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In Anna Jordan’s  play “The Unreturning” is the consequences of war, the personalities sadly that can be left on the battlefield and the humanity that can be snatched away at the heat of war in an instant!
Anna Jordan really wanted to show the effects war can have on soldiers and their families but creatively did this by going into the future from 1913 to 2018 to 2026.

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I Love You Mum I Promise I wont Die is a verbatim theatre which told the story of a teenage boy Dan, who killed himself with an overdose of drugs (MDMA). Mark Wheeler used verbatim theatre to take the actual words of Dan’s family and friends, recorded in a series of interviews, which were painstakingly scribed and then turned into the script of this two-act play.

I was in a group with four people amd we took a scene out of the play what we liked,and could relate to most. We picked the scene where Dan says his last sorrowful and iconic words to his mum on the phone “I Love You Mum I Promise I Won’t Die”. After this Dan is at a party filled with pandemonium and ongoing peer pressure. Dans friends are looking for him and then see he has taken half a gram of MDMA.

Even though this scene was filled with melancholy i enjoyed using action clip, we would freeze frame when we were dancing and then snap back into action, frantically looking for our mate Dan. I feel doing this made the scene more dramatic and really emphasised that Dan was missing in a club,this successfully got our point across in this scene of verbatim theatre. Also this technique drew the attention to the front of the state were there was an important conversation going on transcribed from real interviews.

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Alecky Blithe is a practitioner. She expressed that if your write your own play from scratch you are using your imagination however, when you use ideas from some one else it's more realistic and you find out stuff you didn't know before.

There was a piece of verbatim theatre about the murder of Stephen Lawrence called The Colour of Justice this theatre was more related to documental theatre because exact words wasn't used throughout.

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Verbatim theatre is a type of theatre what uses the exact words from source e.g a news report. This type of theatre was created by Blythe on the 18th September in 2008.
Actors can listen to an interview which was recorded and then act it out into a physical theatre with words and actions.
I had to do a short piece of Verbatim theatre about girls groomed into gangs. Firstly, i listened to the interviews on a secondary source , youtube. Then, my teacher wrote the exact words onto a paper. They were quite young girls so we found they said "umm" "like" and "innit" profusely. However , we couldn't cut that out because we use their words, word by word! After we remembered the lines , we performed them on stage and expressed our feelings in a chair duet.

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I attended  a chair duet workshop. I learnt how to express feelings and/or tell a story, by using movement with my body while sitting on chair.
At the start of the workshop we watched a short clip on the basics of a chair duet. We then went into partners and created our own chair duet with 4 sets of 4 moves for each person. Finally, we then presented our chair duets back to the class and retrieved feedback.

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Frantic assembly creates thrilling , energetic and unique theatre. Frantic assembly uses music to incorporate the emotions and aid you in the mood and tone of the scene.
Scott Graham is the co-founder of the company Frantic Assembly. They have worked around 30 different countries.

This is a Frantic Assembly masterclass showing a tutorial of 'learning to fly' using physical theatre. This piece can subliminaly represents dreams,emotions etc.

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Frantic Assembly | Masterclass: Learning to Fly | National Theatre

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This was a frantic assembly theatre. This was my first time experiencing physical theatre and a display of frantic assembly techniques.
There wasn't really a storyline. However, there was three young men coming from war , their stories are set from different times over the 100 years.

Throughout the play the lighting changed immensely. Witnessing this was amazing, the lighting spoke for the play when the mood changed to something romantic the lighting would be a light pink. However, when something bad happened the lighting would flash bright white lights. I liked this because , I feel with this type of theatre we hear and see a lot of movement and talking so to just take in the lights and let the lights tell the story for us is truly amazing.

However, with this play there wasn't a clear plot. I didn't understand what the play was about. I was distracted by so much movement on stage, therefore there wasn't as much focus on the plotline.

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The scene in Goodnight Mr Tom which I thought was the most significant was when William Beech returns home to his mother,
he reminisces to her about his time in the countryside with Mr Tom and his friends.

