My starting point of this project is the script of Cabaret (Joe Masteroff). Before even reading the script I knew that the script had such an influence on creatives, that there was a book (Goodbye to Berlin- Christopher Isherwood) and a musical and film purely inspired by the script. Having knowledge of this has made me think this script must be powerful.
The script has some intriguing characters in it. It briefly addresses some political issues such as racism referencing to the time period and of course the location. I fond the script to be helpful as it helps set the scene for the era and the club.The mise en scene paints a perfect picture for the characters in it, I can just imagine how everything would of looked.
I found Sally Bowels to be particularly interesting. Sally was describe by the author as "She is in her early twenties,rather pretty,rather sophisticated,rather child-like,exasperating and irresistible". This description coming from the horses mouth itself has given me an ideal of the original Sally that he intended to create. As the script develops I learn more about Sally, I learn her lifestyle referencing to her poor lifestyle. I can use this information to develop my character. The effect alcohol and no sleep can have on the skin. " We're Living in delicious sin" Whilst reading the script I stumbled across a few words that Sally said that sounded like music to my ears. I love this sentence and fond it surprisingly thought provoking. I thought I could possibly name my piece this and link my look to the seven deadly sins or maybe just a few. Lust and envy will positively be the two sins I would strive to show through my look.
I have go an idea of the characters and the setting from this script. I can see why it has been so influential to creatives. It has made me consider that possibly films such as Bugsy Malone could be inspired by this? This is something I will look into. I look forward to seeing how others have adopted their own story from the script.
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