On the evening of January 21st, I, along with other pupils from Tiffin Girls' School went to the Playhouse Theatre to see the production of 'An Inspector Calls'.
Review on 'An Inspector Calls' On the evening of January 21st, I, along with other pupils from Tiffin Girls' School went to the Playhouse Theatre to see the production of 'An Inspector Calls'. Once seated I looked at the stage and even while the curtains were the down, there was an old red telephone box in the right hand corner slanted. Once the curtains were raised, they revealed an Edwardian house perched upon wooden stilts and looked more like a doll's house with only two floors. The floor was a cobbled street and it looked like a war had just ended. This is true as the time period that this play was set in was just after the Second World War. From the house there came pretentious laughter. It was obvious to me that the Birlings were celebrating their daughter's engagement. The set, throughout the play hardly changed, except for when the odd rain fell which gave the cobbled street a damp effect. The backdrop was of a fiercely clouded sky. The whole set was set roughly just after the Second World War. I could tell this from not only having read the program, but also because the set on whole looked like a bombsite. The house however was set in the Edwardian times because of its designing and shape. Once the actors starting stepping out and I saw what costumes they were wearing, the idea that the inside of the house and everybody in it was set roughly around the time
Choose a play which you have seen and which you particularly enjoyed and discuss the aspects which made it successful. "The Wizard Of Oz" at the Birmingham Repertory theatre.
Choose a play which you have seen and which you particularly enjoyed and discuss the aspects which made it successful. A play that I have seen and particularly enjoyed is "The Wizard Of Oz" at the Birmingham Repertory theatre. This play falls into the genre of musical. Perhaps the singularly most important drama convention from the point of view of audience is "a willing suspension of disbelief. This means that whilst in the theatre the audience need to accept everything which happens on stage as true (even if it could not possibly happen) in order for the play to work as a piece of theatre successfully. In the Wizard Of Oz ,we know that the world of Oz, the wiked witch of the west, the munchkins and the rest of the vast array of characters are purely fictional fantasy but even so we are still willing Dorothy along on her quest, hoping she will succeed (even if we know that everything will be happily ever after in the end). This is because we have willingly suspended our disbelief and have allowed ourselves to be sucked into this magical world. Personally I think that this works particularly well in this play because whilst we know this is one hundred per cent fiction, while we are in that theatre we still believe everything that is happening. The use of colour in the production was one of the most successful aspects. Colour lighting was used to show setting and mood
My Early Years.
My Early Years. I was fortunate enough to be brought into this world on August 18th 1988 at 10.45am in Neath general hospital to two very loving parents Elizabeth and George Evans. I weighed eight pounds and two ounces and was named William Lloyd Evans, a name I share with my grandfather. Mum and I had to stay in the hospital until the doctor said we could go home to my house. During the weeks before my birth my mum and dad spent ages getting the house ready for their new baby. When I arrived at the house I went straight to sleep in my new bedroom where I found painted clowns on the walls, which my mum had spent ages decorating. Also I had a crib down stairs, and on my cot in my bedroom I had an activity centre and a musical mobile. All I used to do when I was a little baby was eat, sleep, and drink (well I don't know a baby who doesn't!) After my eating, sleeping, and drinking age came a terrible time that all parents hate the toddling age. Every thing had to be baby proof; the gate at the edge of the stairs and the locks on the cupboards, some doors and last of all the playpen where my mum could just put me and then have a break and a nice cup of tea. After toddling I became very good at walking and I refused to sit in my buggy. My mum found it easier to handle me as I got older and so she found the years whizzing by and sooner or later it was time for me to start
How is the main interior, the Berling's dining room portrayed in the 1940s film version?
How is the main interior, the Berling's dining room portrayed in the 1940s film version? From banqueting halls in medieval castles to the dining rooms in modern homes people have set aside at least one room in their dwellings to entertain guests. Dining rooms are used to discuss important matters over dinner and for families to spend a portion of their daily time together as a family unit. The Berlings' dining room is portrayed as a comfortable place to be in a family scene. People always feel the need to give a good impression so what better place to make memorable than the room of elaborate meals and family get-togethers. After all, the one thing that everyone remembers best, even after seeing the most fantastic things on a holiday, is the food. It could almost become a saying that if the food and the room setting are good the host will be remembered. These aspects have obviously been applied to the Berling's dining room. The most important contents are: a solid wood table with chairs as the dining table; comfortable seats covered with various throws not far from the dining table; a chandelier hung from the ceiling; a 'candle-stick' telephone and a variety of alcoholic drinks in decanters displayed on a trolley. All these features indicate that some care has been used in decorating this room. The most obvious and expensive of these is the chandelier that provides the
Accurate identification of the points in the production process at which value is added and explain what this means for the product or service.
E2 Accurate identification of the points in the production process at which value is added and explain what this means for the product or service. Production The production function at Cadburys is responsible for providing sufficient goods to meet customers demand. The method of production is an important aspect in determining the amount of added value for Cadburys. The following factors are used by Cadburys to achieved a high level of added value for the chocolate they produce: * Maintaining and improving quality * Maintenance and control machinery and equipment * Meeting the specific needs for customers * Controlling costs and working efficiently Controlling costs and working efficiently means that Cadbury employ specialist staff that would ensure that the end result of the product is of an excellent condition and the quality is also high. During seasonal times such as Easter and Christmas Cadbury need to produce for chocolate, and due to this Cadbury employ temporary staff so that Cadbury maintains sufficient work, the extra staff are needed due to the demands of chocolate increasing during the seasonal times and to achieve this more staff are needed so that the chocolate produced meets the customers demands both in numbers (the chocolate stays in stock) and quality. Meeting specific needs for customers, chocolate is considered as a luxury item, and people enjoy
An Inspector Calls: A Theatre Review.
