‘Blood Brothers’ -

Edward and Mickey

Vocal & Physical Skills

clarity of diction, inflection, accent, intonation, phrasing,

VOCAL pace, pause, timing, projection, volume, pitch, emotional
range, tone, song, choral speaking
movement, body language, posture, gesture, gait, co-
ordination, stillness, timing, control, facial expression, eye
PHYSICAL contact, listening, expression of mood, spatial awareness,
interaction with other performers, dance and choral
movement
 Question 6.3: Blood
Brothers
You are performing the role of Edward. Focus on the shaded
part of the extract. Explain how you might use the
performance space and interact with the actor playing Mickey
to show the audience the tension between the two characters.
[12 marks]
What to include in your answers:
- use of stage space – eg. Centre stage, upstage left etc.
-Interaction with other actors ( relationship, eye contact, physical
contact,
proxemics)
-interaction with the set and/ or props
-interaction with the audience
-Movement in and around the space
WHAT : will you do in the
-entrances and exits
performance space?
-gestures • HOW : will you interact
-Posture with the other actor?
-facial expression • WHY : will this create a
-Status and levels particular effect for the
audience?
If I was performing the role of Edward in the shaded

●EXAMPLE
section of the extract, me and the other performer
playing Mickey would interact with each other and
use the performance space to portray the tension
between the two characters.

When I perform the line “Yes, Mickey, I remember” I

would look up from the floor directly at the actor
playing Mickey and take one slow step towards him.
INTRO
As the other actor performs ‘Well, how come you got
everything and I got nothing?” he would shout this
line, moving the gun closer towards me. We would
use this as a reminder to the audience of the bond that
Edward and Mickey once shared.
ANSWER:
Retrieval -

You have 1 minute to discuss as many words as you can remember to

describe:

● Use of voice (e.g. pitch).

● Physicality (e.g posture).
Eddie and Mickey’s last meeting -
1) In pairs, you have 5 minutes to rehearse the scene.
2) Consider which vocal skills you may wish to use for each
character.
3) Discuss how you would physically perform this scene.
4) Remember that Eddie and Mickey are now adults in this
scene. What impact could this have on your performance?