Act 1 Scene 1
George discovers that Sajit hasn't been circumcised and is angry and embarrassed because all of the Mosque people and friends know. George confronts Ella as to why she hasn't gotten him circumcised to which she says that she was sure that all the boys had been. They have a look and Sajit actually does have a foreskin however is reluctant to go to the doctor to get it removed. George and Ella have a almost cheeky argument and the scene ends. What did you learn about the relationships between these characters and the setting of the play? We learn that George is a practicing Muslim and he wants his family to do the same, whether they want to or not. We learn the setting is Salford, near Manchester, which is near Bradford.
Act 1 Scene 2
The kids are all in the chip shop messing around and there is a lot of banter between them. George turns up and tells the kids to peel the potatoes and he recounts of how he once had a minor role in a film and that one of the actresses didn't want to sit with the brown people and so was told by the director to get lost.
Act 1 Scene 3
George and Ella have a conversation about Pakistan and tells Ella that he plans to get Abdul and Tariq married to Mr Shah's daughters. Ella then talks to the children and leaves. Saleem, Tariq, Meenah and Sajit then have a discussion about foreskins.
Act 1 Scene 4
The children are at the shop and Sajit accidently mentions the engagement which George is planning. Annie and Ella talk about poeple who have died. George enters with a barbers chair that he has bought. She asks him about when he is going to tell Abdul and Tariq about the engagement and mentions Nazir to which he reacts negatively. He then continues to slag off all the children, Tariq speaks of how he is not going to marry a 'Paki'.
Act 1 Scene 5
Ella and George take Sajit to the doctor to get his tickle tackle removed. he gets it removed and the doctor asks if Sajit would like to come back. We find out how Sajit is a little bit messed in the head. Be more specific and detailed - what do we learn about this character's issues? Sajit has weird habits such as cutting robes when he turns corners, this shows us that he is very different to others.
Act 2 Scene 1
Tariq, Meenah, Saleem and Maneer all eat sausages and bacon when George starts knocking on the door and they all attemp to hide all the haram meat and spray freshners...
Why do they do this? They do this because they don't know what they are. They think that pork is fine because they live in England and are half white.
Act 2 Scene 2
Abduls talks to Sajit and he opens up to him. What is the conversation they have? What do we learn about the characters? We learn that Abdul is the caring towards Sajit.
For your scene by scene summary you were also asked to explain what you learn about the main themes and issues that each scene deals with.
East is East Monologue
Character - George
Moment in the play - After discovering Sajit has not been circumcised and so he and Ella argue.
I'm bloody ashame!
My family always make fool of meh! bloody basters always makin show of meh...
This very shaming! How I can show my face at Mosque again?
I don't know! i been going to that mosque for ten years, and today all of mosque seeing! how I'm going to look mullah in the bloody face now?
and everyone bloody stupy... how you think i feel?
and Ella, she no care about my religion, my culture... she just no listen!
She probably know that the boy still have his tickle tackle. is not funny, we just need to bloody fix it!
i have important arrangement to makes and i cant now.
Everyone think I'm bad father because of this! Ella no understand that Sajit no Muslim with this thing! when he die, he go straight to hell!
but i tell you, I'm going to fix this children. i bloody show them! not like that kutha nazir, he bloody dead to me, baster.
this my house! i run! my money from shop!
Ella think she run place but when i look at chip shop she always with Annie, chatting, smoking, smoking, chatting.
i have half a mind to bring first wife from Pakistan! lot of troubles in Azad where family is... make me bloody worry...
i sending material back to Pakistan. maybe have special occasions coming eh? never know! but first thing first, bloody boy need remove his tickle tackle!
but its OK... i buy him nice watch!
Although this is a good monologue that uses language appropriate to the character, this monologue will need altering as many of the lines you have used come directly from a scene in the play. You must demonstrate your originality and understanding of this character.
You need to try and demonstrate a shift in this characters emotions and perhaps show a different side to him?
Language and Vocal Awareness
You have made a few important points about language and vocal awareness. A good choice to compare George with Sajit
You need to write in a concise manner as there is SO MUCH to say and little word count to do it in. You need to refer to examples of how you have used voice in a scene when performing these characters and what decisions you made/why?
