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It would make her character seem more mysterious and haunting for the audience. It also helped us
to understand it is very important for the narrator to project their voice well, or the audience would
not hear them, and this could stop them from understanding the story properly. Stella always remains
on the edge of the story, a part of the normal world that Kipps has temporarily left behind. He's
naturally sceptical when first presented with the possibility of a haunting but eventually he accepts
the evidence. We made our way to the coach and got ready to leave. This helped me to understand
how Stella and her son were completely innocent victims, and how petrifyed they felt when they
were dying and had nobody around to help them. For example, in the play when Arthur was calling
for spider, the dog. The outline of the house was projected onto the gauze, and the fact that Arthur
Kipps did not go straight into the house, increased suspense. I stepped up on the stageblock, and sat
on one of the chairs which represented the pony and trap. This would create tension in the audience,
for it would relate to the woman in blacks presence. He finds out she had a kid and it got taken by
her sister who would not let the kid leave and go back to its mother. When we first look at the novel
we know kipps writes his own ghost story, but I cant understand why the writer has done this.
Sophie Moore still did the banging, and Stephanie Orford was not in this scene. The dim light also
makes the audience feel relaxed and calm, but at the same time a little unsafe, because it makes the
scene look creepy. The faces of the characters were only just visible, in a sort of half-light which was
projected upon the stage. This was an excellent idea which was brilliantly executed throughout the
play, without being used to the excess so it would still be poignant in our minds. What happened to
this old man was a story of a ghost. All allowed the audience to be there, and helped them to form a
mental picture of the surroundings. We thought it was important for the lighting to go with the
rhythm of the banging, otherwise it would look a bit muddled up and confusing. Arthur’s life could
not have been much better at the time and it seemed like nothing could disturb. The actors did this
by quick costume changes, with items of clothing which were associated with them. The reactions
create an element of mystery to the novel and the reader is encouraged to read on. The dim, grey
light would of created a really ghostly, nightmarish sort of scene, and would show how dispaired and
upset Mr Kipps felt when he realised he had lost the ones he loved. If adapted slightly could work
for other exam boards too. Development - A missing scene between the Bride, Leonardo and the
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popular classic text. It also starts to build up on the spooky atmosphere and relates to other things in
the novel. He quickly realises that she is about to get revenge.
This situation relates to me fainting, for it shows how petrified and worried my friends would have
been for me. Physical theatre is when you tell the story through physical terms. This explorative
strategy helped us to understand how to make our performance better, and how it limited the amount
the amount of props you need to use if you use yourself. The tight unison made it clear that it had
taken a lot of rehearsal. When the door opened, I think we should have had a long, loud scream to
represent the haunting of the woman in black and the death of Stella and her child on the pony and
trap, for this would make the audience really scared and shocked. If I were the director of this
production I wouldn’t give so much information away at the beginning, especially regarding the
letters on the gravestone as it made the plot extremely easy to figure out and left a sense of
impatience when more and more clues were needlessly thrown at us. When we performed it on stage
to everyone, we sat round in a circle, but made sure our backs were not facing the audience. Arthur
admits that he was bold, young and arrogant and now he is retreating after being defeated. Its
atmosphere was well placed, with the right mix of suspense, mystery and terror created by the horror
filled screams, eerie music and frightening narration. Physical theatre is when you tell the story
through physical terms, and role play is when you take on somebody else’s thoughts, feelings and
emotions. The colour black represents doom and emptiness, which relates to how the woman in
blacks life was a tradejy, and how her sons life was doomed. Narration was used throught out the
whole play, and the story was narrated by another actor who also played Keckwick too. Thirdly,
there was a back section which constituted the staircase in which Kipps climbed during the
hauntings. This also relates to the creepiness of Eel Marsh House, and the amount of hauntings it
recieves from the woman in black. Arthur Kipps also appears to feel sympathetic towards her
believing her to be another mourner at the funeral. He's naturally sceptical when first presented with
the possibility of a haunting but eventually he accepts the evidence. She walked away from the door,
and I started the banging again, and the second time she turned the door handle I screamed, to
represent the death on the pony and trap of Stella and her child that Arthur kept on experiencing. We
did this to create tension again in the audience and to display how the woman in black effects him in
