Live Theatre Analysis
Live Theatre Analysis
The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers, cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads, which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre.
Once seated, we saw that the stage was mainly bare with a chair on the left hand side of the stage. This suggested to the audience that the play would be non-naturalistic unlike, a west end theatre production.
The set throughout the play was non-naturalistic as the props used were to represent things, for example they used the sofa’s to represent cars on the stage, which had headlight on the front of the sofas or when they used the sofa’s to show the audience that it represented coach seats. The director Ruffa’s Norris did this so that the audience were able to use their imaginative more, which made the audience more independent.
The set changed frequently throughout the play showing the audience that time and the plot was moving on. A significant time when the set changed was when the gold chains came down from the ceiling showing the audience indicating that the characters were trapped in a courtroom. Another example of when the set would change was from Vernon’s room to their sitting room. The set would change from Vernon’s room, which was beige/woody and bare showing the audience that Vernon and his mother did not have a high statues or class, which then changed to their sitting room.
The characters moved the set around while they were acting on stage meaning that they were not wasting time with set changes showing the audience how skilful they were. On several occasions Vernon used the audience’s space involving and interacting with the audience more for example, when Vernon was getting on the coach from the bottom of the stage.
The exits and entrances were used significantly when other character were walking into the scene or exiting. For example,
The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers, cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads, which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre.
Once seated, we saw that the stage was mainly bare with a chair on the left hand side of the stage. This suggested to the audience that the play would be non-naturalistic unlike, a west end theatre production.
The set throughout the play was non-naturalistic as the props used were to represent things, for example they used the sofa’s to represent cars on the stage, which had headlight on the front of the sofas or when they used the sofa’s to show the audience that it represented coach seats. The director Ruffa’s Norris did this so that the audience were able to use their imaginative more, which made the audience more independent.
The set changed frequently throughout the play showing the audience that time and the plot was moving on. A significant time when the set changed was when the gold chains came down from the ceiling showing the audience indicating that the characters were trapped in a courtroom. Another example of when the set would change was from Vernon’s room to their sitting room. The set would change from Vernon’s room, which was beige/woody and bare showing the audience that Vernon and his mother did not have a high statues or class, which then changed to their sitting room.
The characters moved the set around while they were acting on stage meaning that they were not wasting time with set changes showing the audience how skilful they were. On several occasions Vernon used the audience’s space involving and interacting with the audience more for example, when Vernon was getting on the coach from the bottom of the stage.
The exits and entrances were used significantly when other character were walking into the scene or exiting. For example,