My Blogg

I started the BAPP course in January 2011, since the start of the course I was given my hand book along with the reader and the web tools. I have been to three campus sessions. We are now in March and I have only just started to transfer my entire notes on to my blogg, for those looking out side it, it would look as though I am behind. However for me looking inside out I’m right on schedule. It has taken me a long time to put up my blog; or rather my posts.

I really have struggled with this task. Not because did not know what I had to do, I just found it hard to get my self back into the routine of sitting down and typing up my work. Now that I have finally given my self the time to do my work it seems that I can not stop updating my blog. I suppose for me the hard part is over and now that my blog is up I do not see why I should keep it up to date.

Missing being able to perform on stage

 

I finished my foundation degree nearly 8months ago and I haven’t been on stage since. I really enjoyed my course since it gave me the opportunity to perform on stage. I have always found that I am very good at performing; I tend to struggle at lot with written work. At this moment in time I missing acting.

Below is a clip of a perfomce i was in at uni a year ago

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2b Reflective Writing

I recently went to a university production which my friend helped direct. The play took place in the universities theatre, within the audience there where students and friends and families of the cast. The play was given an 18 plus age rating.

There were plenty of humorous moments in this play along with a lot bleak humour. At times the audience members seemed scared or even uncomfortable to react. However you could tell that those people who did find these disturbing moments funny where indeed a part of the play, or were more open minded than others. Those who didn’t laugh looked as though they were not sure as to what was going on.

In one particular scene a female was about to get raped by a goat. As soon as the male playing the goat said the words ‘I am going to rape you then have nap when I’m done’ both  me and my friend who had joined me to watch the performance started laughing hysterically, it was at that point the audience became completely quite. As the audience became quite I looked around to see who else was laughing, my friend and I were the only ones who were laughing. I could see a few people sniggering but they seem as thought they didn’t want anyone to take any notice of them.

I understand that rape is no laughing mater but there was no way I could help myself from laughing. I no that in the world of theatre anything is possible, even a female getting rapped by a goat.

As the play progressed on and as the characters cleverly reminded us that the female character was getting rapped, my friend and I continued to laugh away. Just as our laughter started to die down a gentleman who was sitting in front of us turned around and started to shout. He accused us of being evil and out of order for laughing he also asked us if we thought someone being rapped was something to laugh about. We both simultaneously replied ‘its play’

I honestly found that situation very funny and awkward. After the gentleman had finished shouting, I started to think why out of and audience of 30 people why is he they only who felt he needed to comment on our laughter? So many things started to run threw my mind. Did he look past the fact that it was a play? Did he no anyone who had been rapped?

It was at that point my friend said to me “maybe he doesn’t like the fact that the goat is played by a Asian male and the female is a white woman” I didn’t know what to say to her comment.

I learnt that what I may find funny someone else may not. For this situation it clear to me that everyone has there own way of thinking. We are entitled to our own opinion. If I were in this situation again I think I would have acted different, I would have probably thought twice about getting into hysterics over that seen.

I do feel that me  and my friend laughing at the gentleman’s comments and leaving it at that worked well. Who know what would have happened if we did more than just laugh. I would have love it if another audience member had turned around and also said “it’s a play”  or have told him to be quite. I’m sure his reaction would have been different if he was responded to by another adult or someone closer to he’s age.

I however don’t feel that anyone was in the wrong, this is one those moment I can look back on and laugh. I would have hate it if this ‘argument’ had interrupted the play, I would have felt so bad.