Drama work on the theme of oppression.
Drama GCSE Unit 1 In our first unit we looked at opression (mans Inhumaity against other men) in general but we mainly looked at opression in Nazi Germany from 1936-45. We discussed things such as the death camps all over the world and we collected information about this and other types of opression over time. Over this Unit we used many different techniques to help us portray opression in a variety of ways. Whilst looking into opression, we were shown things to trigger responses from us all. One of these things were pictures from the Miami Holocaust Memorial built in memory of the thousands of jews killed during the reign of Adolf Hitler. Seeing these pictures gave both me and my class mates an idea of how bad things were for the jews. Although these pictures gave us a slight idea of what was to come it made the class realise that this unit was very serious. We also looked at other aspects of oppression from different eras and cultures. For me i believe oppression is rich and powerful stopping the "lesser People" from having their say. There are many examples of oppression over time such as the slave trade, Hitlers genocide of the jews and to the present day Robert Mugabi and the way he treats the public of zimbabwe. We have explored these different "versions" of oppression in many ways in the studio. We have done freeze frames in which we worked in
Drama script - Doctor Who - The Lady and the Locket
Doctor Who - The Lady and the Locket Cast: The Doctor – Joe Powell Amy Pond – Alex Swallow Rory Williams – Ed Pocock Dana – Lydia Dominguez/Lucy Thomas Bounty hunter – Ryan Kirk Maxis – Matt Clark General Talok – Joe Powell (voice) Plot: Team TARDIS arrive at a small village on Earth in response to a distress call, but there is a surprise in store for the Doctor and with a bounty hunter after the new arrival, the job of keeping her safe is going to be trickier that anticipated. Script The scene opens in space, and a damaged spacecraft hurtles towards Earth. On the TARDIS, the Doctor, Amy and Rory are talking. Doctor: One of these days I’ll take you two to the sixth moon of B-zazz, it’s got upside down mountains that glow in the dark and every inhabitant is lactose intolerant but they’re okay about that. Amy: What’s wrong with the other five? Doctor: the first three are at war with each other, the fourth is lodged in the planet itself and the fifth is a massive black market with lots of guns. Not exactly pleasant so number six it is! The Doctor stops suddenly and closes his eyes. Amy: Doctor? Rory: Are you okay? Inside his head, the Doctor hears the voice of a distressed alien. He suddenly opens his eyes and starts flicking switches. Doctor: Sorry kids, B-zazz will have to wait! Amy: What’s happened? Doctor: Psychic distress call,
The overall reason why i chose to perform East by Berkoff was to learn more about the way characters are represented and why the audience feels distanced from the play.
Benjamin Howard SGP Steven Berkoff is an English actor/director who trained at the Webber Douglas school of dramatic arts and the Ecole Jacques Lecoq, in which he trained in the art of physical theatre and mime. Berkoff is well known for his in your face dramatic styles that causes the audience to react. People describe this style as “It is the kind of theatre that inspires us to use superlatives, whether in praise or condemnation”. One of the dramatic styles used by Berkoff is a style of physical theatre called “Total Theatre”, which is the idea that all elements should be equally as important. Berkoff is also well known for his physicalisation which is best shown in “metamorphis” in which berkoff becomes the object. Also in Berkoffs plays he intends the actors to represent the characters rather than become them. In turn Berkoff also wants to convey emotion withing his characters rather than just thoughts. This can be done through the use of mime, movement and voice expression. The overall reason why i chose to perform East by Berkoff was to learn more about the way characters are represented and why the audience feels distanced from the play. Through the use of Berkoffs dramatic styles and vulgar scenes and characters. In the scene of East i am performing which is scene 4 we are shown the whole family eating breakfast. We can see that in this particular scene
Review - I went to a live theatre trip to watch Bouncers on Friday 9th December at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton
Theatre Review Theatre Review - Bouncers I went to a live theatre trip to watch ‘Bouncers’ on Friday 9th December at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton. ‘Bouncers’ is written by John Godber and is set in and around a nightclub called ‘Mr Cinders’, with the action focusing on the exploits of four doormen and their customers. Multi-rolling is used mainly when the four bouncers tell the stories of different stereotypical men and women. For example when Godber contrasts a male and female hairdressers, the woman talk about their big night out, and what they are wearing. For the men however, again they plan their night out, but are discussing the possibility of pulling. Direct Address and Monologues are predominately used by the character ‘Lucky Eric’. Eric delivers his speeches throughout the play. During his first he talks about young girls dressed up and made up, spending everything they make on their nights out at the weekend, drinking too much and succumbing to the advances of men. ‘Lucky Eric’s’ speeches are used to slip in messages about the negative features of nightlife. I like how Godber has done this to change the mood of the audience. When watching I would go from Laughing to being very serious listening to Eric’s speeches. During the start of act two, Direct Address is used again when the Bouncers acknowledge the audience, asking what they
Personality reflection - the life of Princess Diana.
