Roald Dahl
We themed our Summer 2011 workshops on Roald Dahl and by doing this, it meant that it was possible to learn about script writing, characterisation, costume and set design. We focussed on 5 key books by Roald Dahl, which were:
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, where we looked at set design in relation to the many rooms within Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and focussed on characterisation of the children such as Mike TV & Augustus Gloop. This helped to show the importance of learning as much as you can about a character and their background, in order to effectively become that character when acting on stage.
The BFG, where we looked at costume design. With Union Theatre's costume maker leading the workshop, the children looked at creating an evil giant, naming it and drawing out the style of costume it would wear. After this, the children then had to find suitable clothing to design the final costume for their new giant.
The Witches, where we looked at characterisation again, but this time it was focussed on acting a character within a character, as the witches are disguised as humans.
The Twits, where we looked at script writing. By using both The Twits script and an excerpt from the book, it was possible to draw similarities and differences from the text and the adapted stage play. This helped to emphasise to the children how books are adapted for the stage and why certain elements are added in and other elements are removed.
Revolting Rhymes formed the basis for our workshop performance, where a selection of Roald Dahl's rhymes were cast and narrated by the children in front of their friends and family.
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, where we looked at set design in relation to the many rooms within Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory and focussed on characterisation of the children such as Mike TV & Augustus Gloop. This helped to show the importance of learning as much as you can about a character and their background, in order to effectively become that character when acting on stage.
The BFG, where we looked at costume design. With Union Theatre's costume maker leading the workshop, the children looked at creating an evil giant, naming it and drawing out the style of costume it would wear. After this, the children then had to find suitable clothing to design the final costume for their new giant.
The Witches, where we looked at characterisation again, but this time it was focussed on acting a character within a character, as the witches are disguised as humans.
The Twits, where we looked at script writing. By using both The Twits script and an excerpt from the book, it was possible to draw similarities and differences from the text and the adapted stage play. This helped to emphasise to the children how books are adapted for the stage and why certain elements are added in and other elements are removed.
Revolting Rhymes formed the basis for our workshop performance, where a selection of Roald Dahl's rhymes were cast and narrated by the children in front of their friends and family.
