wkc level 2 - Amelia Tolga

On Monday 9th December, we were given questions which will help us discover more about the characters we are playing in “Citizenship”. For my character, the Tarot readers daughter her name is Emma, she is 29 years old, she is from a working-class background. We were then given a character sheet, this included questions on physicality, voice and facial expressions:  This was useful because I can build on my character, showing their personality and bringing them to life.   I was also given a sheet which asked me questions about where my scene with Tom will be set:  I then made a spider diagram on my character Emma, my thoughts on the other characters. This was fun to do because it helped me to understand the characters, which will improve my performance. On Tuesday 10th December, we watched a dress rehearsal from the 2nd year students on the level 3 drama. During the rehearsal, Rob told the actors who forgot their props and who made mistakes. In genera...

Citizenship Citizenship is about growing up, with a boy, Tom finding out what his sexuality is. He had a dream about kissing someone but he didn't know if they were a boy or girl. He feels too scared to confess who he is and if he will be accepted or not. He feels more worried about people accepting him because he hangs around with boys who are homophobic and are teasing each other about why they are gay. This makes it difficult for Tom to think who he is. The play was written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Anna Mackmin. It was developed and premiered in the National Theatre in 2005. Themes: Comedy Growing up Making decisions  Mental health Identity Homophobia Sexuality  Citizenship Review     Ami Griffiths is impressed by how the actors skilfully conveyed their characters. "I was entranced by how effortlessly Waddon inhabits the persona of the ambivalent, endlessly anxious Tom. He and Wayze have a natura...