Blondie Evaluation!

Something i forgot to say was that is was very helpful to us as actors because it was a new way of performing and we relied on ourselves for character portrayal not on costume or anything else. Also as a group and as a performance we did push things to the limit of stereotypes and this is why political and Brechtian theatre go so well together. We push the stereotypes to the limit so that it was funny but at the same time almost very rude and racist and Brecht would have loved it.

Political Protest Evaluation

Rehearsal Feedback Video!

This is just a video of me talking about all the rehearsals we have had and the progress we have made but nothing that specific as i am saving the rest of the juicy info for my Blondie evaluation!

Political Protest

For our political protest our group have decided to do anti torture in prisons. For our protest we are going to have two prison guards, and two prisoners wearing orange jumpsuits. The fifth person in our group will stand and shout out facts to the audience and get their attention as there will be many other protest in the near area going on. Our two prisoners will be beaten up in chairs (stage fighting), have their heads dunked in cold water (slightly warm water), be humiliated and put into solitary confinement while the two prison guards and the fifth person repeatedly sing the Barney song and scare the prisoners.

Imagine this song being played for 24 hours!!

This is the other song we are using and changing the lyrics of for our Blondie performance...
The changes lyrics are:

Intro:

Nahhh nana nahhh nanana nahhh nana nahh nana nahhhhh na na nahhhhh    x2

Corus:

Here comes the prime minster, (murderer)

She’s a terrorist gangster, (murderer)                   

Move over Mr President, (murderer)

But never mind thaaat, (murderer)

First verse:

There’ll be gen-no-cide

If Britain mul-ti-plys

New born babies hear the fat lady sing

I know what you don’t know

Cause of the lies I’ve told

Then before you know (oh –ho) ba ba bang bang

Corus:

Here comes the prime minster, (murderer)

She’s a terrorist gangster, (murderer)    

Move over mr president, (murderer)

But never mind thaaat, (murderer)

Verse 2:                      

Brunette’s soo or-da-nary

Sexy like strawberries

My looks will get me voted all of the timeeee

Flick my hair and move on (did you see)

Pout my lips then I’m gone (did your see)

Like I never did wrong, but its, … cause your blindd

Corus

Outro: (same as intro Na na nahh)

Blondie - Call me (Vote Me)

This is one of two songs that we changes the lyrics to and sing in out performance.

Does Beauty = Power?

Something my absent mind forgot to talk about in the video is celebrity's. In modern day life, celeb life is what many people follow in mags like Hello and in the newspaper. When it comes to being a celebrity does beauty = power? Well yes in most cases it does, how can anybody hope to be a what we now a call a celebrity if they look like a cabbage? In the celebrity world everything is about 'What are you wearing?' and other such questions, the most important thing about being a celebrity now days is your image and how you look. The only exception i can think of is Susan Boil... and the thing is, now she is very well know and famous, but she is not in Hello magazine because she is not beautiful on the outside. So yes in the celebrity world beauty does generally = power/fame.