Nur-Aimi Elias An Inspector Calls: A Theatre Review In Stephen Daldry's production of 'An Inspector Calls', before the curtain even rises the audience has the sounds of air raid sirens thrown at them. This is not only alarming being a symbol of war which in itself is a terrifying ordeal, but it also gives an early insight into what to expect in the play, or rather, what not to expect; security, certainty, predictability and a happy ending, all of which war it itself lacks. Ian McNeil's scenery includes a large Edwardian doll's house, perched and stilted in the cobbled streets of post-Blitz Britain. The visual centrepiece that is the house balanced on its post in all its disfigurement, seems to resemble the barrier between its inhabitants and society; the front of the house swinging open when vulnerable, it falling down when broken and it rising again when rebuilt. The house is also grotesquely small, whereas the family seem extremely big - to metaphor their overblown egos. The house being raised on stilts shows how the Birlings feel the mute people in the street are socially beneath them. These voiceless people represent the lower class community whose views do not count in a world where matters are controlled by those with voice, i.e. the Birlings. Later in the play however, a glaring light spotlights this vast community, highlighting their real importance. Rain was
As each character got inspected by the Inspector, the limelight shone on them. This was an interesting use of the lights because in reality that person would have been under the spotlight when they got questioned by the Inspector
An Inspector Calls (Media) An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley is all about a girl called Eva Smith, who dies after drinking some strong disinfectant. We went to watch a theatre production of An Inspector Calls. Before we went to watch the stage production, we read the play in advance, so that the comparison between the written play and the acted out play could easily be spotted. The reactions from the audience and the very feeling of being in the theatre was in great contrast to sitting in a room and reading the play. It is obvious that the play was written to be acted out on stage. These are the characters that were seen on the stage production: * Arthur Birling * Sybil Birling, his wife * Sheila Birling, his daughter * Eric Birling, his son * Gerald Croft, Sheila's fiancée * Edna, the maid * Inspector Goole * Three children * Extra people, representing the real world I am going to discuss the opening scenes of this production. The opening scenes of the production were very imaginative. They gave the audience a chance to reflect on what was happening and what the play was going to be about. The main theme of the opening was power. It was clear from the start that that was going to be a major theme in the rest of the play. The production started with the sound of the siren (representing World War 1) and with the curtains down. After a minute or so a little boy
The Apollo Theatre - Business Case Analysis
BY Alan Mead 10MJ Task 1:Setting the Scene Memo To: Mr B Lambie From: Alan Mead Subject: Intro I have been set the task of Finance Manager to look at, study and if possible solve the problems that face The Apollo Theatre. One of the theatre problems is that if it doesn't make a profit it will go bust in the very near future. As head of finance I will be expected to produce and analyse balance sheets, profit and loss statements and cash flow diagrams. Some of the objectives of the finance department are to provide the theatre with cash when they need it (if available), to keep 'the books', to take financial care of the theatre. To finance new projects if and when they decide to, if we don't or cant finance these projects The Apollo Theatre may go bust. Task 2: Collection of Information This is a copy of my Questionnaire Questionnaire . How often do you go to the theatre? [] Once a week [] Twice a week [] Once a month [] Twice a month [] More than once a year [] Other _______________ 2. Please give your opinion on the following aspects of the Theatre. Like V. Much Good Average Acceptable Poor Price [] [] [] [] [] Location [] [] [] [] [] Snacks [] [] [] [] [] Price of Snacks []
The Immigrant
"Excuse Me Sir" ... "Sir"... "May I please see your ticket?" I reach for my ticket and present it to our bus inspector. Strangely I suddenly become struck by fear ... "what if I get thrown off the bus?", "what will happen?", "what will I do?". Before I begin to accumulate more thoughts, the inspector gently hands back my ticket, "Thank you, Mr. Rodriguez". There I am, travelling amongst the daily traffic on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Bumper to bumper traffic. Fumes pollute every particle of air surrounding this endless parkway. The sounds of roaring engines, furious passengers and overpowering profanity all fill the air. The sky can not be seen, just simply a dark haze. Slowly, slowly we creep inches hoping to eventually reach out destination Washington DC. The bus inspector now takes her seat towards the front of the bus, talking to our driver. Suddenly, the bus jerks and the engine stops. Cars all around us seem to be doing the same. "9:30, I am going to be late, really late". Leaning against the window, all I have is precious time to waste. It seems that many of the people of this 307 route have had the same idea. Many of them are regulars on the route; however we have never exchanged words. Everyone seems to mind their own business and just get on with the normal stream of life. Interaction seems too come second to work, as many of the passengers
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Sybil Birling at the start is described as "about fifty a rather cold women and her husband's social superior ". Out of all the characters she is the biggest snob and is most aware of the differences between the social classes, and even becomes irritated when Mr. Birling praises his cook for a good meal. From the beginning J.B priestly does his best to give us a bad opinion of Mrs. Birling. She is .very ignorant and we can see that when she ignores things she doesn't want to believe. These alone in many ways are very childish .Mrs. Birling is the chairwomen of the brumley women's charity organisation. From what we know this is, as the name suggests, a charity to help all women in need. We find out in act 2 that the organisation was contacted by Eva smith when she was pregnant. She gave her name as Mrs Birling, using the name of the man whom had impregnated her. Mrs. Birling herself was completely shocked when she found out about this and forced the committee to refuse financial hope to because of snobbery at the fact that someone used her family name. This leads us to ask why someone would be elected as chairman or aloud to be, if they were so proud and ungiving. Really we can see that Mrs. Birling wanted the role for status and acknowledgement. Or that she believed that she was a giving kind person who deserved the position and thought she would fulfil it properly. So this is