his nightmares. Sophie Moore still did the banging, and Stephanie Orford was not in this scene. New
information was given and hinted at multiple moments, making the play’s plot deepen and accelerate
as it got even more complicated, exciting and terrifying. Not only did this define the characters
clearly, I thought this was excellent and a credit to their acting abilities. Mr Kipps looks quite
nervous talking about the woman in black, and walks away quickly, which relates to how the woman
in black affected his family and left him alone. It is cleverly chosen words that provide images for the
reader, creating fear, suspense and mystery. Arthur’s mind often fluctuates from being upheld and
cheerful to being terrified and in despair. I particularly felt extremely scared and paranoid, for I was
sitting in a position in the circle where I was in front of it. The dim, grey light would of created a
really ghostly, nightmarish sort of scene, and would show how dispaired and upset Mr Kipps felt
when he realised he had lost the ones he loved. A PDF of each booklet is also provided, to prevent
formatting issues. ?6.00 Bundle The Woman in Black Huge Bundle. The audience was clearly
engaged by the performance, and anticipating the next twist in the plot. There was no blood, no gore,
just a brooding sense of evil and mystery. We used thought tracking, because we thought it was
effective in relating to the connection between Mr Kipps and the woman in black, and how the
woman in black effected Mr Kipps sons life. We did this, so when we bung our feet on the edge of
the block, the audience would not know where it was coming from, for they could not see our feet.
We thought it was important for the lighting to go with the rhythm of the banging, otherwise it
would look a bit muddled up and confusing. The tight unison made it clear that it had taken a lot of
rehearsal. The sound of the pony and trap made it seem as though the horse was galloping past you,
which made you feel like part of the story. This was extremely effective and the changes were not
seen at all by the audience as it was concealed by focusing the attention on another section of the
stage. Role play is basically when a certain character takes on the role of another character by taking
their thoughts, feelings and emotions. Please could you also let me know which lessons you believe
are incomplete so that I can check and amend. The style of performance fit the plot exceedingly well,
even making it more interesting and aiding the twist in the conclusion of the play. This helped me to
understand how Stella and her son were completely innocent victims, and how petrifyed they felt
when they were dying and had nobody around to help them. We then all stood in a line in front of
Stephanie Orford and all bent down closer towards him. This also relates to the creepiness of Eel
Marsh House, and the amount of hauntings it recieves from the woman in black. Narration also
helped the audience understand why the woman in black and Mrs Drablow were closely linked to
each other, and why Mrs Drablow is one of the reasons that the woman in black never got a proper
connection with her son. Role play is basically when a certain character takes on the role of another
character by taking their thoughts, feelings and emotions. Mr Kipps looks quite nervous talking about
the woman in black, and walks away quickly, which relates to how the woman in black affected his
family and left him alone. This was shown mostly when Mr Kipps (the actor) was pretending to be at
Eel Marsh house, and the door to the nursery room was locked. An orange light is a lot more creepier
than a Red light, for it is better for showing emotions, whereas a Red light would of shown danger. It
also helped Emily to switch to the role of the woman in black really quickly again. She does this by
using atmosphere to enhance the effect of the daunting ghost story; she uses the plot to keep the
reader interested and prediction. This made it very believable, especially when Keckwick pulled on
the reigns and they both jolted backwards. Then in 1989, the stage play moved to the Fortune theatre
in London’s west end. The role play was used mainly for Mr Kipps in every scene, for we wanted to
display his nightmares mostly through the woman in black to show how she was haunting him
emotionally and physically, and how his feelings were causing him to protect himself. This resource
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Grades needs to be updated to 9-1 but otherwise a great resource to utilise. We used still image when
we were all bent over Stephanie Orphord, because we wanted to show the most important emotions
of the woman in black and Mr Kipps, so the audience could understand the story and emotions of Mr
Kipps. Emily stood up behind me, representing the woman in black, grabbed my shoulders and
started shaking me about, and when she screamed, I dropped the scarf to show the death. In 1987, it
became a stage play, and was first performed in Scarborough at the Theatre-by-the-sea. The actor
(Mr Kipps) also made it obvious it was meant to be a bed by throwing a blanket over himself. The
mood is solemn, cold, sad and mournful in contrast to the previous chapter which emphasises
warmth, comfort, and a feeling of general well being. Stephanie Orford is representing Mr Kipps
who hears the banging, and tries to open the door. At the end, we went to the scene when I jumped
out from behind the curtain, to represent the child and Stella dying on the pony and trap. The
experience of evil is by its nature mysterious.
