Compare Brimestone and Treackle with Death and the Maiden
Describe and compare Brimstone and Treacle with Death and the Maiden Brimstone and Treacle is a play set in the time when England was dominated by the industrial revolution. It is based on a young woman who was involved in a car accident and is left very disabled. A man, who appears to the family as her boyfriend, comes to the house and lives with her. Te gullible parents allow him to stay and then the plot unfolds. We read the final scene of the play, where flares of all of the characters personality really show. The supposed "fiancé" is with the parents in the evening, talking about issues that have been affecting them. One of the main points he makes is racist, infact so much so the father has to excuse him. You already can tell that there is an underlying, sickening streak in the fiancé's personality. The parents then leave the couple alone, in which time the fiancé rapes the girl. There are several suggestions that this is not the first time. The girl, who begins to scream, startles him. He runs away just as the parents arrive. While they tend to their abused child, she begins to speak. I think that the writer has based this play on society. There are several references to the government and race in it. I think that he is trying to show how corrupt and unequal the society is, however sweet and genuine it appears to be. He also tells us very plainly at the end, that
OF Mice and Men Key Moments
Cultural Background In Of Mice and Men it was set in America in the great depression. It is shown by the racial comments that are made by the actors when they talk about a black person. Many times the characters say nigger which now is not accepted any where but back then it was just normal to treat people that way. It is also shown at how the people at the ranch treat Lennie just because he is different. Key Moments In one key moment in the play Lennie kills Curly's wife. He does it by accident because he can't control his own strength. She asks him to feel the fabric on her dress but he accidentally breaks her neck. He runs away to the river. People in the town find out about this and go to find Lennie to kill him. George hears about it and goes to find Lennie. He goes to shot him because he knows that the other people will hurt him more. He finds Lennie sitting by the river. He talks to for a while calming him down. Then when Lennie is facing the river listening to George, George shoots him in the back of the head. Lennie falls to the floor. Then he gets up turns to face George and walks of the stage. Then you see back to the prostitute's room and welcomes in curly. When Lennie kills Curly's wife the lights dim to show that she is dead. It also does it to darken the atmosphere. When Lennie is sitting by the river he is sitting on the bed. It is being used as the
Blood brothers review
Blood Brothers review The play was called blood brothers. It was written by Willie Russell and I saw it at the phoenix theatre in London on the 7th march 2008. The play is about two brothers who were separated at birth when one is given away due to financial reasons. Later in their childhood they meet each other and become friends without knowing the others true identity. When they are adults one of the brothers be comes successful whereas the other doesn't. The prosperous brother, Eddie, has an affair with the poor ones, Mickey, wife, Linda. When Mickey finds out he immediately hunts down Eddie armed with a gun. When he finds Eddie he holds the gun to his head. Just then their birth mother, Mrs Johnstone runs in and tells them they're brothers. Mickey gets upset over not being the one to get given away and accidentally pulls the trigger. Immediately the police shoot Mickey dead so that both brothers are dead. The story is made to seem more realistic using the set. The first one is made to show a typical area of Liverpool with tall buildings in the background. One side represents the poor side of Liverpool where mickey lives and the other represents the rich side where eddie lives. The rich side has much grander buildings than the poor side showing the social inequality of the two families. The second set arrives when the Johnstone family get a new house in the country side.
Spain - social, historical and political
SOCIAL HISTOICAL AND POLITICAL Weather Spain is a generally hot dry country, day to day life in this country is restrained by the hot weather in summer. The weather patterns are portrayed in Lorca's work through midday the actions be come heavy and tiresome and there is less activity, but in the late evening the weather becomes cooler and there is mush more activity. People are free from the heat and are able to move around actions are lighter. That is why the Spanish nightlife is full of life with music singing and dancing. In blood wedding the bride and Leonardo runaway in the evening because it's cooler and they will be able to move faster, the pace of the play increases. Family unit The family and family values are at the heart of the Spanish culture they play an important part in day-to-day life and are in every aspect of Spanish culture and tradition. Families tend to be large and do everything together. The men work in the farms and vineyards while the women stay at home to cook and clean, this too was a hard job and women had to be strong houses were made from bricks, dirt and dust got into the house because of the dryness. Floors had to be scrubbed and rugs beaten to keep the house clean. Children are left in the care of family or friends, babysitters are unheard of this makes the communities very close. The characters in blood wedding have strong family values
The play we saw was Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in London. It was the 3pm viewing on the 5th November 2009.
Blood Brothers Evaluation Introduction The play we saw was Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in London. It was the 3pm viewing on the 5th November 2009. Act 1: The play begins with a deep red lighting on the stage. Two figures lie down on red stretchers, surrounded by police a grieving mother. Throughout the whole performance there is a narrator that plays a very strong part in the story. He explains the story making it clear to the audience what is happening. He is also a very eerie character that adds dramatic tension at many places in the show. He introduces us to Mrs Johnstone. Johnstone then sings "tell me it's not true". Following this a flash back is used to cast the setting back to the late 1950's and the story begins. Mrs Johnstone works as a cleaner for a rich woman called Mrs Lyons. Mrs Johnstone falls pregnant and explains to Mrs Lyons that she cannot afford to keep both of the baby boys she is carrying. Mrs Lyons suggests giving one of the babies to her. Mrs Johnstone then agrees and gives Mrs Lyons one of them. Mrs Johnstone's child is called Mickey and Mrs Lyons child is called Eddie. Mrs Johnstone continues to work for Mrs Lyons, but after a while Mrs Lyons considers Mrs Johnstone to be a threat and decides that she does no longer want her around. Mrs Lyons believes in superstition that twins separated at birth should never meet and if they do, they
Response to play's and other types of drama.
