'All Change' Act 1 Scene 4 - A Landowner Opposes the Proposed Railway.
Scene 4 : A Landowner Opposes the Proposed Railway.
Drawn from letters, Robert Stephenson’s submissions, and newspaper reports, this scene came to life when Peter Cheeseman, looking in on a rehearsal, suggested we establish a different tone and level in the acting. It had to be ‘conversational, candid, with no straining after irrelevant characterization coming between the actors and the audience, concentrated and absorbed, with no tense silence preventing everyone in the theatre from relaxing and listening.”‘ Against this atmosphere, Astley Cooper’s outburst nicely sets up Robert Stephenson’s ironic remark that closes the scene.
(Description adapted from the script notes in ‘All Change’ booklet – 1977).
Creator
Nevitt, Roy, Broadhurst, Margaret and members of Stantonbury Campus Drama Group
Extent
3 typed pages
Reference number
ALC/026/004
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