The Clwyd Theatr Cymru production of 'To Kill a Mocking Bird'.

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Coursework                                                                           December 29

                                 To   Kill a   Mocking Bird

At 12.20pm on Tuesday, the   20th   November 2001, pupils from years ten and eleven, including myself made their way to Theatre Gwynedd (Bangor) to watch, the Clwyd Theatr Cymru production of ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird .The theatre was packed with children from different schools. Harper Lee wrote the novel but Christopher Sergel adapted it into the play. The story was narrated by Scout – (stage name) Catrin Rhys and was about a small proportion of her childhood in Alabama., where the play was also set .The play was performed on a proscenium arch stage, with a slight thrust and the production was suited to this type of play as there was enough room for the actors to perform to the best of their abilities. Prevailing social conditions and racial attitudes of the time where represented on the set which also allowed smooth passage from scene to scene. The set remained the same for all scenes throughout the play with upturned crates used for seating such as in the courthouse. Outdoor scenes were represented by the use of plants and autumnal colours such as beiges and browns simulated sunsets. As the play was set in the nineteen thirties the period costumes accurately depicted the fashions of the time e.g.   the flowing orange dress that was worn by cai-purnia. Also noticeable were the costumes worn by the richer white people; the costumes reflecting the difference in status between the whites and blacks. However, the rather thread bear condition of the clothing worn by the middle class white people reflected the economic depression of nineteen thirties America. When people were unable to buy new clothing and had to make do with what they had. Atticus was wearing a suit and glasses; Scout was wearing blue dungarees, which indicated her tomboy character whilst Jem was wearing jeans and a shirt.        

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