AQA GCSE Drama: Response to play's and other types of drama In this essay I am going to compare my play with two comparatives. The play I performed was a scripted piece called "Blue Remembered Hills" by Dennis Potter, written in . The other two texts are, "My Mother said I never should", by Charlotte Keatley, written in , and "Blood Brothers" by Willy Russell, written in . My performance was set in 1943, in the West Country, "in the long summer holiday". Naturalistic theatre was used, however, although it was about the events of seven children, adults play them all. War, bullying, abuse, aggression and murder are explored within the play. It was aimed at adults, as the issues it broached were in addressed in great depth, and because it was shown through the naivety of children, children would not understand. The play has historical and political context, and the political affairs of the time dictate the dialogue. The period in which it was set is reflected by the constant references to the War and "the Japs". The circumstances of the children, as well as historical background can be seen throughout. For example, when 'Donald' says: "I be tired out and all, working on those saw mills. I cut me thumb off an all". "My Mother said I never should" is about four 'ordinary' mothers/daughters and is about the social changes of the twentieth century,
Use of space, levels and proxemics for blood brothers
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 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 the background, looking down at the actors, it seemed as if he was in control. Especially because he was the one who tells what happens in the story. And I though use of spacing was also good as they used the background which blocked the depth of behind the sheets and the actual size of the stage. For
An accidental death of an anarchist Review
Accidental Death Of an Anarchist Based around true events, Accidental death of an anarchist explores the investigation into the death of a criminal via the fourth floor of a 1970's police station, this is shown by the use of the blue heavy police uniform of the period, and the well used proscenium stage, decorated with the usual hideous wallpaper of the time, complete with wood cladding, unsightly filing cabinets and various photographs, it showed a convincingly accurate portrayal of the surroundings. On first examination, it seems simple, but on further inspection there are various well thought through details. There was not a massive use of sound in the performance & other than a few various well-placed & relevant sound effects such as comedy bangs & clashes, the performers' voices did 99% of the work, one particular highlight was the closing scene of the first act when the cast burst into a rendition of the Public Enemy hit "Don't Believe The Hype" utilising the dull office furniture in a way in which it's makers never intended. The only other use of music in the performance was the Sex Pistols' aptly named "Anarchy in the U.K." The dull lighting was what was to be expected, with no special effects used except for the spotlights used for the rapping cast members. The three main characters were the slightly slow Inspector Bertozzo, the short-tempered Inspector Pissani
A Comparison of Roman Polanski's film version of Macbeth and the BBC Shakespeare production by Shaun Sutton
Macbeth Macbeth is a tragedy set in Scotland. There are themes of supernatural powers, betrayal, murder and self-destruction in this play. It shows how Macbeth kills to become king and how Lady Macbeth's passion and thrust for power drives him. In this assignment I intend to compare and contrast Roman Polanski's film version and the BBC Shakespeare production by Shaun Sutton. The Sutton production opens with a prominent red sky and then this quickly turns into a dull grey darkness. Roll of thunder overhead is raging. The witches are wearing old rages. It is overlooking what appears to be an ancient burial ground where tombstones are visible only as silhouettes. This is symbolic of the bloodshed that is about to come later in the play. The witches are sitting around a large stone, which looks like they are about to make a sacrifice. The witches are chanting in a menacing language and they are speaking in riddles. There is a constant drone of eerie music that adds the feeling of uneasiness, which is also reflected in their words and actions as they speak in time unison. The witches say, "Come graymalkin" as they look to the sky and this seems to represent the calling of some evil spirit. Sorcery is displayed when the three witches start joining hands that creates a very powerful image in the opening scene. The film version completely turns the story upside down.
Brecht Evaluation
Brecht Evalutation Zimbabwe Piece The piece on Zimbabwe was a very strong piece using a variety of techniques to capture the audience and convey their message. They used very strong and exaggerated characters to accentuate the message. One stand out character for me was Lizzy's role of the news reporter. Although being an extremely humorous character, she had a serious point that things are edited so that it makes good television and isn't necessarily truthful to what is really happening. One of Brecht's styles that they incorporated into their piece was when they introduced who they were to the audience and the character they were playing. This technique confused me slightly and I thought it was a bit unnecessary. However, that's just my opinion and in someone else's mind it worked perfectly. They also did costume changes onstage, this worked extremely well, because it made sure the audience knew exactly what was going on and who was who. Also, by using this and reassuring the audience of what is going on, it lets the think more about the message and morale of the piece instead of trying to work out what the hell is going on. They used very exaggerated characters to accentuate their message. This was especially obvious in the role of Lizzy as the obnoxious and rather frank news reporter. Her over-the-top gestures and loud charismatic voice gave the piece the bleak humour
