Evaluation of The Woman In Black
On the 26/6/05 we went to see a performance called the women in black
with all the pupils who chose drama as their gcse. We made our way to
the coach and got ready to leave. The coach drove into London and
everyone was very enthusiastic about seeing this play as it was
supposed to be scary and most people there hadn’t been to the theatre.
First we went to the theatre where we were given a preview of how
they used lighting and sound on the stage. I was incredibly interested
at how the lighting was such a big part in a performance! It affected
the whole mood of the audience meaning that the sound and lighting
director can control our mood before the actors even get on the stage.
This I think is vital for the actors, for example if the lights were
very bright and you were trying to pull of a scary scene it just
wouldn’t work or it would be very hard to pull off. But if the lights
were dim or even on black out then the mood would change, darkness is
a good tool to use, but used too often can ruin a play. Darkness
played a major part in the play; it was used two or three times, but
only one being used to scare the audience. This created tension as
sometimes, nothing scary would happen when the lights got dim. Sounds
were also used with the lighting to create or make you use your
imagination on the stage. Different sounds were played, but I found
that the best “trick” they used was the journey the main character
does on the...
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