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Drama, The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
The Birthday Party
1. How would you present the dialogue to create comic impact for the audience in the section from the beginning up to line 90?
Petey remains blank, monotone expression, worn down from years of her.Gaze out to the audience with dead sea eyes, becomes chilling/comic for audience (Brecht). She needs a squeaking irritating voice. OTT from her, almost pantomimical. Like a child, hops from foot to foot, “are they nice?”
“You got your paper?” could fold it over as she says, showing how pointless Q is.
“Nothing much” could open it out to show how he is irritated by her and also to show that a lot is written.
Petey could grimace as she talks like she pierces his ears.
Meg like a child exaggerated on “oh in winter...
The Birthday Party
1. How would you present the dialogue to create comic impact for the audience in the section from the beginning up to line 90?
Petey remains blank, monotone expression, worn down from years of her.Gaze out to the audience with dead sea eyes, becomes chilling/comic for audience (Brecht). She needs a squeaking irritating voice. OTT from her, almost pantomimical. Like a child, hops from foot to foot, “are they nice?”
“You got your paper?” could fold it over as she says, showing how pointless Q is.
“Nothing much” could open it out to show how he is irritated by her and also to show that a lot is written.
Petey could grimace as she talks like she pierces his ears.
Meg like a child exaggerated on “oh in winter...
Posted by: Chad Boger
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