For example: a large coat was slipped on and off the clothes rack when characters were switched.
Then the audience hears the recording of the screaming again, but this time, it represents Stella and
her child. The tone of this voice sounded quite sharp, angry and lonely at the same time. He returns
to a door which previously, he could not open yet he is curious of what is behind it. The main
haunting noise he hears is of a horse and cart that crashed, followed on by the severe screaming of a
young child and a woman. This experience of the woman in black is more frightening than the last
for both the reader and Kipps. Hide replies Empty reply does not make any sense for the end user
Submit reply Cancel oggs26 6 years ago report 4 lesson 14 is missing. Evil is suggested by Hill using
a combination of images, symbols, situation, atmosphere and principally a focus on the effects on a
character who experiences it. We used thought tracking, because we thought it was effective in
relating to the connection between Mr Kipps and the woman in black, and how the woman in black
effected Mr Kipps sons life. It also helped me see that when your scared, you do not know what to
do. Things that suggested this were the buckets on the floor, which were there because there was a
leak in the theatre, and a clothes rail with various costumes on it. This completely calms the audience
down, and makes them think that Mr Kipps troubles with the woman in black are all over. This was
effective in the play, because it helped the audience understand how alone Mr Kipps felt at Eel
Marsh house, and how much of a comfort Keckwick was to him. It helped us to understand the
woman in blacks life story and why it was so bad for her. This happens in the night and wakes Mr
Kipps up, who goes looking round the house for this strange noise. This melodic tune was twisted,
warped and perverted into something extremely sinister. We were absolutely petrified, and could not
think about anything else, but to get as far away as possible. It is important in The Woman In Black,
because it is a constant reminder of the use of metatheatre. When the man checks the documents he
is locked in and haunted by the spectral “woman in black” and slowly uncovers the horrific secrets
that lie within the house. These three extracts make the atmosphere seem frightening and unbearable
which traditionally a ghost story should have incorporated into them. When I took on the role of the
woman in black, it helped me to see why children died when their parents saw her twice. There was
very good energy and interaction between Jerome and Mr Kipps which made Jerome’s terror of the
Woman believable. Everytime Keckwick arrives at Eel Marsh house on his pony and trap, Mr Kipps
is terrified for he thinks it is the haunted noise he keeps on hearing. I kept on hearing scratching
noises, and could not stop looking behind me. Role play and still image helped me to understand my
role and the play, for I understood how a still image can really hold tension in the audience, and how
it shows different thoughts and emotions. Initially, Kipps thinks it is a real accident and is horrified
that he was unable to help. The character of Keckwick in the production wore a long coat, as if to
conceal himself from the audience. Its atmosphere was well placed, with the right mix of suspense,
mystery and terror created by the horror filled screams, eerie music and frightening narration. Most
people were scared by the play and when the woman in black would appear with her ghostly pale
face and black cloak my ears would nearly pop with the amount of noise some girls would shout
from the seats behind me. So the baby boy was adopted by Mrs Drablow and her husband, who both
insisted that the boy should never know that Jennet was his real mother.
As Sarah sat up, we all ducked down, and turned slowly forward, and then back again. That
unexpected final twist will keep this story in your subconscious for a long time. This resource hasn't
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made the back two levels look somewhat musty and distorted, something which helped greatly to
establish an atmosphere of dilapidation, mystery and creepiness which one would expect of Eel
Marsh House. The narrative appears to play on our ironic sense that Kipps is an innocent who is in
more danger than he realises. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good
to leave some feedback. Lighting was used most effectively to ascertain the atmosphere throughout.
