Greenwich Theatre: Be My Baby Essay -- Drama

Greenwich Theatre Be My BabyStaging=======The audition was seated in a whole u shape around the square do,which faced the auditory sense at a dear angle. There were two exits, oneat right back and one at left back stage with elbow room to mountain pass betweenthem. There was a curtain in the personal manner of a hospital ward, which waspulled around one of the exits the exact one depended on the scene,which worked well when it was pulled across the whole stage when bloody shamewas giving birth.The stage was set out with all the scenery incorporated into one set,this include the laundry, Matrons office and bloody shame and QueeniesBedroom. When extra scenery was needed, for example, laundry baskets,they had wheels fixed to the back end so they could be wheeled in andout with ease as needed. The lighting was very effective in that itmake the set gestate like a hospital ward. It also showed the variant convictions of day, as there were different colours behind the window,ora nge for daybreak, and to set the clock of year and temperature.TheatreThe theatre was quite small making the interview feel more intimatewith the play. Also, the size of the theatre meant that all of theaudiences direction was focused on the actors. There was a tensionbetween the girls when bloody shame first enters the home. They build theaudience up to a climax when bloody shame Gives birth, using the curtain as ascreen as if in a hospital. The play highlighted the problems faced bypregnant girls in the 60s.The theatre, itself was different to those I am used to, it felt morewelcoming to walk down a warmly lit narrow staircase. Towards anintimate seat area where the staff showed the audience to theirseats in a similar port to that used in a cinema.CharactersMaryMary was envisioned as a bright girl with more confidence than Iimagined her to imbibe when I read the script. She walked with her chinup and her back straight. She seemed to be less friendly with Queeniethan I thoug ht she should. She also seemed to be a bit too snobbishand above everyone else. She spoke with a preponderantly Englishaccent, which abruptly changed to Union when she first entered thehome, however, after the interval, it changed back again. Mary seemedvery set in her ways and to the point in the way that she wasportrayed. If Mary were an animal, she would be a peacock as they ar... ... directingthe play, I would make her less confident and more eager to fit in.Also, if Mary was seven months pregnant, her father wouldve noticedso she would dress in miry clothes or clothes that were too big forher, however, she entered the home wear a fairly tight skirt andjacket set.The play highlights the problems and flaws in 1960s society, whatpregnant girls had to go through and their feelings. They used thestereotypical northern teenager and divided it into four, addingfeelings and history. Setting the play in northern England, usingnorthern accents makes the girls sound backwards and poor .Audience ReactionsThe audience laughed mainly at Dolores. Norma made the audiencenervous and made them pity her. Mary made the audience feel as if theycould relate to her. Queenie was the leader of the girls, and so ledthe audience into the home and into the other girls lives. Matronmade the audience look up to her, as she was responsible for runningthe home. Mrs. Adams made the audience feel sorry for her to have togive up her own daughter, but at the same time hated for being soobsessed by her status and what others would look of her.