot of different Drama skills and techniques. Some of the most important ones were facial expressions, body language, voice and gesture. I used facial expression to show the audience what I was feeling. When I was upset and worried that molly had gone missing in my soliloquy I could not say this whilst smiling. I had to look upset and worried to make it believable. The body language I used was extremely important when I was the little girl. I had to stand up straight and be flexible to look and act like a six-year-old girl. I had to vary my voice so that the audience knew that I had changed character, when I was a presenter I had a strong precise voice. However, when I was the little girl I had a childish, sweet voice that mixed words up. This helps create the atmosphere for the audience so that they know that you are serious and if you talk stern, they listen to you because they know you are trying to tell them something important. When you talk confused and upset they listen because they sympathize for you.

        I only use props when I am the little girl. I use a make-up bag and make-up to show that I am using my sister’s make-up even though she said no and, a teddy for when I was the little girl to show the age swap. When I was the presenter, I wore a plain white top and plain black combats. I put stripy socks on to show that I was ‘Wacky Wendy’ and when I changed to the little girl, I removed the socks and had a teddy. I am using these materials to represent who I am. I am called Wacky Wendy so I cannot come on all boring I have to be that character. I hope that using the props and costume make the audience want to look and you and they want to know why you have the costume and props that you have.

        I think that before the performance I thought that so many adjustments could be made to increase our grade. I knew that my soliloquy could have been developed so much more and that the song needed a lot more work to make it fun. Once we were performing, I thought that it went really well and that it was the best we had ever done it. We were going to improve our play so much more in time for the second performance but it was cancelled. Over all I think that our play was really good and all the actors put their best efforts into it to make a successful performance.