Evaluation of "Going, Going, Going"

Evaluation of Experimental Performance Piece

In retrospect, I believe that as an ensemble we were successful in creating a piece of experimental theatre that explored  England and what it is like to be English/British in all aspect of society. In the final rehearsal sessions, we were able to incorporate the ideas of the "ritual chant", our group performance pieces and our individual pieces merging them into a whole devised piece of drama that experimented with lighting, physicality and voice.

As an actor, I was able to fully commit to the absurdest way of acting, incorporating primeval screaming, rigid physicality etc. in order to portray a convincing and moving piece of drama that would be interpreted and received by an outside audience, challenging them both physically and mentally. 

The first half of performance day was dedicated to tightening the overall structure of our piece since our Director was not present. This was challenging at first since our cover teachers were unfamiliar with the work that we were devising and therefore found in difficult to follow on from the directions of our director. This setback required us as actors to fully commit to the work that we had created in order to present a satisfying piece of experimental drama to an audience, challenging the level of our maturity. This in itself set me on a learning process since I had to be independent in my thinking and not rely on others to get the work done. Therefore, I felt I contributed to an even greater extent in getting the work done and the performance up to scratch.

Overall, I was pleased with the level of dedication and engagement that the ensemble presented in the final performance. This high level of care and maturity, displayed that we as individuals had learnt a great deal from the work we had discovered from the various theatre practitioners we had studied in the earlier workshop lessons. Although there were definite areas with which we could improve, in terms of devising etc. I believe that we were able to demonstrate a successful depiction of experimental theatre.

As a "theatre product", the experimental performance piece would be successful in depicting how the subconscious can be used to create unusual and moving pieces of theatre for an audience. It could also be used to show audiences how the theatre can be used to depict cruel and violent aspects of society with which we are faced with, but not entirely in tune with.

The Elderly Group