How often have you thought about or said these things?

I can’t
I love stand
Text me!
you! you!

I hate
you!
Sexy!
You’re a
You’re
You great
SO Devil! mate! 
CRUEL! YOU’RE
lOVELY Bitch!
;)
Can you think of any other phrases ?
LOVE HATE
 ANALYSING PICTURES

Here are some pictures that show Love and Hate

in different ways.

Find some expressions and emotions to describe

these pictures.
DIFFERENT
KINDS OF
LOVE AND
HATE
Group taskwork
Choose one picture that you find interesting.
Discuss the following :

Who do you see in the picture?

What is happening?

Where are they?

 PRACTICAL TASK
Group work:

1) Create a FREEZE FRAME of the picture. Think about....

•the scene’s location and situation
•the feelings of the characters
• the relationship between the characters
• what has happened before the picture was taken?
• what happens after it was taken?

2) Development : Bring the picture to life through

IMPROVISATION.

3) Include the technique of MINDTRACKING in your

improvised work. This will enable you to think about each
individual character.
Complete the following table using your
practical work as a stimulus.
Who is featured in the picture?
What is their relationship?
Where are they?

What has happened? What is about to happen?

 PLANNING
Group work

 Discuss what ‘Love and Hate’ means to you

 Discuss a possible plot for your devised play by

using the picture and your practical work as
stimuli

Worksheet
 Developing your ideas
(CREATING A SCRIPT)

STEPS

1) Divide your plot into small units (scenes)

2) Discuss the main events of each unit and create

stills of them

3) Bring these stills to life by means of improvisation or

mindtracking.

4) Compose a script of the opening scene, using your

practical work as a stimulus.
 Character Development

An actor must fully understand his character before he/she

performs, so you must analyse your character thoroughly.

Analysing your character means you know both simple and

complexdetails about your character. This requires the actor to think
very carefully about whatthecharacter actually says in the play, as
well as the sub-plot (what goes through the character’s mind), how
he/she feels and reacts to other characters and situations within the
play.

A good example of this is to gatherdetails about your character from

within the text. You can then use your imagination and life
experiences to create a rounded character onstage.

We will aim to do this in the following tasks.

 Emotional Graph

Think of your character’s emotional journey

throughout your play.

Try to think of all the major events that change

and affect the emotions of your character.

Prepare a graph line to illustrate these emotional

changes.
An example of an emotional
graph
Empty Body
Ctreating an Empty Body is an excellent
way to gather information about your
character.

You can fill the Empty Body in many

different ways.

One way is to include details about your

character inside the Empty Body and
place other feelings on the outside.
 CHARACTER PROFILE

You havegathered details about your character from within the

text of your play.Next, use your imagination to bring that
character alive. One way of doing this is to create a Character
Profile.

Whencreating a profile, you will need to use thedetails that you

have collected about the character. Also, use your imaginationto
answer questions from the character’s point of view, given the
details you already have – for example, as we know that Mari
is a quiet, shy girl, we suppose that she is unlikely to go out every
Saturday night.
 Name :
 Age :
 Family members:
 Interests :
 Favourite thing :
 Least favourite thing :
 Favourite film :
 Ambition :
 Greatest fear :
 What makes you smile :
 Favouritememory :
 Least favourite memory :
 Phobia :

 Can you think of any otherquestions?

 THE HOT SEAT

An actor (in character) sits on a chair.

The audience asks him/her questions that he/she must
answer. You must remain in character and think quickly
by using both details and your intelligence to answer these
questions. This exercise will help you gain a greater
understanding of your character.
 SET DESIGN
Group work : Discuss

The Stage ?
What kind of stage do you want to use?
What kind would be most suitable for your play?.

(Proscenium Arch, Round, Arena, Traverse, Thrust.)

The Set ?
Are you going to use a NATURALISTIC set or a
more SYMBOLIC set?.
1) You must design the set from above (Looking
down on it)

2) You must denote the audience position clearly.

3) Use a KEY to explain the various

symbols/objects on stage.
 Set Design Key
Wall

Tables
Stairs

Soft Chair Door

Window
Hard Chair
Fireplace

Single Bed
It is important to evaluate your work and the work of others
regularly in order to realise your development, your
successes and your weaknesses.

TASK
View the work of other groups and decide which actor
will evaluate it.
Complete the feedback formfor the actor evaluating
his/her own performance. (Movement, Voice, Portrayal,
Onstage positionand focus.)
Be honest, but constructive – this will benefit everyone
and help you prepare for the final examination.
By now, you have created, developed and performed
your play in front of an audience.

You can now evaluate your development and prove how

successful you were during the unit.

Here are some points to think about.......

 Were your
What targets creative and
Was your have you set development
performance for your next processes
successful? performance? successful?

What were
What were the
the main
main
strengths of
weaknesses of
your
your
performance?
performance?
Why?
Why?
Did you succeed in conveying the
meaning of the play to the audience
successfully?