Stags and Hens - personal performance review
Drama coursework!!!
The practical piece that I performed on 16th December ‘04 was a play written by Willy Russel called ‘Stags and Hens’. It was written in
1978 and is set on a hen/stag night in Liverpool for what was at that time, the present - reading the play, however, and comparing it with the portrayal of present day Liverpool I noticed no obvious changes.
Another play that I have studied is ‘Blue Remembered Hills’ by Dennis
Potter. This play was written in and is set in the heart of Devon in
WW2 year 1943 with a cast of 5 boys and 2 girl characters; all of which are children around the age of 7. Composed for a cast of 5 female and 5 male characters, ‘Stags and Hens’ highlights
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They move with head held high, shoulders back and pelvic area thrust slightly forwards. In conversation they are safe enough not to have to think about what they say before hand because people listen to them due to their high position, this results in them talking a lot more than most of the other group members. I linked Eddy with Peter and John from ‘Blue
Remembered Hills’; he has the arrogant bully side to him that Peter has: “Say that once more and I’ll know your tith back your throat!” but he also seems to have a sort of wisdom to him that John shows:
“Hey! Leave him alone!” John has the position in the group where he can defend people with out becoming vulnerable himself. I mentioned previously about how Eddy seems to be more morally aware. Obviously these two characteristics appear differently in the characters seeing as Peter and John are only seven years old.
My character, Kav, assumes a lower status in the group, but he is not the lowest. He is clearly positioned above Billy, but below Eddie and
Robbie. He appears to be fairly insecure and not entirely sure
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