Watching and discussing 'Small Island' Act 1 Scene 1 with director Rufus Norris
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I can use Rufus Norris’s ideas to help me watch Act 1 Scene 1.
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Norris explains the importance of the Pathé news clips in positioning the audience in a specific time and place.
Direct address establishes Hortense as a confident character and fades as her heart is broken.
Norris describes the audience’s “agreement” that allows imagination and make-believe in theatre staging.
Act 1 Scene 1 begins with a hurricane and introduces the character Hortense.
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