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Original stage version of new major motion picture still going strong The stage version of The Woman in Black continues to amaze and terrify audiences as a
major motion picture adaptation was released in cinemas this month. The Woman in Black isone of the most exciting, gripping and successful theatre events ever performed, now in its23rd year in the West End in a production at the Fortune Theatre by original director RobinHerford.
Ben Deery ( Anne Boleyn, All’s Well That Ends Well, Henry VIII at Shakespeare’s Globe; La Cage Aux Folles atthe Playhouse Theatre; Dangerous Corner, Much Ado About Nothing at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds) is
playing The Actor.
David Acton (Down by the Greenwood Side at Donmar Warehouse; King Lear at the Young Vic; Hamlet at
Oxford Playhouse; The Clandestine Marriage at Bristol Old Vic) is playing Arthur Kipps.
Unanimously acclaimed by critics, The Woman in Black combines the power and intensity of
live theatre with the cinematic quality of film noir. More than seven million people have beentransported into a terrifying world in an unremitting drama that has them literally jumpingout of their seats.
The Woman In Black was first performed at the Theatre-By-The-Sea in Scarborough in 1987.The original production received rave reviews, paving the way for future productionsthroughout the country. It reached the West End in 1989 where it has been a major success
ever since. Its success has subsequently reached a global level, having spread to the US,South America and through to the Tokyo theatre scene, and beyond
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Film noir is a film genre sharing its setting withgangster film, police procedural, gothic romance,and social problem films, with the typical
protagonist being - as in the Noir fiction - either avictim, a suspect, or a perpetrator, dealing with thelegal, political or other system that is seen as
corrupt. The low-key lighting schemes of many classic film
noirs are associated with stark light/dark contrasts and dramatic shadow patterning
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Consider 5 moments where your specificproduction element was important.
Recreate each of these moments. Introduce the scene and element Demonstrate the moment Explain why it was effective Did it help to highlight a theme or issue?
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Themes and Issues
Death – how is death coped with?
Murder – Who is murdered? Do we witness? Afterlife – What happens when we die?
Revenge – Who gets revenge and how? Does thecycle ever end?
Superstition – What do the people believe?
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What was the moment? Why was it good?
How did they create this moment? Consider all of the elements that helped
create this moment...
Action/plot
Techniques
Lighting/sound
Costume/props/makeup/set
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What was the theme/issue? What did the piece say about this
theme/issue? How did they show this? What more could they have done to explore
this theme? What more could they have done to
raise/highlight the issues?
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Acting skills
Voice Movement
Characterisation
Technique
...The area you need to focus on. E.g.
Set
Locations
Changes
Style
Atmosphere Costume
Period Changes
Characterisation
Style
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Discuss the production elements you have just seen
What was effective and how? Can you think of a way in which this could
have been even better? Spend ten minutes writing a paragraph that
evaluates these elements.
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Characterise
Body Language Stillness/movement
Voice Communication
Rapport Slow motion
Dramatic
Highlight
Effective
Explored Reaction
Purpose/Intention
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Area
A Clear opinion
Clear examples from the play
A full explanation of your views
A clear understanding of the effectiveness of medium and elements?
