2021 Off Centre Workshop 2 Questions to ask Mr Haresh Sharma by Teachers @ Edgefield https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj Please ask whatever questions you'd like for Mr Sharma to answer en-us 2021-09-14 08:28:40 UTC 2021-09-21 08:14:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Staging of the play TeachersEdgefield https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1738939294 What was the intention behind making all parts of the stage and the set visible? Eg having Saloma's and Vinod's room in the background at all times? ]]> 2021-09-14 09:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1738939294 Vinod & Saloma's relationship https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1739558706 Vinod cared about Saloma but he also used her for his own gains like having a higher ego & feeling more centre. Does his friendship with Saloma or his ego matter more to him? Does Vinod & Vinod narrator have different thoughts about Saloma?]]> 2021-09-14 14:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1739558706 Robbery scene https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1739563850 Was it both saloma & vinod who was hallucinating or was it just one of them? saloma seemed to be more clear headed during the scene.]]> 2021-09-14 14:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1739563850 Mak https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1745525267 Is Mak herself experiencing a form of mental illness? And how exactly does Mak add significance to the play?]]> 2021-09-16 09:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1745525267 Narrators https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1745551308 Why are the Narrators played by the characters themselves with them speaking the actions instead of voiceovers or seperate actors]]> 2021-09-16 10:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1745551308 emily gan https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746282261 what is the significance of emily gan and why is she introduced? is she real because how does she visit vinod and salomas dreams

]]> 2021-09-16 15:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746282261 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746283368 is the robbery scene real ]]> 2021-09-16 15:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746283368 religion https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746294601 How is religion significant in the play?]]> 2021-09-16 15:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1746294601 Discrimination https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1751401602 Discrimination is a theme in Off Centre where the mentally ill characters are blatantly treated badly but is there a discrimination between gender? Or socioeconomic class and whether you are mentally ill or not is the only form of discrimination in the play? ]]> 2021-09-19 09:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1751401602 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755652501 was vinod’s death inspired by the crucifixion of jesus christ ]]> 2021-09-21 00:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755652501 Audience https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755653614 Is being subjected to social norms, a loss of identity on behalf of 'everyone normal'?

What leads these trends in the social norms?

Did morality become subjective to what the society deems as correct?
How corruptible is society then?
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]]> 2021-09-21 00:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755653614 vinod's parents https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755653807 how significant is the influence of vinod's parents to his eventual downfall?]]> 2021-09-21 00:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1755653807 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756024741 How much of Vinod’s death was due to the lack of acceptance from society and his inability to integrate back into society as compared to his mental illness and his character (stubborn, etc.)? Would Vinod still have died if society was willing to accept him? ]]> 2021-09-21 03:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756024741 Mak https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756217380 Is mak supportive of the mentally ill or just accepts the mentally ill because of Saloma?]]> 2021-09-21 06:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756217380 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756220772 vinod danced when he was ending his life as a form of freedom, was he feeling trapped while living? was he cornered by society norms?]]> 2021-09-21 06:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756220772 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756346573 Do you think your play is successful in  changing societal perspectives on mental illnesses?]]> 2021-09-21 07:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756346573 Mak denies that saloma has a mental illness yet she doesn’t want saloma to leave their home as she knows that saloma will be discriminated (does this show that mak has some sort of illness/trouble accepting her daughter’s condition?) https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756351032 2021-09-21 07:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756351032 emily gan https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756355800 previously you have said that the audience represents society while vinod and saloma represents mentally ill patients… so im wondering what kind of character does emily gan represent other than representing mentally ill]]> 2021-09-21 07:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756355800 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756355900 What kind of symbolism is there to highlight the plight of the mentally ill other than when the bird flies?]]> 2021-09-21 07:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756355900 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756362668 How do you feel about the fact that younger children may have watched the play? (There are some disturbing scenes eg. the PC scolding Vinod, Vinod stripping and dying, Vinod breaking saloma’s religious beliefs)]]> 2021-09-21 07:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756362668 Emily gan https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756366170 Is Emily Gan’s name’s initials supposed to be eg. which stands for example which foreshadows what happens to Vinod in the end? Or is it purely coincidental that her initials are eg.]]> 2021-09-21 07:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756366170 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756372174 how about the hallucinations before the robbery scene with mr chow & the PC & mak]]> 2021-09-21 07:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756372174 https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756385622 was MOH upset with you after you decided to proceed on with creating the play using your own sources/platform?]]> 2021-09-21 07:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756385622 Vinod https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756402811 What is the purpose of making Vinod an eccentric and humorous character?]]> 2021-09-21 07:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TeachersEdgefield/tyekt86p86adm1tj/wish/1756402811