Cagebirds script and assessment progress

On Thursday the 5th of March, we had already received our script. On that lesson however, we made a lot of progress. We finalised everyone's characters, and we began to write the parts of the script we needed to write. We did the majority of the script writing in that lesson and in the lunchtime following adding characterisation and timing into our words.

As we wrote the script, we devised a major plot line. The play is set in an orphanage. The characters are orphans and are having a tough life under the 'leadership' of the Mistress. Some of the characters are in the position of being loyal to Mistress, as she manipulates them all in different ways (Eg Guzzler with a macaroon, Gazer with the mirror). Wild One is introduced by mistress and is well, wild. The characters are intrigued by her as she tells them to go against Mistress and escape, however Wild One's plan is foiled when the Mistress learns of their plans. Through manipulation of each character, Mistress slowly turns them against Wild One, and they all eventually kill her.

The drama lesson following that (Friday 6th March) we worked on the characterisation and timing of our characters and the lines in general. In the next lesson we all agreed to begin to work on the physicalisation of the piece, as the assessment is on 'Physical Theatre'.