Idea I – Blithe Spirit v. Billy Elliot.
- Perform the piece dressed in the likeness of Madame Arcati.
- Parallel this with Billy Elliot – how it felt to take a stand against the social norms of ambition held in Rotherham’s working classes.
- Use projection to show scenes from Billy Elliot – “Go Billy”
- Perform some snippets from Blithe Spirit – Madame Arcati’s eloquence and physicality.
Idea II – Manual Labour.
- Perform some manual work on stage throughout the duration of the performance.
– Build/take apart a small engine
– Mine/dig/transport Coal across the space
– Boxing/Rugby – sports related.
– Plumbing & Heating. - Whilst performing, talk about growing up working class with ambitions in theatre – a short biography of life.
- Project the femininity of Madame Arcati through snippets of me performing in Blithe Spirit for A-level.
- Growing up on the back end of the miner’s strikes and the rule of Thatcher.
Idea III – A history of Billy’s.
- Talk about working class Billy’s – Billy Liar, Billy Elliot, Myself and Billy Casper in Kes.
- Create an energetic and physically driven performance about the struggle of the working classes
- Show how people can find happiness through other mediums. – Dance, deception, Drama and bird-keeping.
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