Today we rehearsed The Most Horrific. We divided into two groups one playing the roles A and B , and the other playing the roles C and D. The two groups allocated their own lines from the charcters amongst their group.
The idea behind our production is that C and D are pitching ideas for TV/entertainment projects to A and B who are disinterested media executives who have a superficial interest in contemporary news stories which they discuss languidly and with no detail or genuine engagement or understanding.
In the afternoon we developed short scenes that highlighted four of the stories referred to in The Most Horrific:
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Force
feeding in Guantanamo
·
Yarlswood
detention centre
·
Refugees
on Christmas Island
·
Treatment
of gay Ugandans
These scenes are all going to be performed as an 'opener' to the whole show and this may happen outside of the performance space itself.
Questions
to help with your own blog
·
Evaluate the overall strengths and
weaknesses of the rehearsal and your contribution to it
·
What elements of Brechtian theatre
are/can be contained in the piece?
·
What do you want to do/achieve in
the next rehearsal? Including any ideas to include Brechtian techniques or
highlight the politics of the piece further
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