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Homework- write this down

• Explain how the performers used their movement and physical skills in order to engage the audience at particular moments

• Write this essay, aim or about 800-1000 words, you should cover 4 or 5 moments in the play and make sure you are clear as to how they are ‘engaging’

• You are welcome to write this about Curious Incident or Ui (or Greek for that matter)

• Also hand in exam notes on Ui (or Greek)- two pages full of gingerbread man.

• Hand in Tuesday after Christmas holiday- thank you.

programme

• Dictate key info from programme

• Director- Jonathan Church

• Ui- Henry Goodman, Giri- Joe McGann, Roma- Michael Feast, Givola- David Sturzaker, Dogsborough- William Gaunt

• Duchess Theatre, 26th November

Paragraphs

• In the last lesson we were writing paragraphs about Ui-

• You have 3 minutes to finish this or read over it, just make sure it actually answers the question.

Feed-a-back

1.The candidate demonstrates clear knowledge and understanding of the style and form of the chosen production

2.There is evidence of a very sound theoretical understanding of the production aims of the production team

3.There are many purposeful references to specific aspects of the production

4.Information is well-organised, making the candidate’s meaning very clear. Expression is very clear, including a confident and accurate use of appropriate terminology

5. The candidate displays a good degree of discrimination in selecting a production which is entirely appropriate to the question set

6. There is sound critical appreciation ofperformance skills used to bring characters tolife at particular moments

7. There is purposeful assessment of theeffectiveness of the performances

Intro

• I saw (insert play and playwright here) at (theatre, director, date)

• Give a brief synopsis of what happens in the play, factor in style, genre, period, setting, intentions for the audience. (show understanding and later establish that the actor is successful because they met these)

• (actor’s name(s)) effectively (used the skills stipulated in the question) to (meet the required effect on the audience) by (state why)

Key moments

• In the pair you presented in, find a scene with Ui and another character and try to create a detailed account of the acting skills used in the scene (so that it is useful in other essays, cover voice as well.)

• Tell me which scene you are doing so that we get different ones.

• Jack create something on Greek, see if you like writing about that better.

details

• Acting skills

• Personal response (fear, comic, awed)

• Atmosphere

• How is story told

• relationship

• Need really detailed acting skills here, focus on getting those and then relate them to the other bits