Development Scene 1

After simple blocking of where each of us would be standing and moving to, we then began a quick run through on scene 1, ensuring we had all remembered our spacing and movements. Scene 1 starts with the characters in scene 1 behind the 2 narrators (Me and Holly Hopkins) who stand downstage opposite to each other on each side of the room. Each set of characters behind us would perform miming movements to subtly illustrate what their role was. For example, the Cinderella character kneels on the ground scrubbing the floor, whilst the Stepmother and Florinda and Lucinda(Ugly sisters) act out 'getting ready for the ball' gestures and facial expressions (powdering faces, giggling, vanity). Then, with the aid of the voices on the backing track, we went through our lines as the first scene began.