In this lesson we ran all of the children scenes, from both Act One and Act Two. This was to ensure we all remembered the blocking and so we could develop our characters further, remembering recent work on character profiles. Afterwards, we sat down and began character profiles for our adult characters.
Character Profile (Stage Direction = SD)
NAME: Sarah Bennet
AGE: 38
FAMILY: Married (not happily) and one child
LIKES: Homes Under the Hammer
DISLIKES: When things don't go to plan
- Control freak - Sarah: "Not yet! Not yet!" (61)
- PTA member - Sarah: "It's what the PTA decided. All three of us." (61)
- Polite - SD: "Nodding; politely" (61)
- Old-fashioned - SD: "[Gabriel's mum being a mother] seems to hit Mary's Mum like a clawhammer" (62)
- Always on edge - SD: "lurching" (63)
- Always panicking - SD: "flapping" (63)
- Proud - Sarah: "Wasn't [that the best nativity ever]! There's something about a nativity that-" (63)
- Courteous - SD: "politely, as ever" / SD: "she offers a drink to Star's"Dad"" (64)
- Perfectionist - SD: "trying to stop Wise Gold's Mum messing with the paintings" (64)
- Diplomatic - Sarah: "Hold on. Hold on. I don't think we booked this" (65)
- Angered when not in control - Sarah: "Look we really need to get people back..." (66)
- Patronising and/or caring? - Sarah [to Ass' Dad]: "Straw. So it doesn't stain your beard." (66)
- Demanding - Sarah: "No, we ARE..." (67)
- Breaking down - SD: "too loud" / Sarah: "I don't know" (67)
- Tries to keep herself together - Sarah: "I'm not in charge, all right? I'm... can I just say" (67)
- Weak - SD: "Starting to cry. Mary's Mum exits"
- Supportive - Sarah: "Come on. I'll take you in."
