Rehearsals
I was recently lucky enough
to see Tom Stoppard’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ at The Old Vic
in London. The play explores existential questions, and the characters
constantly discuss matters of identity through their clever use of witty
dialogue. An aspect I found particularly intriguing was that the two main
characters kept confusing their own names, in the process becoming almost
nameless and indistinguishable, which Hüseyin Baş claims represents "their lost individual lives".
I found this especially intriguing since identity is also the
theme of this module. I found the aspects of lack-of-identity to be
fascinating, as the narrator of my performance struggles with similar themes as her story is stolen from her, and she laments that she has lost her status as protagonist over time and is forgotten.
I have been focusing on rehearsing my performance this week, making slight alterations to my script where needed. Rehearsing with my group has been important as we have had to work together to determine the transitions between our performances, and how to make all of our technical requirements fit. My favourite song, "What the Water Gave Me" by Florence + The Machine has also been inspiring me recently, especially since the dynamics of the song bring to mind images of water, with cymbals mimicking waves and haunting vocals.
- Stoppard, Tom. "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", (London: Faber & Faber, 2013)
- Baş, Hüseyin. "An Analysis upon Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", https://www.academia.edu/9292019/An_Analysis_upon_Tom_Stoppards_Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_are_Dead_
- Florence + The Machine, "What the Water Gave Me", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am6rArVPip8
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