Rehearsal: Staging and Costume

Costume designs for French characters

Costume designs for English characters 

By being able to see what our stage will look like it enables us to begin picturing how it will be in the performance. It allows us to become accustom to what it'll be, being able to familiarise ourselves with it and therefore react accordingly as either character (the WWI factory girl or my role as Charles V). Doing this allows us to develop our characterisation through our behaviour with the staging and props, aiding our physical movements that'll bring the characters to life.  We'll have to evaluate whether our characters are comfortable in this environment. For me, I feel as though my character is, therefore by seeing the set so early it allows my to familiarise myself with it and also become comfortable.

Having also seen our costumes it allows us to think about how they'll affect our movement. Being typical work clothes for our factory workers we'll have to decide whether they're practical for us to work in, being a help or a hindrance, and whether our character is comfortable wearing it.It also helps to form an image in our minds of the world the play is in, helping our focus and development of characters individually and working together in the factory environment, as well as in the world of the battle.