Can you give me the word count for this section?
Stanislavski and Realism
Stanislavski turned realism and realistic theatre into what it is today Stanislavski is the key practitioner who moved theatre away from melodrama and towards naturalism. His methods are being used even today by actors who want to become a character to make him/her as realistic and as naturalistic as possible Is there any need for this sentence?. His ‘Fourth Wall Effect’ theory states that the piece should be carried out as if there is a fourth wall (the audience) and Actors shouldn’t acknowledge that they are actually watching. Yes - how does this apply to 'EIE'? Stanislavski believed that if you want to truly portray a character you must feel exactly what they are feeling through emotion memory which is when you remember a time you felt the same/similar emotions to the character which makes your acting realistic. We did this in class and it was very useful as it helped us empathise with what the character was feeling in the scene.You need to be SPECIFIC. The impact that this has on the audience is that they start to feel emotions towards the characters.
Can you give me the word count for this section?Visual Aural Spatial
Social/Historical/Political
Ayub Khan Din wrote East is East because he was portaying a family similar to his own. Khan Din said that he is Sajit. Khan Din was born into a family where his mother was white british and his father was pakistani. He wrote the play to highlight some key thingswhich were happening at the time such as the racism that coloured poeple faced. The play is about a half white half pakistani family where the father wants to get the sons married. It explores the themes of a patriachal family and the divisions between the white culture in which the children have grown up and the pakistani values and beliefs which their father has. This play might speak to us today as the number of interactial marriages has increased and 1 in 9 children born in England are mixed race. A theme that I explored in my monologue (as George) was that of the contrasting beliefs that the characters have. I spoke about how I (Goerge) actually had the best in mind for the children and that by getting them married, I was doing the right thing.
East Is East Coursework
1. Social/Historical/Political
(196/200)
Ayub Khan Din wrote East is East as a semi-autobiographical play as he was portraying a family similar to his own. Khan Din said that he is Sajit. Khan Din was born into a family where his mother was Catholic white British and his father was a Pakistani Muslim. He wrote the play to highlight some key things which were happening at the time such as the racism that coloured people faced. The play is about a half white half Pakistani family where the father wants to get the sons married. It explores the themes of a patriarchal family and the divisions between the white culture in which the children have grown up and the Pakistani values and beliefs which their father has. This play might speak to us today as the number of interracial marriages has increased and 1 in 9 children born in England are mixed race. A theme that I explored in my monologue (as George) was that of the contrasting beliefs that the characters have. I spoke about how I (George) actually had the best in mind for the children and that by getting them married, which conflicts with their western beliefs.
2.
Stanislavski
and Realism (156/150)
Stanislavski is the key practitioner who moved theatre away from melodrama and towards naturalism. His ‘Fourth Wall Effect’ theory states that the piece should be carried out as if there is a fourth wall (the audience) and Actors shouldn’t acknowledge that they are actually watching. This is important as the piece feels less like a rehearsed piece and more realistic to the audience. Stanislavski believed that if you want to truly portray a character you must feel exactly what they are feeling through emotion memory which is when you remember a time you felt the same/similar emotions to the character which makes your acting realistic. We did this in class and it was very useful as it helped me empathise with what emotions George was feeling in the scene where he finds out Sajit needs to be circumcised. The impact that this has on the audience is that they start to feel emotions towards the characters.
3.
Visual/Aural/Spatial (0/250)
[Set design,
Costume design, Drawings of props, Movement map – all done separately on paper]
4. Language and Vocal Awareness (280/250)
[Annotated script section]
George Khan, originally from Pakistan, speaks differently to the other characters and so has many examples of Pakistani dialect. He uses Urdu words such as "Putter" which show that he is not native to this country and also shows that the social and cultural background of a character influences the way in which they speak and the vocabulary they use. This tells the audience that he is a very proud Pakistani. George uses many derogatory words when speaking to other characters; including "bastar" and "stupy", shows how he feels about other characters, considering them inferior. However, another character like Sajit, who is born and brought up in Manchester and has a very Mancunian accent, would speak completely differently to George. Sajit has a Salford accent which he has picked up. He has also got the regional dialect which is evident through things he says such as “get stuffed”. Sajit has issues and rarely opens up to people and so speaks very slowly as if he is scared to speak. In our pieces, we showed Georges character by adding these urdu words in order to show that he doesn’t belong which is juxtaposed as none of the other characters who do not say anything in Urdu, rather stick to English. I explored this in the scene between George and Ella where they are arguing about Sajit. When I said the line “Maybe your name Mrs, but my shop money pay bloody rent”, I spoke loudly and quickly to show how I have a counter argument to Ella, who says the house belongs to her. Particular emphasis on ‘my’ highlighted the ownership of the chip shop, in order to win the ‘argument’.
