John Godber Mindmap
- Created by: jesscowburn
- Created on: 31-12-15 13:42
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- John Godber- Teechers (1987) (Drama)
- Influences
- Home town of Hull
- World around him, people he meets.
- Landscape around him
- Prior career as a teacher
- Friends and collegues such as Alan Ayckbourn
- Chekhov
- Style
- Stylistic Feachers
- Stock Charactures
- Comidy
- Use of music to add meaning
- Realistic performance
- Elements of epic theature
- Believer of theatre for the masses
- Believer of social realism and social change
- Language is realistic/ convosational
- Focus on working class comuniy
- Realistic play with realistic charactures
- Many of his plays explore his northen background
- Stylistic Feachers
- Performance Techniques (demands on a performer)
- Multirole-quickly
- Physical theature
- Exaggerated characturisation
- Stereotypes
- Colloquial/elliptical language
- Fast Paced-episodic
- Accents
- Humour
- Work with a limited set
- Direct Address
- Social Issues
- Class system
- Education system (2 tier system, Thatuerism)
- Whitewall Special priority- working class
- National problem
- The removal of corpral punisment
- Inappropriate behaviour between teachers and students
- Disrespect towards teachers
- Bad media towards teachers
- Drink driving
- John Godbers thoughts and political views expressed
- Mr Nixons belief in equality in education
- Education and how its viewed by the working classes
- Influences
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