Audrey is described as saying "never mind the pram," belligerently. This means that she is getting fed up with Angela because they have more important things to worry about. If I were Audrey, I would wave my hand at Angela as if to tell her to shut up, and get out the way. Audrey I trying to get in with the boys and the least she needs is Angela worrying about her stupid baby. When Audrey told Angela to literally shut up, this showed that she had the higher status. She resents the fact that Angela is always attracting attention from the boys, and this time, she has stuck up to her and the boys are on her side. She likes this.
When John is told to go and have a look over the top, it is obvious that he doesn't want to, but he has taken on the sort of leader in the play, and must be brave. When he sees Audrey looking at him, he is embarrassed. If I were Audrey, I would be looking at him as if he should be ashamed of himself. I would be looking at him as though to say, if I were a boy, I would go and look. When Audrey asks him if he is frightened, she should say it in a teasy voice so that he feels patronized. When she says "Wallace Wilson 'ood go up and have a look," she should be using a high pitched voice to make John feel like a scaredy cat. When Audrey says "oy, and Peter would and all," she should be smirking because she is making John incredibly uncomfortable. Peter is classed as being in a higher status throughout the play and him and John are fighting for leadership, so when John is compared to Peter, he is not happy.
When Raymond hears something again, the five huddle in much closer. If I were Audrey, I would be very subtly huddling up to John, as Audrey obviously has a thing for him, and he is brave so she likes it. If I were playing Audrey, when Peter appears I would stand up to show that he is important, and look panicked and scared, but at the same time, relieved. When John says he wasn't scared, I would put my hands on my hips, and say "yes you was" to John's face, and then "Yes him was" to Peter's face, to try and make him believe that John was scared. When Audrey says "we been bloody crying and all down here" I would look shame-faced because she is meant to be the brave one. Angela is meant to be the one who is crying.
When Angela tells John that he was a sissy too, I think Audrey would go and stand by her, link arms with her, and tell John that he done the same. When Audrey jabs her finger at John, she looks at Angela first and then shouts at John, making him feel guilty and very small in front of Peter. When the conversation is going on about Peter getting stabbed, Audrey automatically looks sad and hurt, because she cannot bare the thought of one of her loved ones getting stabbed by the Itie. I would grab hold of Angela and John.
When John is telling them that the Itie killed two of three guards to escape out of the camp, Audrey tries to sound interested, and says half excited, "did he?" At this point, if I were playing Audrey, I would get off of Angela and cling more to John.
When the children are trying to persuade Peter that John was with them all the time, I think the should move themselves into a line so that they are facing John, as if a two sided fight in the playground. Audrey is pleased because she is amongst the boys. If I were playing Audrey, I would be getting very irritated and very angry with John. She swears a lot, which suggests that she is trying to be a lot like a boy and trying to fit in with them.
I think that when Angela is being all "girly" about her doll, Audrey should be fidgeting, putting her hands on her hips, and getting really frustrated with her. When Audrey says "but what about her bloody doll?" I would direct that at Peter, and this would show that again, Audrey is trying to be more boyish. When she is told to stop cussing by Angela, I would feel intimidated and glare at Angela, so that the boys could see I was trying to win back the high status. Audrey then disagrees with Angela again, when Angela tells the boys that they can't leave them. Audrey says that somebody has to go. If I were Audrey, I would be looking at Peter and John, because they are the two bravest there, and it would show her admiration for them.
When the boys go, I think that Audrey should look at them to show admiration, but also disbelief that they are going. Deep puppy eyes would show that she likes them both. When the boys are gone, the four children huddle together more, with Raymond and Willie on the outside, and Audrey and Angela in the middle with their backs turned on one another to show that they are not happy. Audrey should have her arms crossed, as a sign of attitude.