George Khan, originally from Pakistan, speaks differently to the other characters and so has many examples of Pakistani dialect. He uses Urdu words such as "Putter" which show that he is not native to this country and also shows that the social and cultural background of a character influences the way in which they speak and the vocabulary they use. This tells the audience that he is a very proud Pakistani. George uses many derogatory words when speaking to other characters; including "bastar" and "stupy", shows how he feels about other characters, considering them inferior. However, another character like Sajit, who is born and brought up in Manchester and has a very Mancunian accent, would speak completely differently to George. Sajit has a Salford accent which he has picked up. He has also got the regional dialect which is evident through things he says such as “get stuffed”. Sajit has issues and rarely opens up to people and so speaks very slowly as if he is scared to speak. In our pieces, we showed Georges character by adding these urdu words in order to show that he doesn’t belong which is juxtaposed as none of the other characters who do not say anything in Urdu, rather stick to English. I explored this in the scene between George and Ella where they are arguing about Sajit. When I said the line “Maybe your name Mrs, but my shop money pay bloody rent”, I spoke loudly and quickly to show how I have a counter argument to Ella, who says the house belongs to her. Particular emphasis on ‘my’ highlighted the ownership of the chip shop, in order to win the ‘argument’.
5.
Interpretation (241/200)
Above is the ground plan for the duologue The sofa is placed in
the middle of the room (made up of three chairs which were covered with a
cover) and a jacket stand which was made up of a large block. This scene took
place in the Khan house and would take place in the evening. The limitation on
props was because I intended to show that at this point, the brothers were in a
simplistic position. It would take place on a proscenium arch stage and most of
the action would occur upstage centre because the scene is very important and
portrays a message to the audience about how the family is changing and the
beliefs of certain characters. This scene should make the audience’s
perceptions of the both Adbul and Tariq change. We decided to have Tariq walk
in and hang his coat up, and at the end, when the scene ended, to pick it back
up and leave in order to show to the audience that Tariq is also struggling to
deal with it and would rather escape the confines of the house.
We also highlighted the relationship between Adbul and Tariq by
having moments when Tariq would help Adbul get up and comfort him. This was to
show that despite their opinions differing, Tariq is there for Abdul, which is
also why we put particular emphasis on the line “I understand you know... more
than you think”.
6.
Characterisation (226/250)
Abdul
is the oldest son living in the house. He is born and raised in England but he
feels as if he is in the middle, caught between his British culture and his
father’s Pakistani culture. He is one of the sons who George is trying to get
married to the Shah family daughters, much against his will. In the scene we
had to work with, Abdul comes home after going to the pub and getting drunk, I
did this by swaying and often fumbling my words. The audience are not told of
Abduls career aspirations, all we know is that he is working in the chip shop.
I believe that Adbul lacks in confidence and is afraid of standing up to his
father but at the same time, he doesn’t want to lose him either. I tried
exploring this by becoming very emotion when mentioning George to Tariq, almost
filling with anger and self pity. In order to portray this, in the scene that
we did, I tried to slow down my lines and keep my head down and my shoulders
slouched. This meant that I looked like someone who was distant and very
scared. I think this was a good way to play Abdul as he is not as mentally
strong as the Tariq or Ella and is much more accepting of his circumstances.
7.
Non-Verbal Communication (196/200)
Body
and facial expressions are important in any piece of drama in order to convey
mood and feeling. In lesson, we went through the scene where Adbul and Sajit
open up to one another. This scene required a lot of non-verbal communication.
In
this second picture, Abdul has managed to get Sajit talking and has offered him
a drink. We can see from the way that both have their arms out towards each
other, bridging the gap between them.
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