The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

Question 1
1. adaptation of poem
  1. Robert Browning
  2. small town - Hamelin
    1. rat infestation
      1. strange man
        '1000 guilders'
    2. 14th Century
      1. genre = verse drama
      2. style = physical theatre
2. target audience
  1. children
    1. fairytale
  2. students - physical theatre
3. my contribution
  1. actor - multirole
    1. Pied Piper
    2. townsperson
    3. rat
    4. town crier
      1. chair to be seen
  2. ensemble of 6
    1. few props
4. design
  1. soundscapes
    1. recorder
    2. rap/song sfx
  2. costume
    1. neutral top & bottoms
    2. red waistcoat
      1. 'queer long coat...red'
    3. leather jackets
      1. cunning & sly nature
Question 2
1. casting
  1. research - attributes
  2. Pied Piper
    1. tall, slim, agile, good posture
    2. 'and he himself was tall and thin'
  3. narrators
    1. neutral tone
    2. state of tension 3
2. blocking
  1. chunky furniture
    1. impractical
    2. physical theatre - bodies
      1. market
        hopscotch
        town crier - vocal projection
        'here ye!'
        arm ^ringing bell
    3. boycotted
3. soundscapes
  1. captivate attention
  2. click - right hand
    1. same time
    2. repeated at end
      1. effective tableau
        depressed - droopy eyed, fake crying
  3. 'we present an old story of high reknown'
    1. 'the pied piper of hamelin town' - choral speaking
Question 3
1. humour
  1. relaxed atmosphere - engaged
    1. kidnap=too serious
  2. spontaneous stamp of feet
    1. rock n' roll
    2. chanted rats
      1. improvised rap
        'the rats are coming to the town...'
        random
        hilarious for audience
        gangster-like stances
        bopping, bent knees
    3. audience interaction
      1. 'when we say 'kill them'
      2. pantomime theme
  3. end of rap
    1. 'hey this isn't funny'
      1. 'shut up!'
    2. laughter (all bored)
2. characterisation
  1. important to make main interesting
    1. posh accent - attention
  2. Commedia dell'Arte
    1. Harlequin - athletic, witty, nimble
Question 4
1. enthusiasm&confidence
  1. 'for he's a jolly good fellow'
    1. joyful expressions
      1. wide eyed, grins
    2. one click - hand poised in air - slow motion
      1. townsfolk fall to ground - magical
2. array of accents
  1. easily identified
  2. personification of rats
    1. contrast to scurrying, alerted nature
      1. rats of modern streets - gangsters
        slow and lethargic
        sot 2 & slang
  3. posh
    1. 'Xandu for Kubla Kahn'
      1. ridding place of creatures
    2. different levels
      1. eye contact with audience
    3. face - grin

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