Topic 3

The piece lasts for approximately 7' 16".

The three texts chosen are from plays, i.e. Cartwright - Two, Duncan Macmillan - Lungs, and Zia Ahmed - I Wanna Be Yours. The texts are not identified in the transitions although the characters are all mentioned by name and with some comparative comment in the one linking statement made between extracts 2 and 3, commenting on all three. The chosen theme is identified as 'relationship problems' (the Individual Candidate Marksheet states 'Conflict within relationships'). The recording is a little distant with some odd lighting changes but is reasonably viewable on a good-sized screen. There is some camera motor noise and occasional other audible mechanical interference in the recording. The candidate is purposeful and busy on stage throughout the three extracts, using the props relevantly to occupy the characters. The way the candidate uses floor for the first extract and the end lines allow her to move up to the stage for the next extract while still in role ('All right, all right, I'm coming') and while removing the Landlady's apron is inventive in managing the transition and gives fluency to the presentation. The addition of the leather jacket as an added costume item in the last extract while making the linking statement also shows fluency in managing the transition. It is both an easy costume change and a good signifier of a change of role. There is a short concluding comment, which as the syllabus states, is not needed (page 33).