24th January 2013

24^th January 2013

Today we discussed options for Act:3, The circus performance scene. We were split up into people who would be performing the Clown routine, The Animal Taming routine and the Animal Routine.

Elle, Dylan and Danielle are going to be performing the clown routine. They have been looking at some physical theatre, such as chair duets, as well as some physical comedy sketches, such as the famous ‘Laurel and Hardy’ sketches. They also discussed mime work and have been considering using Ben’s piano skills to their advantage by thinking about possibly asking him to play piano live for their act.

The animal routine and the animal taming routine have been allocated to the remaining members of the cast. We will be working on these routines soon, and have had some really good ideas such as:

Luminous costume
Animal Masks
UV Paints
Basic Circus Skills
Dance
Physical theatre
etc.

We are really looking forward to this part of the play as it is the part which the whole play has been building up to. It is here that we see the Gang pulling together to create a performance, that is of course, obviously amateur, but that is also really entertaining, fun and a chance for the group to finally be part of something creative and productive that makes a difference to their community, and other communities near to them.