This I think is vital for the actors, for example if the lights were very bright and you were trying to
pull of a scary scene it just wouldn’t work or it would be very hard to pull off. The windows of the
other train can be seen go past, to do this they had to cut them out and fix them in front of a light, to
add the movement they made these spin on a wheel, this is called a gobo. My part in my
performance also helped me understand that Jennet Humphry did not have a very fair life, and had
to pretend to be someone else. This completely calms the audience down, and makes them think that
Mr Kipps troubles with the woman in black are all over. Stephanie Charles heard this banging, and
went towards the door to try and open it, using the torch on her mobile phone. The majority of
acting took place here, and was available to the audience in full view. The lighting is dark in many
parts, lit only by candlelight which adds to the ghostly mood. Mr Kipps then reached towards the
door handle slowly, and as he kept trying to open the door, this made the audience not want to look,
for they were expecting some sort of a monster or ghost to appear. Lots of tension could have been
built up by just getting fleeting glances of her, which not everybody would see. Mr Kipps hires a
small, forgotten theatre in which to tell his story, as well as a young actor to help him in how to tell
it. Physical theatre helped me to understand my role and the play, for I saw how being things like a
door could create tension by showing something is behind it. In Eel Marsh House there is one locked
door in the whole of the house, in the middle of the night you can hear a sound coming from this
locked door which is locked from the inside. This created tension because the audience, along with
Mr Kipps, do not understand the sudden unwelcome behaviour. Because there were three narrators,
we took turns and split what we were saying equally. At times the expression is too informal and
becomes conversational rather than analytical. Empty reply does not make any sense for the end user
Submit reply Cancel eddiehardisty 7 years ago report 5 Empty reply does not make any sense for the
end user Submit reply Cancel Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and
conditions. For example: stairs at the top of the set were revealed when the upstairs of the house
were being occupied. This kept on happening every few minutes, which kept causing everybody to
point, scream and gasp. It would have been much better if you had the work written in white to
make it stand out. The Special FX also have the intention of helping the play come alive, for they are
a powerful influence on the atmosphere of the play. This also relates to the creepiness of Eel Marsh
House, and the amount of hauntings it recieves from the woman in black. We did this, so when we
bung our feet on the edge of the block, the audience would not know where it was coming from, for
they could not see our feet. It also shows that the graveyard is the only place she feels she can have a
connection with her son properly without being pulled away.
These three extracts make the atmosphere seem frightening and unbearable which traditionally a
ghost story should have incorporated into them. The dim light also makes the audience feel relaxed
and calm, but at the same time a little unsafe, because it makes the scene look creepy. It also helped
me understand that you do not know what it feels like to lose a child until you have been through it
yourself, and that you should never take anyone elses child as your own, for revenge will happen
later on. They would also feel frightened, because Fortune theatre is said to be haunted with
sightings of the woman in black. Then, about 10 minutes into the lesson, the door handle on the
cupboard beside the entrance door had been placed down a little bit. We did this at the beginning to
show the connection between them from the woman in black, and to show the tension between them
and the audience. When Mr Kipps enters the graveyard, there are lots of tall objects covered in white
blankets to represent the gravestones. So we thought this was an important scene to perform. First of
all, I was particularly impressed with the graveyard scene which had truly engulfed the audience into
a state of horror. Me, Sophie and Mica were doing the narrating, Kay Leigh was the woman who
stopped people and Stephanie Orford and Stephanie Charles drove the car. But I think we should of
held the freeze frame for longer, for our still image was not really clear to the audience. The lighting
we used was a bright, white spot light so the audience could see their connection properly. Empty
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know if it violates our terms and conditions. It represents nothing, and completely calms the audience
down, for they think nothing will happen, and will make their tension go higher when something
happens in the next scene which they won’t be expecting. Hill uses narrative strategies to create a
sense of a strange and threatening reality that cannot be spoken of and that lies just beyond the
threshold of normality. I have told it. Enough.’ The fact the ending is dealt with so briefly may have
been to prevent pain for Arthur. What happened to this old man was a story of a ghost. He is
content, happy and peaceful, perhaps this is an attempt to give the reader hope that whatever
happens throughout the novel, in the end he does find peace. The mood is solemn, cold, sad and
