Comparing "Teechers" With "Grease" And "Weekend Away".

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Comparing “Teechers” With “Grease” And “Weekend Away”

I am comparing “Teechers” by John Godber with A “Weekend Away” and “Grease” (both the stage play and the musical).

The most obvious comparison I can make is that “Teechers” is what is known as a multi role (where one actor plays more than one role). I played the character Gail in “Teechers”, but within that character come the parts that SHE has to play. It is a very challenging concept, but effective nevertheless. The multi role technique used in “Teechers”, however cannot be more different from the single role techniques used in both “Grease” and A “Weekend Away”. Both the single and multi role techniques are effective, but are used for different ends.

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Another point for comparison is costumes. The costumes in “Teechers” have to be very simplistic, as they are constantly changing, and usually only consist of one item, for example, a leather jacket for Oggy Moxon. The costumes in “Grease” are typical 1950’s costumes and very much to the period, and in A “Weekend Away”, the period of time is not stated, but judging by the language that the characters use, it suggests a more modern, up to date time frame, as the characters talk about the mini bus which is more modern.

“Teechers” is in an unusual category, as it ...

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