Single Performing Arts Lesson (3rd December 2015)

In today's lesson we began with a performance worksheet.
For this worksheet we had to brainstorm ideas for we believe we could improve our rehearsals of 'Flint Street Nativity'. We also discussed what exercises we believed benefited us as actors and how much research we have done into the 'Flint Street Nativity'.

For the first question-

- Discussing one activity or exercise, explain how this has developed your own skills and understanding as an actor.

I chose the Subtext exercise we performed during the adult section. This helped us explore character relationships by analysing the language used within the script. This gave us a great deal more understanding of the subtext of the script.

For the second question-

- What research have you done into the play itself?

I mentioned watching the film of 'Flint Street Nativity'. 

I also discussed the reviews I read from Tim Firth and other theatrical critics on the play and how it could be improved.

For the last question- 

What are your recommendations for developing the production further?

As a group we all discussed ideas together for this answer and came up with a list of 5 things we believed would help. Our list included swapping kids with adults, a student questionnaire, film rehearsals for analysis, swapping roles with each other and to perform a full uninterrupted run through.