Gregory’s Girl – Modern Drama Coursework Task
Gregory's Girl - Modern Drama Coursework Task * The Girls Plan Of Deception At The End Of The Play [Outside The Pavilion] G: Come on, stop fooling around. I mean a real... D: If your gonna argue about it, forget it G: No, no! Fine... when? D: Tonight, half past 7at Greens in the plaza G: It's a date! D: I'm going to take a shower now, see you tonight? G: Aye! Thanks you! D: (sigh) [Girls Changing Room] M: So Susan still got the hots for Gregory? S: Eh? C: Come off it! We know you fancy him! S: well... M: Do you know what the story is between Dorothy and Gregory yet? [Dorothy walks in] S: Er, hi Dorothy D: Hi ya S: How was practice... and Gregory, what did he say?! D: I canna believe it! C: What's wrong wi you? D: I actually agreed I would go on a date wi that spotty creep! S: Gregory?! D: Aye! Why are you so interested in Gregory for? S: I... MC: She fancies him! D: You what?! S: Aye, ta girls... D: You fancy Gregory?! S: Aye, I'm really sorry, please, don't be mad. D: Mad? Why would I be mad? Tell you what, you can do me a favour... S: Oh right, what is it? D: Could you take Gregory out tonight for me... on a Date S: (gasp) D: You see, I don't want to upset him, and not go S: Aye, ill do it! Thanks you sooo much! M: I have a plan... Carol! C: Aye? M: Meet Gregory tonight and tell him Gregory isnt coming to meet him. D: I'm liking this
How does Russell present theme through his characters in 'our day out'? Is Russell successful at communicating these themes to his audience.
How does Russell present theme through his characters in 'our day out'? Is Russell successful at communicating these themes to his audience. Willy Russell the author of Our Day Out has had his equal share of scrapes and he bases this onto some of his characters in our day out like the very unfortunate Carol Chandler who we see first out of the pupils and she has come to school with her school uniform which we read in the script doubles as her Sunday best clothes and a plastic bag with all her school stuff in and by this we can see that the youth of Liverpool in the late 1970's because of the employment crisis which put 3 and a half million people out of jobs. With this we see that the first themes is presented Deprivation and isolation with Carol because it isn't obvious that she has any friends and she is alone on her way to school and she is deprived of a school bag like the rest of the pupils and not even any proper Sunday best clothes because she has to use her school uniform. Other themes will be introduced throughout this essay. When Carol enters the school gates there is a scene of chaos as a new character Mrs Kay is introduced with a crowd of pupils around her trying to all get her attention because they are going on a trip that day and even if some haven't paid they still get to go. Mrs Kay has an immediate theme of kindness because of the way she neglects any memory
How does Willy Russell Convey Social and Cultural Background in 'Our Day Out'?
Social and Cultural Background in 'Our Day Out' Willy Russell has written many plays over the last thirty years, but there is one feature that is common to all of them: the issue of social and cultural background. This is the situation of the characters; their surroundings; their class; the society in which they are brought up, and the culture of that society. It is this that can lead to the behaviour, feelings, opinions and general outlook of the characters. Russell explores the effects that society and culture can have on people in all his plays, but in none is it so poignant as in 'Our Day Out', the story of what happens when Mrs Kay takes her Progress class out of inner-city Liverpool on a school trip to Conwy Castle, Wales. Throughout 'Our Day Out' the issue of social and cultural background is ever-present, but it is discussed and conveyed in many different forms; the colloquial dialect Russell uses; the symbolism that is featured; the behaviour and attitudes of the children; the way that people react to these children, and the insights we get into their family lives. Willy Russell himself said that he writes for the theatre because 'it's concerned with the spoken rather than the written word'. In 'Our Day Out' we see the importance of the spoken word through the language that the children use. Having grown up and taught at a Comprehensive school in Liverpool, Russell
Our day out by Willy Russell - review
'Our day out is an interesting play based on a school trip with a group of underachieving children. This play conveys a deeper message about life in areas like Liverpool for people in the late 1970s. The playwright-William Russell skilfully created a strict old fashioned, selfish character: Mr Briggs and throughout the play convinces us that he is transforming into a fun, laidback person. But is he? This essay will focus on how an audience might respond to Mr Briggs, and how Russell uses his character to help the audience understand the plight of the children in the progress class. At the beginning of the trip Russell skilfully uses Mr Briggs sharp stern entrance onto the coach to accentuate his personality. "(Suddenly barks) Reilly. Dickson. Sit down!" This conveys to the audience his strict, military style way of teaching. A stereotypical, strict teacher image is portrayed in the audience's minds of Mr Briggs. And the audience take an automatic disliking to him. Within the first few minutes of the trip Briggs's old-fashioned streak is portrayed. He says to one of the pupils: "You now very well that on a schools visit you wear school uniform." This shows that Briggs is concerned about how the school is portrayed and he wants to set a good example of a good school. However this can be portrayed as a 'bad' attitude for a teacher to have. It comes across that he is
Our Day Out - Willy Russell's main intention.
