Audrey and John from The Hollow :: Drama

Discuss in detail, how you would play either Audrey or John in theselected scene. You will need to refer to voice, movement, gesture andfacial expression, as wholesome as to how your chosen character responds toothers on stage.Scene sixteen, The Hollow. This scene is set in a natural grassyscooped out hollow in the midst of the trees. The five children haveplunged for safety because Raymond thought he heard something. Hethinks it may have been the mysterious him but is not sure. Thisplay is set in the 1940s, and this was when the country was at war,so they would have been scared that the Ities would capture them. Thescene includes six characters John, Angela, Willie, Audrey, Raymondand Peter. Angela is draw as being pretty, with ringlet curls inblue ribbons. Audrey is utter to be short, with straight hair andcheap owl-like metal framed glasses These descriptions suggest thatAngela has more authority, or a higher status throughout the play.Angela is described to be everything that Audrey isnt, but she reallywants to be just like Angela.In this scene, the five are very scared, and are huddling up to eachother. If I were Audrey, I would be trying not to make I was scared,because she is more of a boy than Angela and does not care for dolls,or prams. I would be trying to show that I was brave. Audrey is tryingto take interest in what the guards will do to the mysterious him ifthey catch him. If I was playing her, I would be very intimately to theboys, as if to be more on their side and more brave and boyish thanAngela.Audrey is described as saying never mind the pram, belligerently.This means that she is wash upting fed up with Angela because they havemore important things to worry about. If I were Audrey, I would wavemy hand at Angela as if to tell her to shut up, and get out the way.Audrey I trying to get in with the boys and the least she needs isAngela worrying about her stupid baby. When Audrey told Angela toliterally shut up, this showed that she had t he higher status. Sheresents the fact that Angela is everlastingly attracting attention from theboys, and this time, she has stuck up to her and the boys are on herside. She likes this.When John is told to go and have a look over the top, it is obviousthat he doesnt want to, but he has taken on the sort of leader in the