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Discuss the intentions of your character. How were they shown?

One of my scenes was when I played Mr. Basford (deputy head) and I was having an argument with Mr. Nixon (drama teacher) over the education system and how all schools should be fair. Mr. Nixon believes that everyone has the right to the same standard of education no matter what the family situation is or how much money is available. However Mr. Basford doesn’t care, as long as his kids have the best education possible. When I played Mr. Basford, I used a cane as a prop. I used this in a way that I walked on it and used it to show anger by pointing it at Mr. Nixon when we were arguing. This is because it shows his aggression towards Nixon and his lack of care that he is invading Nixon’s space and threatening him with a weapon.  I also tapped my hand with it impatiently before the argument got louder and more aggressive. This shows Mr. Basford doesn’t care what Mr. Nixon has to say and is just using his cane to show this to him because he doesn’t think Nixon is worth it until he says something that involves or angers him. Basford also paces around the room while he is explaining his actions to Nixon. He does this slowly and at his own pace to show his authority and power over Nixon. Basford slams a chair on the floor halfway through the argument. He shouts over it at the same time. He loudly shouts and slams the chair to show he is very passionate about the subject and cares an awful lot about the outcome of the argument. It also shows his anger at Nixon and that he wants to beat him because he disagrees with him.

 

 

 

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Redirect a scene

I think the scene where Oggy Moxon (The school hard nut) and Mr. Nixon have an argument, needs to be redirected. This because the performance was more of a standoff, but I think it should be Oggy ripping Nixon apart. This could be done by having Oggy Moxon circle around Nixon and getting the crowd to side with him. This would show that Oggy has control over the teachers and that the school are scared of him and let him argue with teachers and mock them in front of other students. It would also show his confidence and how he knows that he can threaten teachers and get away with it. From the point of view of Nixon, it would show the audience that maybe he isn’t all that he thought he was and that he still has much to learn about life at Whitehall (the school he works at). Dennis could stop being so active and jumpy when Nixon turns up and be more cool. To do this he should just stop when he sees Nixon, and then act all cool and follow after Oggy. This is because I think it would show the audience that the whole school can have a go at the teachers and get away with it, suggesting the school is rather bad.

 

 

I believe that the play was good because it was full of energy and made the audience laugh, but at the same time it had serious scenes to progress the plot. I think the audience were engaged because they didn’t know where it was going next as I am sure they didn’t predict that they would be involved. This makes them stay on the edge of their seat, but at the same time entertains them.