GCSE Literature C20th Drama Our Day Out coursework (Willy Russell) I think Willy Russell's main message is about the treatment difference between classes compared to each other, he discusses his point in a humorous and comic approach. He does this to attract and draw attention his attention and as he does this the viewer will get influenced to his aim and therefore will do what he is told. I think Russell is trying to show us about class in the play that the surroundings the children live in are very deprived, depressed and inadequate. I believe that when the children are together and insult each other, that's were I think they mostly get their rude behaviour from or from boys who want to act like men and show off in front of their mates by smoking cigarettes. "Sir, he's thick", "Sir, he's nuts", "Go on ... gis a ciggy" I believe that them being in the Progress Class influences the way they behave and this is because they are not wise enough to be aware and conscious that they are doing something inappropriate or unsuitable. This was shown when Linda was arguing with Mr. Briggs, and Linda replies "What have I said? I haven't said nott'n yet, have I?" This shows that when she was rude and discourteous to Mr. Briggs she didn't realise that she was. When Mr. Briggs called her she didn't even look up. Then she was chewing, contemptuously and disrespectfully and didn't
"The major themes in Our Day Out are the lack of education, lack of opportunity and deprivation in inner city Liverpool - Show how Willy Russell makes the audience aware of these ideas".
January 2003 Page 1 Our Day Out "The major themes in Our Day Out are the lack of education, lack of opportunity and deprivation in inner city Liverpool. Show how Willy Russell makes the audience aware of these ideas" It's the mid 1970's, Britain is in economic recession, working practices are changing, many businesses are closing and numerous big employers are forced to close including Liverpool's main industry, the port. Against this background of huge unemployment, Willy Russell chronicles a school outing to Conwy Castle with the school progress class. The class, who have trouble reading and writing, is led by easy going and motherly Mrs. Kay who also cares and understands for the students in her charge. Realising they were rejects from the day they were born she knows they were born for the failing factories and realises they cannot be educated. On this outing it his her main priority, that even if the future is bleak for the children, she is determined for them to have a good day out A dramatist can illustrate his/her views and themes through what the characters say and do or through what the characters say about one and other. In Our Day Out we have this information given through conversations presented incredibly naturally. The characters speak using local slang and Liverpudlian dialect, laced with "Scouse humour", the humour and dialect is evident all over the
Discussing Willy Russells 'Our Day Out'.
English Coursework: Our Day Out The play "Our Day Out" in based around the remedial class of an inner city Liverpool comprehensive. The children are the bottoms of the heap; they are not blessed with a well off families to support them. The two main teachers are Mrs Kay and Mr Briggs who views contrast and contradict each other throughout the play. On this particular day the "remedial class" are of on a school trip hence the title "Our Day Out" to Conway castle in Wales though this is not the only place the children get to see, the play takes us to a variety of different places (due to the fact that it was written for television broadcast). Russell primary idea may seem just to produce a play that is entertaining and suitable for a television broadcast. Though Russell provides with slice of life realism. I t could have a certain biographical side to it for Russell grew up in a similar area in Liverpool. Although at some points in the play the way Russell writes may seem biased trying to perform our opinions but he actually writes from different viewpoints providing us with an actual insight into the play. Russell major themes throughout the play are poverty, the lack of education and opportunity available; the social and cultural depravation suffered from living in such an inner-city area. It questions the ethics of bad parenting. The scenes I have choossen to anylais
Post 1914 Drama - Our Day out.
