Evaluation of another group’s performance

In drama we have been studying TIE, or theatre in Education. We practised scraps for which we chose certain subjects, like drugs or bullying, and performed it in front of a target year eight interview. I am evaluating a piece shown on Tuesday 7th December in the turn studio in front of two classes and whiz year eight target audience class. The piece was ab show up bullying and social acceptance, with informational themes and values.The important character was called Heather, and along with being bullied, she desperately wanted to be sidetrack of the popular gang. The ring leader of the popular bullies was called sur demo-to-air missile. Through unwrap close to of the play, she do fun of Heather and upset her a lot, and the gang copied her, but somewhere along the banknote, surface-to-air missiles friends got a sudden spark of guilt, and turned on Sam to become friends with Heather, who, so drawn with her craving for popularity had attempted to steel an dear(predicate) floo r, and started trying to become Sam. But all ended well, as Sam apologised to Heather after being dumped by her best friend Katy, and e rattlingone became friends.They conveyed their characters very well to the audience their voices were loud and clear, their costume, movement and gestures reflected their characterisation, and the things they said and did fitted their character, like when the bimbo, Sam, was upset, she ran away(p) crying, but not just normally, she had an extra high pitched voice, and held her bag high and ran very femininely. Their facial expressions suited the concept in which they were employ, and so were very effective and persuasive to the audience.They sustained their characters well throughout most of the piece, but at the beginning it seemed some of them were shy and timid, though they did good luck through into confidence early on. Their characterisation was very successful, especially in the comedy elements, like for example when Hannah played the polic eman using the irons and the language that it stereo typical to policemen, sustaining the role with humour. Their characters were believable, firstly because they were very well-known(prenominal) characters, and secondly because they played them very well. On a scale of one to ten, I would say their characterisation was believable at about seven.They used a lot of effective body language, like hand and face gestures and posture that reflected their character well. Their voice also was effective to the piece. Heather, for example, used a squeaky voice to portray a geek. Their costume was used well, with the nonesuch and giant, and was effective because you knew immediately what they were. The characters also used props, like the clipboard the saint was retentiveness and reading, which gave a sense of organisation. The bag was also useful in the stealth scene, because you knew at once what she was stealing, and when you dont have to work out things like that, you sack concentra te on the piece itself.The group used a some explorative elements and drama mediums. They used for example, freeze frames these were valuable and effective because you could assure what they were when the happened, and could see things like thought tracing and conscience alley after part the scenes. The conscience alley itself could have been more effective, as it didnt build up more than tension and was sort of cheesy. It was too short, and the only reason you knew what it was, is because of the devil and angel costumes.The staging and space was set out very well, although was sometimes too far upstage. Mostly however the whole space was used. there was some blocking (even when the blocked person was talking), mostly between the angel and devil. Staging furniture was also used to create a groundwork for a shop and chairs in a classroom. This was used and worked well because you could externalize the rest of the setting coming into place with just a few features. They didnt u se a set, although this could have been effective if used and set out properly.The performance itself was successful. It used some information like child line phone numbers and advice. They also used humour, which is useful as it gets the upkeep of younger and older viewers. Without humour, the piece would have been boring and most of the audience wouldnt have liked it. I think they did achieve what they set out to do, as they entertained while informing, and formed a good piece of TIE drama, although it would have been better with more information.The atmosphere created was alright. There wasnt much tension, or a climax of any kind, but uses of silence and medication worked well. Voice projection and accent was also used effectively. The boilers suit enduringness of the piece in my opinion was the characterisation the development of voice and costume. The overall weakness was probably the blocking it did ruin some scenes and therefore equal the entire performance. I think the audience definitely enjoyed the piece, whether or not they saw the meaning of it is another question. But any negative result is mostly due to the lack of understanding the project and goal TIE.In conclusion, I think this piece was very good, and I give it 7/10 for effort, 7/10 for characterisation, 7/10 for staging and 4/10 for use of drama mediums. Basically, I give it 28/40, which is a c grade.