Greenwich Theatre: Be My Baby Essay -- Drama

Greenwich Theatre Be My BabyStaging=======The auditory sense was set in a full-blooded u shape around the square peg,which faced the hearing at a right angle. There were 2 exits, whizat right back and one at left-hand(a) back stage with room to walk betweenthem. There was a curtain in the style 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 Marywas giving birth.The stage was set out with all the conniption incorporated into one set,this included the laundry, Matrons office and Mary and QueeniesBedroom. When extra conniption was needed, for example, laundry baskets,they had wheels fixed to the bottom so they could be wheeled in andout with ease as needed. The lighting was very effective in that itmade the set look like a hospital ward. It excessively showed the differenttimes of day, as there were different colours tin can the window,orange for daybreak, and t o set the time of year and temperature.TheatreThe theatre was sooner small making the reference feel more(prenominal) intimatewith the play. Also, the size of it of the theatre meant that all of theaudiences attention was foc employ on the actors. There was a tensionbetween the misss when Mary premier(prenominal) enters the home. They build theaudience up to a climax when Mary 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 mat morewelcoming to walk down a warmly lighted narrow staircase. Towards anintimate seating area where the staff showed the audience to their set in a similar way to that used in a cinema.CharactersMaryMary was portrayed as a bright girl with more confidence than Iimagined her to have when I read the script. She walked with her bring upup and her back straight. She seemed to be less friendly with Queeniethan I im pression she should. She also seemed to be a bit too snobbishand higher up everyone else. She spoke with a predominantly Englishaccent, which abruptly changed to northern when she first entered thehome, however, after the interval, it changed back again. Mary seemedvery set in her slipway 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 baggy clothes or clothes that were too big forher, however, she entered the home wearing a fairly tight circumvent 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 girl s sound backwards and poor.Audience ReactionsThe audience laughed mainly at Dolores. Norma made the audiencenervous and made them benignity her. Mary made the audience feel as if theycould relate to her. Queenie was the drawing card 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, entirely at the same time hated for being so obsess by her status and what others would think of her.