mournful in contrast to the previous chapter which emphasises warmth, comfort, and a feeling of
general well being. This happens in the night and wakes Mr Kipps up, who goes looking round the
house for this strange noise. Stephanie Orford at this point was walking slowing, carefully and
cautiously with a curious and shocked look on her face, and she did this to create a suspense in the
audience and to keep them watching, for they would wonder what was there too. It also helped me
to understand that it must have been a really horrible experience for the woman in black when she
was isolated from her one and only child, and how she felt like nobody else should have the chance
to settle down with a happy family, because she never got the chance to. Narration also helped the
audience understand why the woman in black and Mrs Drablow were closely linked to each other,
and why Mrs Drablow is one of the reasons that the woman in black never got a proper connection
with her son. We made this obvious by hanging scarves on their arms. This looked effective for it
made interesting use of a normal household object. The horse and trap was created by the actors
sitting on two crates and simulating the motion of the trap passing over the rough drive. This relates
to the death on the pony and trap, for Mr Kipps experiences the haunting of the young womans and
youngs boys death on the pony and trap. We are left to wonder what happened to her and how come
he ends up happily married to Esme. Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 73% A
bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in
one place. The fact that he keeps returning to the door but nothing happens creates an anti-climax
because the audience know there must be something behind it, but they do not know what. Evil is
suggested by Hill using a combination of images, symbols, situation, atmosphere and principally a
focus on the effects on a character who experiences it.
This makes us wonder if something bad is going to happen, however when you read on Kipps hears
the sound of the pony and trap. Because there were three narrators, we took turns and split what we
were saying equally. Explore Mary Shellys presentation of the creature in Frankenstein why do yo.
The woman in black has a serious underlying purpose. For example: stairs at the top of the set were
revealed when the upstairs of the house were being occupied. Still image is when all the characters
stop still, and can create tension in the audience. For example, in the play when Arthur was calling
for spider, the dog. In Crythin Gifford, nobody is happy to talk about the history of Mrs Drablow or
the woman in black, for when they tried to find out, it caused them great pain and fear. There is light
Blue lighting which represents the fog to show Mr Kipps is in the marshes. What happened to this
old man was a story of a ghost. Hill makes it so that the reader wants to read on to discover what’s
behind the door and all the secrets of it. The story unfolds and builds the mystery and horror up to a
crescendo that almost leaves one gasping. He had assumed that Mr Kipps had hired another actor to
play her, but after thanking him for it, there is a strong, emotional connection between the two as the
horror of what is going to happen dawns on them. There was not actually anything there, but he
made it really realistic and everyone in the audience looked around because they thought a dog was
there. It also marked Eel Marsh house as a really important place to the woman in black, and why
she returns to this place so often. This is why Jennet Humfrye was forced to give up her son, which
eventually led to her becoming the Woman in Black. Comment on the methods used by Hill to show
how she affects the other characters in the book. Lots of tension could have been built up by just
getting fleeting glances of her, which not everybody would see. All images are licensed for
commercial use, and are cited on a separate document (included). Because the light was not
completely dark, it was really good for showing Mr Kipps thoughts and emotions as he read the
letters, and finally found out the background to the woman in black. Everytime Keckwick arrives at
Eel Marsh house on his pony and trap, Mr Kipps is terrified for he thinks it is the haunted noise he
keeps on hearing. We chose the worst story, and got together with another pair, Sophie Moore and
Stephanie Orford to act the story out. Hill sets the area in a happy, bustling town, this makes it seem
more catastrophic because you know something bad is going to happen, but you do not want it to
happen to the colourful town. He finds out she had a kid and it got taken by her sister who would
not let the kid leave and go back to its mother. We did this at the beginning to show the connection
between them from the woman in black, and to show the tension between them and the audience.
Once again we used a Red flashing light to represent Mr Kipps heartbeat and to go with the rythym
of the banging. So the baby boy was adopted by Mrs Drablow and her husband, who both insisted
that the boy should never know that Jennet was his real mother. This is a very unusual and effective
way of performing a ghost story. Targeted at students aiming for grades 5-9, but can be easily
adapted for lower-ability students. Still image is when all the characters stop still, and can create
tension in the audience.

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