Play One
We read the first play that we will
use in our performance this term. This was a play was based on the Seven Deadly
Sins. The play was quite interesting due to the controversial subjects within
it such as big companies taking over small companies and putting them out of
business. I find this interesting because Britain is mainly a Protestant
country, however there is a large variety of different religions. This stands
out as the play write made the decision to base this play on Christianity and
discuss it, rather than discussing other religions such as Islam. Unfortunately,
there is a lot of racism that is bought up in the news towards them due to
articles about terrorists, extremists and bombings. I also found it
interesting that the play discusses the Seven Deadly Sins and links it to
everyday life. I liked this play as it was quick paced, humorous and interesting.
The concept was clever and enjoyable. However, at times it became rather confusing
which meant that I lost interest in it. This play wasn’t as hard hitting as it
could have been.
Play Two
The second play was called ‘The Price’
and was written by Lea Kitsopouloy and translated by Aliki Chapple. I found it
much easier to follow and to enjoy due to the shocking themes which captivated
the reader and kept us interested. I really enjoyed this play. The play was about
two people at a supermarket who buying a child. They were talking about the
child as if the child were merely an item rather than an actual human being. This
was a shocking and grotesque concept to think about, however it really
made me think about how we can relate the topics covered in the play to our own
personal lives. The play also states how foreign children were cheaper, this is
very controversial as it brings up theme s of racism. And suggests that foreign
people could be seen to be a lower form of life. Moreover, it implies that
disabled people are also a lower form of life. These issues to be very
interesting and though provoking. I was cast as ‘Man’ in this play which I was
happy about as I have monologues which talk about inequality and how unfair the
system is. I began to think about how we can simply determine the value of a particular
life then thought about parenthood and how some people are unable to have
children, therefore they have to adopt instead. In America, it is extremely
expensive to adopt a child, as it costs between $8,000 and $40,000. American
citizens can be stripped of a parenting opportunity if they simply do not have
the funds. This may bring up the question ‘Is adopting a child in America the
same as buying a child?
Devised
scenes
We are
also devising scenes based around current issues which are classed as our own
seven deadly sins. A topic for our scene was about benefit cuts. This is very unfair
as they are less able to work and will not receive the support that they need.
This sparks many creative ideas about how we could covey this issue in our
piece and how we can show how unjust this problem is. I did some research on
the topic and found out that in a survey, 79% agreed having disabled employees
helps a company understand its disabled customers better. In addition, 45% of
representatives who have not employed somebody with a learning disability were
concerned it might be more difficult for members of public to deal with members
of staff with a learning disability. This drops to 30% who have employed staff
with a learning disability. There are just 7% of people with a learning
disability in paid employment, compared to 46% of disabled people. It is
clearly very difficult for people with learning difficulties to get a job,
therefore it is very cruel to take away their benefits. There was another scene
based around the question ‘Is anger the same as passion?’ This is very
interesting as the two are very similar and there is often a very fine line
between them. If someone is passionate about something, there are likely to
defend it and become angry if someone offends the thing they are passionate
about. Both emotions can lead to arguments or conflict.
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