Blocking Tale 4

When we came back together to turn our thoughts and research into an interpretation of tale 4 it became apparent that hardly anyone had researched let alone read through the tale. Although i admit i didn't deeply research the tale i was suprised that i was one of the most knowledgeable about the tale. Roseby however had thought more about the deeper meaning of the tale and how the theme of loneliness was presented not only in the tale itself but in the play overall.

We decided to perform the tale, as it was written. We made the protagonist a girl (no gender was specified in the text) and decided that we would 'thought tap' all of the characters as the tale was exploring the preconceptions people in the east end had about certain sections of society (ie young people, old people etc) The young girl walked to to shop complaining about her father in her head when she stumbled across an old lady stuggling to cross the road, the old lady was at first afraid of the youngster but then realising she meant harm was happy to recieve help. As they walked into the shop the shop keeper was suspicious of the pair but resolved that they werent a threat. 

My homework helped me to visually develop what i thought the scene should look like, and therefore how the characters felt in their surroundings, for example wiping the wet hair out of my face or hunching over in order to stay under the imaginary umbrella.. 

As the old lady i hunched my back in the classic way you picture and old persons stance, and shuffled along the road not quite pickng my feet up, i chose to look as though i was leaning my weight on the shopping trolley almost to make it look as though the breif walk to the shops was a challenging and painful experience. in my voice i also tried to emulate the 'cracking paper' that was mentioned in the tale however when i was 'thought tapped' i stood up straight and spoke in my normal voice as i felt though the 'old lady' was frail physically, mentally she still felt young and able.