ADA2O0---Final Examination SCRIPT Princess Diana [At the Ritz Hotel] “Life is a journey.” Tomorrow I will return to London, the place which gives me too many memories. At this hotel, my lover Dodi Al Fayed just proposed to me. Although I feel being a young woman again, and I know family is the most important thing in the world, how can I still believe this after suffering those difficult times? I was born in the late afternoon on July 1, 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk. My parents Frances and Edward John Spencer were hoping for a male heir to carry on the Spencer title, so I did not have a name for a week. I also have three siblings: Sarah, Jane, and Charles. Maybe I was born to have an unhappy family. My parents were separated when I was only seven years old. My estranged mother had an affair with Peter Shand Kydd. I…I still remember when my father loaded suitcases in the car and my mother crunched across the gravel forecourt and drove away through the gates of our house. What a great sorrow! On December, 1967, my father won custody of me and Charles and I was sent to Riddlesworth Hall, an all-girls boarding school, in the following year. However, I did not shine academically and was moved to West Health Girls’ School in Sevenoaks, Kent. Luckily, I showed a particular talent for music as an accomplished pianist. In 1977, I briefly attended my finishing school, and
Performance analysis of Murder at the Manor
Performance Analysis for “Murder at the Manor”- 1000 Words. The performance “Murder at the Manor” was an eccentric and comic piece of theatre. It was very interesting and fun to watch. There is a lot to say about the set, costume, sound, lighting, characters, and units of action, dialogue, pacing, director and special effects. The set was a house, a living room with a sofa, a plant, and a picture and barely furnished. Everything happened in that room, there was no change of set. It was a simple set that created a natural atmosphere. The objects added to the atmosphere but didn’t distract the audience. The actors were not always on set, some spoke offstage and you could hear people walking on stairs. When they were on stage it was in that room. The clothes and costumes were adapted to the character and brought out their personality. They all mixed together in a party which looked more like a fancy dress as the costumes were a little bit over the top. Because the costumes contrasted with each other they gave a very comic appearance. The costumes didn’t have a very memorable sense of color but were enough to give an impression of the characters. There was no background music but there were some sound effects that were used effectively. The sound effects were used in the right way to lighten up the atmosphere. They were supposed to be comic and succeeded in their
The Ladykillers review
The Ladykillers- Theatre review On the 25th of September, drama students went to see The Ladykillers, written by Graham Lineman, at the Vaudeville theatre in the West End. The show is based on the well-known and much-loved 1955 film of the same title – one of the famous Ealing Comedies. The title is ambiguous, but it actually refers to a group of criminals led by the brilliant Professor Marcus, played by John Gordon Sinclair. Marcus has a plan to rob a train at Kings Cross station and decides to take up residence in a nearby house while he rehearses his team and hones his plans. The house belongs to a loveable senior citizen, a widow, called Mrs Wilberforce who lives alone apart from her deformed parrot. As cover for their criminal activities, the gang pretend to be musicians who wish to use Mrs Wilberforce's spare room to rehearse their musical pieces. After many hilarious events, every member of the gang’s life tragically ends and the stolen money ends up in the possession of Mrs Wilberforce. The cast includes John Gordon Sinclair who has the task of dealing with the sweetly innocent Mrs Wilberforce (Angela Thorne) and managing his untraditional band of thieves. Simon Day is the Major who likes nothing better than slipping into women's dresses; Ralf Little is the pill-popping spiv, Harry who has to endure a running gag with a blackboard; Chris McCalphy is the
Review of "Blood Brothers".
