Rehearsals week 3

During rehearsals we decided to use a variety of different Brecht techniques to our play such as when the audience is walking toward the room we are performing in we will give them receipts billing them on such things as breathing walking blinking this would then make them feel uncomfortable and start asking questions about why they are receiving these receipts and how it is linked to the play. We also gave them leaflets which was telling them the best deals to get on buying a baby comparing the baby to mobile phone contract it was all very abstract.

The characters man and woman we have made them stereotypes both characters are physically bold  loud have a odor of confidence oozing off them. The character of woman is very snappy and demanding she likes to be in charge she likes to believe that she wears the trousers in their relationship. Whereas the character man is a bit more laid back but then knows how to win his wife over both these characters care a lot about how they are perceived by society which is shown in their attitude in buying a child.

We set the play in a supermarket where everything is on stage the audience can see all the actors and all the props used during the play. we had each husband and wife spread out across the stage miming also each couple was wearing similar clothes so that the audience can tell that they are the same people we also had the babies with dummies in their mouths. Then we had the check out girls all in stereotypical clothes short skirts high heels tight tops having the whole cast on stage is Brecht technique as it would remind the audience that they are watching a play so they will focus on the message instead of the characters.

In rehearsals we decided to add songs to the play to make it more strange for the audience we changed the lyrics of the songs used so that it would fit the topic we are discussing in our play.

                                                           Chris brown Look at me now 

This is sang by the manager of the store where she is saying how she is loaded with money and that she is better than everyone 'fresher then a check out girl' this song is appropriate for our play because it gives the audience an insight into the mind of the manager. This also shows how important money has become in society as there is a moment during the song where the manager throws up money and the whole cast rushes after it this reaction portrays to the audience how hard times are now for everyone 

Destiny Child Bills Bills Bills

This is the second song which is sang by the all the wives in which they are complaining how hard times our and how unhelpful the husband's are being. This song also gives and insight to how frustrated and angry all the women feel about not having enough money to pay their bills or buy the little treats that makes life worth living. 

Jessie J Price Tag

This song was sung by the babies where they are expressing their own feelings about how expensive it is to have a child 'seems like everyone has a price' this song has the audience thinking that the most precious thing having a child has now become such a burden. 

Abba Money,Money,Money

 

This is sung by the checkout girls complaining about having a dead end job and what they would do if that had more money 'its a rich man's world' without money you are nothing and you wont be able to survive in modern day society.