Hoopla Cliques production of ‘Chores’ entertained and influenced young audiences as they followed the life of two teenage boys Patty and Jules. By Completing their chore of cleaning their room Patty and Jules could continue doing the things they love. By Successfully utilising conventions of clowning and manipulating tension the production was easily able to communicate the dramatic meaning, when hard work is achieved, you can have the fun you dreamt of.
Conventions of clowning where accurately manipulated throughout the piece to convey a storyline that kept the audience’s attention. One of these convention was the use of slapstick. The physical comedy worked well throughout scenes building tension to convey the dramatic meaning. For example,
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Tension of relationship was manipulated excellently in the production when the boys heard their mother’s footstep coming towards there room. Facial expression as blank as ever came across the two boys. Right away a booming voice echoed through their bedroom. Both the Boys shaking out of their socks experienced sudden fear with expressionless faces and hunched body posture, when their mother was speaking to them. We soon learn the character’s relationship between their mother was strong showing the effectiveness that their mother had on them. Tension of mystery was developed between Patty and Jules when the boys rushed around trying to clean their room once again. With loud footsteps fast approaching their door, panic set in and the boys assumed the mother was coming to check that they were still cleaning their room. With the build-up of which parent was about to walk through their bedroom door, the audience become very interested and involved in what was about to happen. As the door opened it wasn’t their mother, but it was there father reminding them that if their room wasn’t clean they couldn’t go outside to ride their bikes. This helped link the dramatic meaning as it showed the boys were still distracted unable to show that when hard work is achieved, you can have the fun you dreamt of.
The production ‘Chores´ had a fantastic impact on the audience. It successfully covered all elements of drama into the production