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Nathan & Quentin
1. Why did actors wear masks in
theatre?
A- To dress up
B- To hide their faces
C- To throw their voices
2. What does “break a leg” mean?
A- Good luck
B- Bad luck
C- “I hate you”
3. At the theatre, what couldn’t
women do at the beginning of the
seventeenth century?
A- Be in the audience
B- Act
C- Get paid
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C- To help people become famous
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2 • She was queen during Shakespeare’s time
3 • He helps actors with their memory gaps
4 • A place where people can see plays
5 • A place where the actors perform
6 •He directs actors
7 • Shakespeare’s theatres in London
8 • Unlucky word in theatre
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10 • Who played women’s part in the 16th century
11 • He was a character played by Johnny Weissmuller
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Emma & Faustine
Collège Diderot, Dainville
Simon, Julie, Laure, Ophélie & Victor
Collège Maurice-Piquet,
Isbergues
Yvelande, Gautier, Honorine, Alexander
& Simon
Collège François-Mitterrand, Thérouanne
Cédric, Justin, Marie, Graziella & Alice
Collège Monsigny, Fauquembergues
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Quentin, Nathan, Chloé, Léa & Camille
Collège François-Mitterrand, Arras
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Nothing is more exciting than sneaking behind the scenes
to discover the wonders and the secrets of theatre. 25 lucky
budding journalists were given the chance to nose around
backstage. With their eyes wide-opened and their pencils ready,
they interviewed, sketched, photographed the slightest details
along their journey to make you feel part of the adventure. In
this new edition of 1, 2, 3 Yes, you will meet actors, technicians
and street performers and learn that theatre is full of little
superstitions. It’s time to go on stage!
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Antoine, Clémence, Emma & Nina
Simon , Gauthier, Cédric & Alexander
As you step into the theatre, your eyes are
caught by a rather peculiar sight scenery: a
cardboard set. The theatre of the University
of Kent is preparing for its next show. Tonight,
it hosts The Pillow Maker, a play created and
performed by the Bright Shadow Company.
Camera in hand you walk along the stage
bathed in yellow lights to crack the secret of
this surprising set when you bump into Jake
and his apprentice Ben. Jake is the technical
manager of the theatre, he is in charge of the
lighting, the sound system and the sets. His
job is to make sure that everything is in its
right place backstage, he knows every nook
of the theatre. Jake loves his job because
he can learn something new every day and
he has worked all over the world. As he tells
you about his former experiences, he leads
you to a secret door hidden by a blue velvet
curtain and takes you backstage. You notice
that everyone is dressed in black and that the
walls and the floor are painted black. When
you ask Jake why, he replies: “To hide what’s
going on backstage and maintain the magic
and the illusion of the theatre”. After a quick
detour around the dressing rooms, you go up
to the LX Box. LX is a nickname for lighting.
It is where all the lights and the sounds are
being taken care of. Carys works in this small
black room, she explains to you the function
of the console. In here, everything is digital.
Her big glasses on, she reads the script
of the next show on which sentences are
highlighted to help her know when she has
to change the lights. She has just finished
setting up the lights for today’s show while
the four actors are getting dressed next to the
stage. Putting their mouse costumes on, they
explains to you the story of The Pillow Maker.
It’s an interactive play for children that tells
the story of magic Mr Pillow Maker who has
lost his powers. Katy and Rhiannon the two
main characters created this play when they
were still students of the University of Kent.
The play was such a success that they went
on a tour across England. It has been two
years since they started performing all over
the country. As you get off the stage, a bunch
of children are sitting down in the theatre.
Shhhhhh! The show is about to start!
Photo : Laure
«Being an actor is freedom»
Portrait – Alasdair Shanks
Ophélie
« When you are an actor, you can be a doctor, a lawyer or even a tramp... » Alasdair has
been performing on stage for ten years. When you ask him why he chose this career, he
replies: « I was miserable doing everything else ».
Today, if Alasdair is nothing but an actor, it hasn’t always been the case. When he was
little, he wanted to become Tarzan, so his mother told him he would if he became an
Olympic swimmer like Johnny Weissmuller who played Tarzan’s part in the TV series. So
Alasdair became a professional swimmer but two months before the Olympic Games,
a shoulder injury ended his Olympic dreams. Thus he actually became a professional
swimmer but two months before the Olympic Games, a shoulder injury ended his Olympic
dreams. From that moment on, he went through ten years of pity jobs. He could have lived
like this for ages if he hadn’t had a shock. It was September 11th. He remembered what it
takes to be alive : « Life is too short, so I decided to follow my dreams of being an actor.
