Analysis Of Brassed Off

The production ‘Brassed Off’, adapted by Paul Allen from the Mark Herman screenplay, was a theatrical exploration of the true story of Grimly Colliery and the troubles it faced as the mine was being shut down. My opinion of this production was that it was an interesting and relevant view on the world of a poverty stricken town that was excellently directed and acted. It demonstrated how even nowadays people, especially those higher in society, do not make decisions based on those who will be most affected but more their own priorities.
The pre-show music was a brass band playing mixed in with an old-fashioned radio speaker. The use of this nostalgic voice helped to set the era of the piece and created an element which would be in the memory of much of the audience. Before the show there was very little set, the main part that was there were two flats, one on either side of the stage,
The lockers were on trucks and were wheeled on and off the stage, making the set more functional and interesting as a viewer. During the band practise scene, when Danny (Garry Cooper) approached Jim and Harry (Darren Bancroft and Howard Chadwick) they backed off using proxemics to show some fear, then Danny got closer showing himself to be somewhat of a threat to them. He also blocked them from the audience showing that he had control over them.
Straight after, Garry Cooper gave a monologue during which he polished a shoe to show his character’s pride in his appearance giving him a higher status than those who did not. Time Skelley effectively used a blue profile light on him during this speech in order to show that he was lonely and depressed with the light closing him into his own small ‘world’ and the blue being a colder, sadder