First Impression of the Play

First Impression of the Play

My first impression of the play is in summary, good.

I think that although the language is more challenging and complex, in comparison to the daily modern language that we are used to studying; this will defiantly enable us to prepare and improve in time for the Shakespearean unit in post-16.

The storyline overall is a good. I like how the character of Pip takes the audience on a journey of the time period, including interesting and bold characters along the way such as; Magwich, Mrs Joe, Joe and Jaggers.

Watching the film version of the play managed to give certain types of imagery before we even begun to read the play itself. I personally love the story and concept of someone being taken from the 'common' working class and being made into a Gentlemen.

In addition, the one thing I feel we could find hard is the staging. The play consists of many quick cuts/short changes between scenery and therefore will need to be creatively done without set.

Furthermore it manages to show a certain degree of complexity in providing the audience with the themes of happiness and prosperity; and how they go together or part. Finally I think the idea of being able to perform this in an outside theatre will manage to push us and make us work harder in order to fill a larger space and a different audience layout/scenery.