Today in rehearsal we had to come in ready with our scenes finished and ready to put into order for the following week’s rehearsal and performance. We spent most of the rehearsal working on the opening sequence because we had to work out timings and placements during the song so we can all end up at the same place to begin the scenes of our show.
Our director chose the song ‘Standing in the Way of Control’ as the starting song of the show because it strongly represented the show with the point that everyone stands in the way of their own control. This means that they are capable of doing anything if they are willing to do it. This is shown when we ask the audience to write a commitment after watching the piece that they are going to consider in their daily routines.
We also recieved a line each that explained a recent political event that has greatly impacted the UK’s economy which has resulting into being one of the most effective national votes that's gone done in our history. We explained that since we didn’t get the chance to vote our opinions then didn’t matter, however, we always had the choice of using theatre to express them. But we also had a warning that we were not doing theatre to entertain the crowd. By telling them this, it was shown we were using a Brechtian technique to give the audience the information they needed to receive instead of letting them see a play.
Costume was also decided during the day. We needed to wear smart clothing for us to look like politicians because the play is called the debating chamber, inspired by the houses of parliament’s debating courts. We specifically needed a blazer for the start of the opening sequence because that was to show we were changing into our politician roles.
The lyrics of Standing in the Way of Control
Your back's against the wall
There's no-one home to call
You're forgetting who you are
You can't stop crying
It's part not giving in
And part trusting your friends
You do it all again
And I'm not lying
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Standing in the way of control
You live your life
Survive the only way that you know
I'm doing this for you
Because it's easier to lose
And it's hard to face the truth
When you think you're dying
It's part not giving in
And part trusting your friends
You do it all again
But you don't stop trying
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Because Standing in the way of control
You live your life
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Standing in the way of control
We live our lives
Because we're standing in the way of control
We will live our lives
Because we're standing in the way of control
We live our lives
Because we're standing in the way of control
We will live our lives
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Your back's against the wall
There's no-one home to call
You're forgetting who you are
You can't stop crying
It's part not giving in
And part trusting your friends
You do it all again
You don't stop trying
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Standing in the way of control
Survive the only way that you know
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