» Today he acts, writes, and directs. « For me, being an actor is freedom! » His advice : «
Always follow your dreams ».
Julie, Victor, Simon , Alice, Camille, Lea & Alice
Liz Moran who is currently at the
head of Canterbury’s Gulbenkian
Theatre did a lot of applied drama a
few years ago. She remembers one
strong experience in Scotland. A
theatre worked with asylum seekers
to build bridges between them
and the local community. Indeed,
there were some troubles and
misunderstandings between the
two communities. So the asylum
seekers did lots of workshops and
performed a play that explained
their vision and feeling about exile.
After the performance, 90%
of the spectators had a better
understanding of their situation.
“It was a great experience for the
asylum seekers who were given
a chance to express what it was
like to leave everything behind
and move to a country you know
nothing about” Liz Moran explains.
“They were completely changed by
applied theatre!”
Fun facts
“Break a leg”: To bring good luck to an actor about to go on
stage, you tell him “break a leg”. A few centuries ago when
an actor had to appear by magic on stage, he jumped out of
a trapdoor onto the stage. And if he wasn’t fast enough the
trapdoor could close on him and break his leg. So you say
“break a leg” to ward off bad luck.
Masks were not only part of costumes but they were used to
throw the actor’s voice.
There aren’t zips and scratches on the costumes, because
they are too noisy. Only buttons and eyelets are used.
To say “Macbeth” brings actors bad luck because this play
was such a success at the time, that when spectators said
Macbeth, it meant the play was so bad that they wanted to
see Macbeth instead. Another explanation is that Macbeth
was a dark play with evil witches, so it was associated with
bad luck.
Everyone is dressed in black and everything is black
backstage, so that when the curtains move the audience
can’t see the technicians backstage and won’t be distracted.
Graziella & Chloe
Our art
Behind the scenes
Drama is not only entertainment,
it can also be used to help people
develop new skills, to overcome
one’s disabilities and to give a
voice to communities who haven’t
got one. This social form of theatre
is called applied drama. It uses
acting games, choral speaking,
improvisation and role-playing
to bring social problems to life. It
is very efficient and successful
among mentally challenged people,
children with disabilities, industrial
workers and prisoners.
Shakespeare wrote
tragedies, comedies,
historical plays,
romances,
poems… That’s
why he was
nicknamed “The
Bard” by his
admirers. Romeo
and Juliet remains
his most popular play
and was adapted many
times in musicals, and movies.
Shakespeare's biography
1564 Birth in Stratford upon Avon.
1577 He left school to help his
father and make a living.
1580 He began to write plays.
1582 He married Anne Hathaway
at the age of 18.
From 1591 to 1595 He wrote
Romeo and Juliet.
1594 He was hired as an actor
and playwright in a theatre
company.
1606 He wrote Macbeth.
1611 He retired at the age of 47.
1616 Death of the dramatist.
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Ann, you have been street performing for 15 years in
French, English and Spanish festivals, can you tell us
why you chose to perform on the street rather than on
stage?
Because I love having the contact with the audience
and being able to give them a message and to see their
reactions. And when you’re on stage, you can’t. Of course,
it’s always different because you never know what the audience
is going to be like, or even if you will have a public at all. In a
theatre, the audience is sitting from the beginning to the end
of the play whereas in the street, people can walk away, you
can’t force them to watch. Moreover, I like acting, dancing and
drumming and the street enabled me to do all of that.
How do you catch people’s eye in the street?
Usually I have catch phrases. But you have to throw your voice
to get people’s attention, look at them, move everywhere and
get to the children. They are a brilliant audience.
What’s the hardest part about your job?
When you are a street performer, you are both an actor and
a technician. You have to build your setting, manage the
sound system and the lighting. And once the show is over,
you have to put everything back in the truck. If you finish
acting at 10:00 pm, your day really ends at 1:00 am when
everything has been cleaned up. And the next day you have
to go to another city and the story repeats itself. It’s
quite exhausting.
Have you got a technique for stress?
Yes I have. It’s called Tai Chi that is a sort of gymnastics
in China. You have really slow movements and positions
that concentrate your energy and make you aware of
every part of your body and it helps you put the stress
away. And it’s a lot about breathing too, so it teaches
you how to breathe and forget about stress.
Faustine, Julie, Simon , Alexander & Camille
Marie, Nathan , Quentin & Honorine
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