A Christmas Carol Character Analysis

I decided that the character I was playing was flamboyant and they were big characters in the play which we discussed with the director. The director gave us an example like David Walliams in ‘Little Britain’ so both of us created our own interpretation to our characters but they were so alike and this worked because when we performed our energy would bounce of each other. I believe that we needed a lot of energy to play these comedic characters to bring them alive. Joe Winston agrees:

“Their physical force and energy is what brings alive the character’s state of mind and mindset.” (Joe Winston, 2013, P. 110)

Therefore having concentration and focus skills is important to gain that energy to place it in the performance but also to gain
Nick O'Brien and Annie Sutton states that ancient Greek chorus reflected on the story just like we did in ‘A Christmas Carol’:

“Just like a traditional Greek chorus, they reflect on the mood of the story and express what the main characters cannot say” (Nick O'Brien, Annie Sutton, 2012, P. 124)

Therefore this statement is true because we would as a chorus discuss the mood of the atmosphere and the story to the audiences and we would express what Scrooge is feeling without Scrooge talking when we were narrating the scenes. Chorus work was big part of the show and ancient Greek theatre had a big influence on the choral work in the
I thought the set fitted well with the victorian era and that it was like the arches represented Scrooge's each journey but also represented the journey of each character and which path they would choose. The journey theme is relevant in ‘A Christmas Carol as the whole play is talking around a journey of some sort like Scrooge is on a moral journey, the portly ladies is on a journey seeking money for the poor and the cratchits is on a journey of getting away from poverty, Journey is a crucial theme in the play and the set was relevant in my eyes with the arches representing each