The part in the scene which really stood out to me was when William Beech prayed and cried to be back with Mr Tom. This happened because his mother repeatedly bellowed at him and he find out that his mother had a baby hidden and tied up. I loved this part because it felt very naturalistic to me. It made me quite emotional and really intrigued into the show because i really wanted to know if William Beech will return to his ‘grandfatherly figure’ Mr Tom.

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In Good Night Mr Tom i'm performing the scene where Mr Tom and William Beech meet each for the first time.
William is very nervous when meeting Mr Tom however, he genuinely wants to know who william is.
The most important part we marked in the scene was Mr Tom taking the belt out of Williams bag.
William is used to getting hit by a belt by his mother. Initially, William thinks Mr Tom is going to hurt him however, Mr Tom looks at the belt in disgust and forbade himself from ever using the belt.
I enjoyed this scene because it was very iconic and emotional. In this scene we used objectives where, we had an on aim and we had to achieve it. We used this technique so we could really execute our performance and make it as natural as possible. Stanislavsky really believed in making theater look as natural and earthly as possible.

I performed twice in Goodnight Mr Tom. I feel like this benefited me because i can decide which scene i feel is the best. I was able to adapt to physicality and be able to respond differently to different characters. There was a few disadvantages because i had an actor in my group, who was absent profusely, therefore, i became more reliant on one scene.

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Stanislavsky was born from 1863 to 1938 in Russia, Moscow. He was a Russian actor, director, and producer, founder of the Moscow art.

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OthelloMacbeth starts of with Othello. Othello is the protagonist he has a wife called Desdemona, they are happy together however her dad doesn't approve of the relationship. Desdemona has a best friend called Emilia, she confides her and trusts her. Othello has 2 men he confides in, Cassio and Iago. Iago resents Cassio because he feels aggrieved that Othello chose Cassio to be his Lieutenant instead of him, despite the fact that Iago had served Othello faithfully for many years. Iago and Cassio both have lovers who they don't treat with the upmost respect.

This play presents themes of the notorious OJ Simpson trial and the degrading of females. Othello is a successful black man who is intelligent. In these times people were quite demeaning to black men who are in a high positions. This relates a lot to OJ Simpson. Near the end of act 1 Othello domestically abuses Desdemona by strangling her. Unfortunately, he kills her out of anger and believing she cheated on him and losing an object of sentimental value to Othello. This really relates to the OJ Simpson trial immensely. Iago murders his wife aswell because , she disobeys what he says about keeping quiet and not speaking to jeopardize his future of lieutenant. Also, cassio has a disagreement with his girlfriend Bianca and leaves her very upset.

In act 2 of Macbeth the three witches are Desdemona, Bianca and Emilia. All 3 of them was hurt by there loved ones amd slight formed a unit.They then told Macbeth he would be king and as we know what happened in Macbeth, him and his wife killed King Duncan and the person who would be king next.

Naturalism is shown through parts of the play. For example, Othello abuses Desdemona and her natural reaction is to start crying,she doesn’t tell her best friend about what is going which most women would do with the fear of their husbands knowing.

Another link to the O.J Simpsoon trial was Desdemona not telling her friend she was being abused. Nicole (O.J's wife) was getting domestically abused by O.J and she didn't say anything to her best friend Kris Jenner.

I think this play was intriguing in the first half was very clear about what was happening.These two eponymous plays were mashed in really well because the through line was quite noticeable. Also, i liked that characters were multi-rolling because it didn’t make me have a fixed opinion on a character.

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othellomacbeth interview with Director Jude Christian

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Firstly, Michael Attenborough stressed to us that Drama isn't drama without conflict. To me, this means that without challenging ideas in the play will be mundane.  Also,  he explained to us that seeing a play is important rather than hearing a play. For example, in the 17th century when people would want to go to watch the Shakespearean plays they would say would you like to 'hear' a play . Therefore, adding things like iambic pentameter or blank verse to the way a character speaks,  could purposefully change an audiences perspective on a characters.

Michael Attenborough wasn't omniscient. This was apparent by when he had to direct a fighting scene, however he couldn't do it by himself. Attenborough brought in a professional fighting director months before the scene to show how to add real components from fighting into a stage fight because, the main objective for the characters when they are fighting is to make sure their opponent is safe.

