Use of space, levels and proxemics for blood brothers

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In my opinion, the production used space, levels and proxemics very effectively as it showed their purpose of its use.

For example. When Mrs. Lyons (Vivienne Carlyle) didn’t want Mrs. Johnston (Marti Webb) near the baby. Carlyle was positioned stage right in relation with Mari Webb who was staged left. Carlyle moved back away from Webb to show that she didn’t want her near the child and in doing that, she clutched the child close to her.

Carlyle effectively used the idea that she didn’t want Webb.

                                                                                                                                             Webb        Carlyle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Audience                                                                                                                 

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Another example is when Mickey (Sean Jones) and Eddie (Simon Wilmot) become friends and Mrs. J ( Webb) finds out! Mickey is send inside and I noticed that Webb used very close proxemics when talking to Simon. This showed the Love of a mother to her son that she had given away and hadn’t seen for a long time although Simon is not aware at this point!

I also felt the use of levels was used effectively by the Narrator (Keith Burns) as he linked the actors with the characters. For Example, when he was at the top of ...

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