Stags And Hens (Modern Classics)

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Then there’s a twist. Apparently there’s a button in these booths, where if both people push it they can reveal the identity of the person on the other side, as the wall becomes see through like a window. Willy Russell's Stags and Hens is a magnificently vulgar assault on the threadbare idyll of young love and marriage. An engaged couple unwittingly roll up at the same seedy club for their stag/hen parties. Russell is accurate and affectionate, with occasional wonderfully surrealistic flights of fancy, improbably triggered off by tedious surburban paraphernalia like the accoutrements the couple is supposed to need for the simple business of coffee-making. One of the best ideas for a Sten Party is to book a weekend away with all the stags and hens together. This could be booking a party house in the UK, or hopping on a flight to somewhere warm to party on the beach as one big friendship group. She said one of the days all the girls on the hen decided to go one way, and the boys on the stag decided to go another. One of the girls with the hens got “super drunk” and went into a booth with a glory hole. Being drunk, the girl just decided to give head to the guy on the other side of the wall through the hole.

Russel has an ear for dialogue and an eye for the ironies of life, especially when his characters are following petty conventions. His keen insight makes 'Stags and Hens' his best play after 'Educating Rita'. The ending is neatly left open, but the fatal words "who'd be married today if we took notice of how we feel?" stay behind to haunt us. Find sources: "Stags and Hens" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) The play is set in a trashy 1970s disco in Liverpool, England. The action is mainly in the gents and women's toilets of the disco where both Linda (The Bride) and Dave (The Groom) have decided to hold their stags and hens nights, not knowing that their other half is at the same place. When Linda's ex-boyfriend, Peter, arrives this causes an uproar between Linda and Dave's friends and when Linda's hen party get a say in all whats happening the two groups gang together to stop Linda taking up the offer of an escape with her ex Peter she is then forced with a difficult decision – to stay or to go. [4] [2] Characters [ edit ]

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Are you looking for a sten party activity for a group of football fans? Then you could book a football stadium tour, although we wouldn’t want to be there if you end up with fans of rival teams in your sten party… One for the bride & groom who are adrenaline junkies, why not book a group indoor sky diving session? Known for its fresh ingredients, generous portions and great-value Italian wine, it is the perfect destination in the heart of the city to celebrate with friends and family when visiting Liverpool. The Bench Theatre produced an excellent, gutsy piece. 'Stags and Hens' runs at the Havant Arts Centre July 21-23 and 25-30.

Unlike the other two monologues, I added more movement to this monologue. This was firstly because its a much more upbeat monologue in the first place. Also because Bernadette is meant to be quite intoxicated! And you don't see many drunk people standing still and talking well for such a long time. I made sure to relax my feet a lot more, when it came to this monologue to allow me to move around a bit. I paid a lot of attention to how much I was moving and swaying however, because I know when you get nervous you can start to shift your weight and its really distracting! As a little part of my rehearsals, I would hold my right hand as though I was holding a beer glass or something of the sort. This isn't something that was necessary but it just helped me build up my character, and I felt as though it just worked. I made a lot of my arm movements a lot bigger than I normally would, again to represent the over-confidence of a drunk person, which is where the imaginary beer glass in my hand worked. Obviously the monologue is all about this midget guy chatting her up, so I set out to make sure I was directing any quotes in the monologue towards the floor, as though he really was extremely short! The play is set in a trashy 1970s disco in Liverpool, England. The action is mainly in the gents and women's toilets of the disco where both Linda (The Bride) and Dave (The Groom) have decided to hold their stags and hens nights, not knowing that their other half is at the same place. When Linda's ex-boyfriend, Peter, arrives this causes an uproar between Linda and Dave's friends and when Linda's hen party get a say in all whats happening the two groups gang together to stop Linda taking up the offer of an escape with her ex Peter she is then forced with a difficult decision – to stay or to go. [4] [2] Characters The one-stop destination for all the hen fun you could ever need. Get the vocal cords ready for some karaoke classics, get competitive with a round of prosecco pong or limber up to throw your best shot in their dart or axe lanes.So what do you think, can you imagine having a Sten Party together with your partner instead of a traditional hen do? Or perhaps you will decide to do both and enjoy the best of both parties! Newly Wed’s to be – Dave and Linda – unbeknownst to each other, have both decided to hold their Stag and Hen Parties in the same venue. Whether your sten group are beer drinkers or more the G&T kind, there are plenty of beverage-centric tours and experiences for you to enjoy together. Russell adapted the play into a TV movie called Dancin' Thru the Dark, which was filmed in 1990. Plot I wanted to know talk to you about the suitability of this monologue for auditions. And to start us off, no. It's really not suitable for an audition. Although the gender and age range of Bernadette is right for my acting age, and the length of the piece is just about suitable. They don't like you doing an accent; unless you can do it word perfect! - which I cannot! I still performed this monologue because I know my lecturer allowed me to do an accented piece, but I understand that this would be one that I could never use for an audition. The accent I do is ok, I feel confident doing it now after working a lot on it, however I know it's not perfect and no where near strong enough to perform for an audition. In terms of how fun and up beat the monologue is, I think it would be a really strong audition piece for me (excluding the accent issue!) For auditions, they like you showing yourself but also showing a little bit more. People see me as fairly quiet and show, but once you get to know me, I'm a little bit more confident and louder, perhaps a little bit like Bernadette. This piece allows me to go wild a little bit, and although I don't like doing that an awful lot on stage, I can do it!