Post 1914 Drama Our Day out. This play is about a Progress Class from a school in Liverpool, who went out on a class trip to Wales. The two main characters are two of the teachers who take the children on the trip Mrs. Kay and Mr. Briggs. Mrs. Kay and Mr. Briggs are complete opposites in their way of teaching, personalities, attitude everything. Mr. Briggs has the role of the control freak whilst Mrs. Kay gets the role of the laid back motherly figure. One of my first impressions of Mrs. Kay is that she is a very strong 'mother figure' for the children rather that of a teacher. To back this comment up on page 30 Carol asks her, "Y' know if I started to work hard an' learn how to read, eh? Well, 'dya' think I'd be able t' live in one of those nice places?" Mrs. Kay replies with, "Well, you could try, couldn't you, love. Ey?" "(Mrs. Kay smiles at her and links her arm)" This shows that she cares for Carol in a deeper sense than a teacher like Mr. Briggs. Mrs. Kay is also very clever and manipulative in a good 'streetwise' way, it shows this when she talks to the driver, she makes him "grief stricken" Mrs. Kay says to him "Ronny, the kids with me today don't know what it is to look at a bar of chocolate, lemonade never touches their lips. (Almost hear violins). These are the children Ronny who stand outside shop windows in the pouring rain, looking, longing, and never
Russell uses humour to convey a serious message in Our Day Out. Discuss.
Russell uses humour to convey a serious message in Our Day Out. Discuss. William Russell, the author of Our Day Out, used to teach in a school that was in a 'socially deprived' area of Liverpool, from 1973-74. In his time there he went on a trip with them, and this is obviously where the idea for Our Day Out came about from. Back then, children were basically brought up to fail, to be factory fodder, and be in jobs where you're not required to think. Pupils at the age of 11 had to take an exam called the 11+, where if you passed, you went to Grammar School, where all sorts of opportunities are opened up to you. If you failed however, you entered a Secondary Modern school. Our Day Out was actually written in 1977, and was very much based on his own experiences, so he knows what he's talking about with the problems that the children face, and is not just some bigotry politician preaching of things that he hasn't had first hand experience on. So that's the background to this play, now I will talk about the title question to this essay. Russell uses many techniques to get his message across. The main aspects of his message are, he tries to bring awareness on the children's poverty, how they are deprived in their lives because of their social background, the way the education system doesn't help these children, but brings them up to be 'failures from the day they were born', and
Property law report - Whether Carol has rights in the property
PROPERTY LAW REPORT (a) WHETHER CAROL HAS RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY In the absence of evidence of express agreement, an agreement to have beneficial share may be implied from contributions to the purchase of the property. Therefore, Carol has satisfied this requirement as she is paying the monthly sum to David equal to the mortgage payments and therefore, it would be inequitable to deny the agreement. The facts that have been given in the question with regards to Carol are similar to the case of Carlton v Goodman1, in the sense that Carol has supplied the 10% deposit on the flat as well as pay the monthly mortgage, although the mortgage is in David's name, Carol had intended to acquire beneficial interest in the flat and the David be the nominee as his name is used for the purpose of the mortgage. Also it seems more probable than not that Carol and David had a common intention to live together in the flat. This is because Carol is paying the monthly sum and also David has lent his name to be on the mortgage. In Midland Bank Plc v Cooke2 Waite Lj recognised the inference of a common intention can be from financial contributions (which Carol is doing). But the significance of Cooke appears to be that the relationship between the parties can be used to justify finding common intention. Therefore, it seems more probable than not that Carol and David had a common intention to live