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A Comparative Study between Shakers and Picnic on a Battlefield
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A Comparative Study between Shakers and Picnic on a Battlefield For my GCSE comparative study, I shall be comparing two plays - 'Shakers' and 'Picnic on a Battlefield'. During this comparison I shall be exploring both play's period, society, culture and style. The play which I performed for my GCSE scripted performance was Shakers by John Godber and Jane Thornton. Written for four female actors, Shakers tackles the issues surrounding living and working in a male-dominated society during the 1980's. The majority of the play is set is a cocktail bar and it stars four waitresses who switch from role to role, playing the many characters that come into shakers. Carol, Adele, Nicki and Mel are all young women with high hopes and dreams of achieving their aspirations in order to leave their strenuous, lowly paid, laborious bar work jobs and find success in non-working class careers. Picnic on a Battlefield, written...
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