Level 3 acting

For unit 8 we are doing a play called 'Fugee' by Abi Morgan. Fugee is slang for refugee of political oppression or natural disaster. In which the play is about,  child refugees where the main protagonist Kojo is a refugee of political oppression . The play takes place in modern United Kingdom and follows the story of the fourteen year old boy (but no one believes him), Kojo from the Ivory Coast in Africa.  Kojo is just one of the unaccompanied   fugee  minors arriving in London, abandoned on the streets of the UK.  the other characters include : Ara's a fourteen year old girl from Baghdad and still hears the bombs at night. She is the first  person Kojo meets and is his closest friend. Cheung is a fourteen year old boy who can do back flips and is from village in China that is more than a thousand years old. He's Kojo's friend and  room mate  Hassan - Another child at the children's refuge, he's from Iraq.  Roza - ...

The research I conducted for unit 8 was about child soldiers in Africa. I specifically  chose this topic in relation to the play Fugee by Abi Morgan as the main protagonist Kojo was from Africa and thats where his family was killed by child soldiers. This topic has huge relevance in the play as its the reason why the story is steered into the wrong direction, affecting all the characters surrounded by the main protagonist due this his past traumatic experience where his family was killed by the "Kids with Guns". With this in mind I chose to research this topic as its a real issue in the world today. The map above  shows (in red) the countries where armed forces recruit children, according to the UN’s list of shame in 2017. They are: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Thous...

Unit 5 was looking at the York Realist by Peter Gill. In which we read through the play thoroughly and staged some of the scenes ourselves in order to have a good understanding of the play and how it should be directed.  Directing The York Realist If I was to Direct the York Realist then I would firstly pay attention to the actors. The cast need to have good chemistry in order to engage well with the audience as well as each other. What makes The York realist so great is the small character  interactions and the "sexual" tension between the two main protagonist. Furthermore a large portion of the story telling is about their relationship which suggest that if the actors chemistry isn't there then the story isn't there.   Second thing would pay interest to is the set in which is a character of its own. The set is very important because it sets the scene for the actors to put on their costumes and really put on ...

I already possessed  a range of physical skills and the ability to interpret then create and perform a character as appropriate to the demands of the performance. My  range of physical skills and techniques eg movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-ordination, stillness, timing, control; facial expression; eye contact, listening, expression of mood; spatial awareness; interaction with other performers; dance and choral movement. These were all  the skills in which I possessed from professional background with Young Actors Theatre to the course. Skills I have developed over the past two terms on the duration of this course were...   the development on how I  commit dialogue to memory for devised performances in which I was used to from background and professional experience. I've also developed a range of vocal skills and techniques for example; clari...