My first impressions of the play 'blackout' was that it is a very powerful play and includes very difficult themes such as death and depression. I think it clearly portrays different emotions to the audience, because of the style in which it is written and the language used. The play is a stream of consciousness of the character, but it goes back and forward between past, present and future; this makes it interesting and engaging for the audience. Most of the play is directed straight at the audience, instead of at other characters and says thing like, " imagine you did that to somebody", making the audience constantly have to think about the character's situation. the play is very personal to the character and he opens up about his thoughts and feelings, which makes you feel like a privileged listener.
I really liked reading through the play as a class. The way it is written makes it very exciting because as you read through it, you can see so much potential for what you can do. We went round the class reading a line each and even though the lines would sometimes only be one word, it really flowed well. There are no stage directions in the play, so it gives idea to create lots of physical theater to go with the text, because the text is just the skeleton of the play.
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