Assessing the other groups

Group 1 - Lara, Chloe, Toby, Emily, Fifi, Edgar

D8 = I decided to give this group a distinction 8 because their whole performance throughout was very strong and made the audience think. They were all fully engaged and committed to the performance which I could see because no one broke character and everyone knew exactly what they were doing. The performance was well rehearsed and lots of energy was used throughout the piece. I also saw technical skills used in the performance making the movement and speech more interesting to watch. I really enjoyed watching their performance and I also saw them rehearse so I watched them all give an input to the performance so they were all involved when in the process of making the scene.

Improvement
To improve their performance some of the lines from the scene were cut out which I think could have been kept in because every line said in the scene is important, so I would like to have seen them use every line.Also through most of the performance I could see what their objectives were, however at some points there was no objective so they could have maybe gone through what their objectives were so everyone knew their purpose for each line. Finally they could have changed the way they spoke their lines more, they did change their voices a bit for example shouting and whispering but even more varieties would have made the performance even better.

Sir's Grade = D7

Group 2 - Olivia, Clay, Sam, Thaliqua, Courtney, Dru

M6 = I gave this group a merit 6 because it was a good performance that everyone was involved it. There were some technical skills used in the performance, however not throughout. Some parts of the performance were really good, but other parts were not so their performance was not consistent, therefore I could not give them a distinction. It was well rehearsed and interesting to watch.

Improvement
At one point one of them broke character because they messed up a line so next time they should try not to show it and the rest of the group members should try not to notice it and should move on. Also their transitions and lines could be smoother because sometimes there was nothing happening on stage and the audience had to wait until something was said therefore interest in the performance was lost because the energy dropped. Finally they should all have objectives, this will help them not come out of character and will mean they keep the energy up.

Sir's Grade = M5

Group 3 - Fenton, Lauren, Dnai

M5 = This group had lots of good skills but like group 2 some bits were better than others so they couldn't get a distinction because the performance was not consistent. They had lots of good ideas and they worked well together as a group and were able to make changes quickly when they lost some people from their group.

Improvement
To improve their technical skills should have been more consistent and they could have used more physical theatre so they wouldn't have to keep on going back and forth. Their timing could have been a bit better when saying lines together so that they were synchronized and they needed to know their objective because at some points they had no expression on their face so they looked neutral. Finally they could have been more aware of their audience and used the three sides more because sometimes they had their backs to one side for quite a long time.

Sir's Grade = M5