How a key scene (Act 1) from the play might be stagedand explaining the role of a chosen character (Birling) in the part of the play.

Assignment 2
How a key scene (Act 1) from the play might be staged
and explaining the role of a chosen character (Birling) in the part of the play.

As the curtains are drawn, the audience should immediately be able to see that the house belongs to a prosperous family. The furniture in the room would show this. It should be large, solid furniture of the time, as Priestley described it, substantial and comfortable looking however not welcoming and homelike. It should be more like a show room, a chance for the family to show their wealth with many ornaments and precious antiques on display. The dinning table should be in the centre of the stage so to dominate the room, as this is were the characters will be. The table should also be at an angle so as the characters are seated their back would not face the audience. I imagine the seating plan to be as follows; Birling would at the head of the table, Gerald would be on his right and Eric would be on his left.
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