Name Removed Blood Brothers 21st March 2011 Name of Theatre Removed “Blood Brothers” is a musical that explores divides in society caused by class. It also shows that children and their friendships are able to overlook class divides – another key theme in the play is friendship. There are also themes of superstition, which are repeated as motifs throughout the piece. The stage at the Name of Theatre Removed is raked, which means that the set had to be adapted to fit the slope of the stage. The sides of the stage were filled with scenery resembling terraced houses on both sides, with doors and archways that were used by the actors as entrances and a balcony which allows the use of levels (the characters who occupied the balconies were frequently in a position of power over the characters on the main stage). During the first half of the performance, the backdrop was a cityscape filled with industrial buildings, which is painted in sombre colours, which reflected Mrs Johnstone’s despair and poverty. However, during the second half, the backdrop is painted with a blue sky, showing Mrs Johnstone’s optimism in the family’s new home. The audience initially thought that the backdrop reflected the mood of the piece, as the first half began with a very dark tone and the second half began as a very upbeat piece, however, the tones changed during the performance, meaning
Section B essay. During rehearsals of our piece, Blue remembered hills, I developed my vocal and physical skills with my characters Angela and Peter.
GCSE Drama Section B Question 5: Explain how you developed both physical and vocal skills during rehearsals to create a character that was appropriate to your groups interpretation of the play script. Give clear examples of your research, rehearsal and other preparation work that helped you to understand and perform your character. During rehearsals of our piece, Blue remembered hills, I developed my vocal and physical skills with my characters Angela and Peter. The play is set in 1943 and the genre is comedy drama and the style naturalistic drama. The storyline follows seven young children during world war 2 and their adventures in the country side. In rehearsals I developed my vocal skills with my character Angela. One example of this was when I was with my best friend Audrey, “No Audrey, I’m the mummy and Donald’s the daddy.” As I said this I looked at Audrey and rolled my eyes so that it was clear that my character thought Audrey’s idea was just silly. I spoke in a harsh tone to clearly show that I had a higher status than Audrey, I was quite loud to show my confidence with what I was saying but also to show Audrey who was boss. There was only one other character on the stage which helped keep the main focus on Audrey and I. When I spoke to Audrey I turned my back so that she was watching me walk away this helped show that Angela was the boss in the
Drama Coursework
Drama Coursework My devised performance for option 1 was assessed on the 31st January and is based on the theme of homelessness. I played a few parts in the performance such as; in the first scene I was a controller who does not talk but simply controls the main characters who are in a lifeless state. I later play a passer-by in the scene where Niki and Jay are begging. This does not involve a lot other than say "sorry I don't have any money" and then as another passer-by I say "get away from me!" Then I play the part of a stereotypical bar manager who refuses to let Niki into the club because of the way she looks. Shortly after I play a barman who just mimes speech and serving drinks. In the last scene I go back to playing the controller. I researched the roles of bar man and bar manager by observing the way 'real barmen/managers' dress by going into local pubs and restaurants. As a manager I had to play the role appropriately by standing firm to show the other characters that I was in charge. I also did this by raising my voice slightly at the other characters. I am comparing my devised performance to 'Under the Bridge' which is a play