Finally, Michael Attenborough believed in collaborative art form. This is the action of sharing ideas with different people with divergent roles in the performing arts industry. However, Attenborough evaluated that he is very open to listening to ideas bu he does not want to be told descriptions by people.

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1)Super Objective
2)Stage action
3)Suspension of disbelief

1) Super objective is the actors goal. Stanislavsky doesn't believe in just simply voicing text. You should think while acting why are you doing it and what for? What's my audience  doing after performances? Add emotions to your peformances.

2) Achieving a goal without an obstacle is tedious. You need a struggle to make it more intriguing for the audience. Stanislavsky believes action isn't the movement it's the "struggle". You should criticise your own opinion.

3)How do you make your character sincere, genuine or believable. In an upsetting scene you should think about a time you have lost someone etc. If you believe, the audience will to. Stanislavsky believes you should think of stuff you can visualise , touches you personally and helps you get things done. This method was originated in Russia and is still used by actors today.

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William Beech :
• Coming from a home where he is being
abused by his mother.
•He’s is quite to used to forceful methods of discipline so at first he’s scared of Mr Tom.
•He doesn’t know how to read or write.
•Develops a beautiful relationship with Mr Tom.
•He’s an evacuee, 8 years old.
•Develops a genuine talent for drawing.
•His mother always told him dogs are dangerous , at first scared, he creates a devoted companionship with Mr Tom’s dog (Sammy).

Mr Tom:
• A widower in mid to late sixties.
• His wife and baby daughter died when he was a young man (Key information).
•Very grumpy. Percieved as that to his fellow villagers.
•Looks after William like he is his own son.
•Teahes Willie how to read and write.
•Finds someone to care for and shows a kind,caring and compassionate side.
•He knows William is getting abused and doesn’t agree with it at all.
•He has a dream that Willie needs his help and actually takes the boy to become like a grandad to him.

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Hello my name is Tishanie Simpson. My favourite thing to do is play netball, having fun with my friends, conversing with people in different languages (mostly Spanish) , acting , going on holiday and reading fictionalized books because they let me explore my imagination. My family come from Jamaica. My favourite thing about the culture is the food because its delicious !

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Job Roles and Responsibilities in the Performing Arts Industry

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Job Roles and Responsibilities in the Performing Arts Industry

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Theatre Director:
A Theatre Director is the nucleus to the cell. A theatre director instructs and tells the actors what to do. The theatre director makes sure their play has quality and completeness. However, the director doesn't work by themselves they collaborate with skilful , creative and talented individuals e.g scriptwriters, costume designer, music director and set designer etc. A theatre director would have to need a lot of patience because things might not go their way sometimes for example , the lighting not working on stage or a music malfunction. They would also need organisation skills because they ask and make arrangements with important people to use things for their theatre. They need to master schedules therefore, actions can be put out in place at the right time when needed. Theatre directors can earn up to £520 a week. However, if you keep going and make It to Broadway you can earn up to £50,000 a show!
Actors:
An Actor conveys a character. An actor brings a Directors visual and idea to life. Actor can be seen in the flesh e.g. theatre or can be on film, television, radio etc. Actors are supposed to entertain the audience into believing fictitious characters. Actors will need to be responsible because they are vulnerable and significant to the performance. The performer needs to be confident because they if they are not they wont be able to display their best capabilities, also they need to show a high degree of professionalism because they might have to play a role or voice opinions in role they don't agree with but still should see it through. They need to have determination and perseverance because there will be a lot of rehearsals which could be exhausting and quite monotonous. Salaries actors might receive in theatre can start at £23,000 however in films and TV series actors can earn hundreds of thousands and even millions of pounds.

Playwright:
Playwrights create scripts. They tell stories with words and stage directions through the characters. A playwright always needs to know what is going on and keep up with current affairs so they can endorse that into their script. Playwrights would ned to have imaginative, creative and diverse thinking. They need to have a good ear for different people's dialect. Also, they would need to comprehend the different means of expression; movement, sound, setting , costume, lighting etc. Playwrights need communication skills because, most of the time they don't work by themselves they do collective creation. Collective creation is sharing your task with directors, actors etc. Successful playwrights can earn up to £38,000 a year however, if you end up becoming illustrious you can earn hundreds of thousands.