INITIAL RESPONSES. (Godot)

The first thing I did during rehearsing Waiting for Godot was watch the film. This gave me a solid understanding of not only my scene but the performance as a whole. I researched into what Sam Beckett’s notes and ideas behind the scenes to also help me grasp what the purpose of my scene was, and whilst also beginning my characterisation of Estragon. There was the problem of not having an active duo so to overcome this issue I began thinking about the relationship between Vladimir and Estragon and how they interact with each other to replicate having an acting duo. Getting an understanding of what Estragon did throughout the whole performance made the process much easier for me, as it allowed me to consistently think of how he would say a certain line, or how he would react.