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GCSE Drama Year 11 Response to Live Theatre Blood Brothers In the exam in June you will need to answer a question about a live production you have seen. (You will also be answering a similar question for your mock exams in January.) Many of you will choose to write about Blood Brothers, so it’s very important that you make notes NOW that you will be able to revise from in 8 MONTHS time. You will have a choice of questions. Questions about the acting skills of at least one of the performers Questions about the use of Theatre Design in the production Questions about how the production affected you “emotionally” Before we go to see the production we will go over the story with you. This is so you will know what is going to happen, and how the story ends, before you see the show. We do this because, if you know what is going to happen, you will be able to concentrate on aspects other than plot, such as: How does the actor playing Mickey show his character aged 8, then aged 14 and then as a man in his 20’s? How does the same actor show how Mickey’s health and mental state has been affected by his time in prison? How do the actors playing the adult characters show the passing of the years? When answering questions about the actors’ performances, you will need to write about how they use their voices, their faces, their bodies and their movements. So be prepared to pay particular attention to this and make notes on what you notice as soon as you get home. How do the designers use costume to show character, class and period? How do the designers use lighting to create atmosphere and what atmospheres do they create? How do the set designers create the various locations in the play? When answering questions about the costume, you will need to write about style, colour, materials. When answering questions about lighting, you will need to write about colour, intensity (brightness), shadow and direction. When answering questions about the set, you will need to write about texture, colour, size / scale and how they change from one location to another. Make sure you take careful note of the use of design in the show and make notes as soon as you get home. To help you with your note making, use the “prompt sheet” to help you, and hand them in for checking straight after half term. Blood Brothers Prompt Sheet Acting When the actor is playing Mickey aged 7, 14 and as a young man, how does he use his voice? Think about his; o Volume? o Tone of voice? o Expression? o Accent? o How do these change? Think about the actors playing Eddie and Linda. Ask the same questions How does the actor playing Mickey show the change in age through his body and face? Think about; o Gesture o Movement o Facial expression? Ask the same questions for the actors playing Eddie and Linda When Mickey comes out of prison, how does the actor show the effect it has had on him? Think about; o His voice? o His movement? o His body language? Design Costume What are the characters wearing when we first see them? Think about; o Mickey o Eddie o Lynda o Mrs Johnstone o Mrs Lyons o What does this tell us about; o Character? o Class? o Period? What has changed when the action moves on 7 years? What has changed when the action moves on again to the time of the robbery? Comment each time on colour, style, the materials used, and what this tells the audience about the characters? Lighting What is the atmosphere at the start of the play? How does the lighting help to create this atmosphere? Think about; o The colours that are used o The intensity (brightness) o The use of shadows How does the lighting help to show the change when we are in the Lyons’ house? How does the lighting change when we move to; o The country? o The fair? Set How do the Set designers show the streets where the Johnstone’s live? What sort of area is it? Think about; o The use of colour? o The use of texture? o The use of size and scale? o The shape of the performance area? How do the Set designers show the Lyons’ house? In what way is it different from the Johnstone’s? How do the designers use colour, texture, shape and scale to show the differences? How do the Set designers show the differences in location and atmosphere when the Johnstone’s move to the country? Again, think about colour, texture, size, shape and scale. You should find that the overall effect on the audience is as a result of ALL THREE areas of design, but in the exam you may be asked to write about only one area, so make sure you have plenty of notes for all three. The more detailed you make your notes now, while the production is fresh in your mind, the more use they will be when revising for the exam. So: Take your time, be thorough, cover everything!