We then had a discussion about which venue we should use for our performance, The One Church or Pelham. The majority of us prefer Pelham as the acoustics are MUCH better and it is a more versatile venue. As the one church is very traditional and quite bohemian, it suited Shakespeare really well, but I do not think it would suit a Brechtian performance, it just does not have the edge needed for this performance. So I think we have decided to use Pelham as it is nore open and we can do more with it than the church.
An idea came up that we could make the audience into a Cabaret style audience, with round tables for the audience to sit as, rather than having the audience end on or proscenium arch, creating a Cabaret style for the audience will suit the performance very well since we are using 1930's music throughout the performance to be played in the background. We want to create a very edgy, gangster and swing scene. I want the audience to feel as though they are in an underground cabaret club watching a performance in the 1930's.
We also spoke about having the cast sitting at the tables as well, in order to make sure the audience realise this is a performance and it is not real, a Brechtian techique he uses in all his plays.
We also spoke about having a bar set up at the back, like we did for the christmas cabaret, but with a 1930's theme. Although Brecht always had the lights up very bright in order to keep audiences in the reality and not drift off, I feel having dim lights would set the mood of an underground cabaret club much better, but this is something I will have to share with my classmates, as they might feel sticking to all the Brecht styles is best.
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