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why did skinner write the play?
Skinner was influenced by her mother to write the play cause her mother was always imagining the worst case scenario, so that is what Skinner did. She was inspired to begin writing the play when her friend said "The thing is, no one is really interested in women in their fifties". This is when she began to focus on a play focusing on women over 50. She wanted Linda to be perfect and gave no worries and then she slowly allowed her to be flawed and imperfect. She wanted Linda's world to be in a world where it was full of contradictions and so that she could explore the feelings of a woman who has a public agenda.
why do you think the royal court made a choice to stage this play?
The Royal court theatre was opened in 1956. It was refurbished in 2000 due to building regulations failure. The Royal Court was the first national theatre company and is a writers theatre. They like to show plays which don't conform with society they like plays that are challenge artistic, social and political things that are happening at the time. I think this is a good reason as to why Linda was shown because Linda was about older women in the beauty industry being ignored. They also started the young peoples theatre which was set up in 1966 to develop and produce new writing by young people. The owner George Devine wanted to make a "vital, modern theatre of experiment" and I think the play Linda fits this well because it questions society and gender, Skinner questions things that wouldn't usually be questioned and the theatre is there to bring plays that people may not always agree with.
why might a contemporary audience want to explore the themes in this play?
A contemporary audience might want to explore the themes in this play because it focuses on the gender expectations of women and the pressures modern women go through. The play highlights the pressures these women go through and shows how this would influence future generations from being mothers as well as trying to have to maintain and build their career. These are all reasons why a contemporary audience might explore the themes, because, they are current issues in societies.
what is the play about?
The play is about a woman who is struggling with the pressures that she faces, of which to be a good mother and also to maintain her position at 'True Beauty'. She struggles to cope with this however at first light she seems like she has it all but as time goes on we can see the darkness that she faces. The play is about Neil wanting to be the hero and to mean something. Bridget wants to be a world changing actress and Alice wants to hide away and to get away from her mistake. The play has many hidden twists that change aspects of the play. The play involves middle aged women and how they are disgarded as they get older and assumed to be less beautiful when actually just aging.
what are the bigger questions?
Skinner says that there are many bigger questions in the play such as, whether things are getting better? Can you do anything? Linda believes she has changed the beauty industry but she hasn't.
For me the bigger questions are what happens after? Could something have been done to stop Linda from committing suicide? Was Linda doomed from the beginning? If Linda had comforted Alice would she have turned out the same way. Will Bridget try and change the world like her mother did?
Skinner was influenced by her mother to write the play cause her mother was always imagining the worst case scenario, so that is what Skinner did. She was inspired to begin writing the play when her friend said "The thing is, no one is really interested in women in their fifties". This is when she began to focus on a play focusing on women over 50. She wanted Linda to be perfect and gave no worries and then she slowly allowed her to be flawed and imperfect. She wanted Linda's world to be in a world where it was full of contradictions and so that she could explore the feelings of a woman who has a public agenda.
why do you think the royal court made a choice to stage this play?
The Royal court theatre was opened in 1956. It was refurbished in 2000 due to building regulations failure. The Royal Court was the first national theatre company and is a writers theatre. They like to show plays which don't conform with society they like plays that are challenge artistic, social and political things that are happening at the time. I think this is a good reason as to why Linda was shown because Linda was about older women in the beauty industry being ignored. They also started the young peoples theatre which was set up in 1966 to develop and produce new writing by young people. The owner George Devine wanted to make a "vital, modern theatre of experiment" and I think the play Linda fits this well because it questions society and gender, Skinner questions things that wouldn't usually be questioned and the theatre is there to bring plays that people may not always agree with.
why might a contemporary audience want to explore the themes in this play?
A contemporary audience might want to explore the themes in this play because it focuses on the gender expectations of women and the pressures modern women go through. The play highlights the pressures these women go through and shows how this would influence future generations from being mothers as well as trying to have to maintain and build their career. These are all reasons why a contemporary audience might explore the themes, because, they are current issues in societies.
what is the play about?
The play is about a woman who is struggling with the pressures that she faces, of which to be a good mother and also to maintain her position at 'True Beauty'. She struggles to cope with this however at first light she seems like she has it all but as time goes on we can see the darkness that she faces. The play is about Neil wanting to be the hero and to mean something. Bridget wants to be a world changing actress and Alice wants to hide away and to get away from her mistake. The play has many hidden twists that change aspects of the play. The play involves middle aged women and how they are disgarded as they get older and assumed to be less beautiful when actually just aging.
what are the bigger questions?
Skinner says that there are many bigger questions in the play such as, whether things are getting better? Can you do anything? Linda believes she has changed the beauty industry but she hasn't.
For me the bigger questions are what happens after? Could something have been done to stop Linda from committing suicide? Was Linda doomed from the beginning? If Linda had comforted Alice would she have turned out the same way. Will Bridget try and change the world like her mother did?
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