For my GCSE practical, we chose to create a piece of improvisation in which I was a performer. I had previously been a stage manager and so it was interesting to be in a position to see a play from a completely different perspective, as an actor. Our devised piece, Hangman was written and is set in the modern day; the 21st Century, as are many soaps of today, for example Eastenders or Coronation Street. A typical setting for many currently popular plays is the 1960's or 70's, Kes adapted from the book by Barry Hines to the play...
end she is starting to become mentally unstable herself because of the way that her work is taking over her life, she is obsessed by it. This is very similar to Hangman in the sense that the plays both comprise of a doctor as the 'main' part and both end up thoroughly submerged in their work, so much so that it destroys their lives.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the work that lead up to performing Hangman. We were able to take inspiration from the most talented of playwrights and I hope that Hangman will be enjoyable to watch.