Mother figure rehearsal process 3
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Review of play and Response
review http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=102427 In Ayckbourn’s play ‘Mother Figure’, Rosemary is the wife of Terry, an obnoxious sexist male who evidently wears the trousers in their marriage. Rosemary meets Lucy a strong-minded mother who pushes the confident, more outspoken Rosemary forward. The two women come very close in a short amount of time. It soon becomes apparent that there is trouble in the marriage of Terry and Rosemary and adjustments are required for the relationship to continue to survive much longer. Rosemary is portrayed as being a friendly character that is not necessarily nosey but likes to be informed of what others are up to. Although she is “frail, mousey-looking” she is quite chatty and is good at small talk with strangers, especially strangers she wants to know more about. She wins people over with polite but inquisitive questions about people’s personal lives for example when questioning Lucy about her children, she asks “It’s three you’ve got
Introduction to Teechers
The play Teechers written by John Godber and was set in 1980s, this play contains Humor and irony in order to convey political and social message. The play was written for mainly three actors but can be played with 20 actors because it contains 20 different characters. The play was set during a recession and period of austerity, it's talks about the cut to public services such as ; NHS,welfare state , schools etc. The play subtly talks about the state of education under Thatcherite Britain, things like ; Lack of resources. Lack of opportunities for young people growing up in a working class area. Lack of funding. Etc. in order to convey strong messages to the audience.the play is also a way for the society to come together and enjoy the play regardless their social status.