Month: October 2018

I feel as thought Peter and the Starcatcher was a Brecht influences piece and took many elements from his teachings and applied them very well within their own production. Their use of narration was very prominent in many of their scenes and throughout their performance – and a lot of other Brechtian elements were used (naming a scene before it starts, songs in the middle of the performance, etc). However one Brecht element was used a lot more frequently and was a lot more emphasised than others, which was breaking the fourth wall and speaking from third person directly to the audience. This was used with almost every character in different moments throughout the piece.

One moment in the play where Molly was sneaking around the Neverland ship, it created an amazing atmosphere. Using the lights to highlight specific parts of the stage, and instead of having a moving set to show Molly moving around the ship, they had the other characters move around the set to show her moving around. The shuffling of the feet and with their heads down created an ambience where the sneaking around of Molly became even more intense – with serious consequences if she was caught.