I intend to compare ‘Hard to Swallow’ by Mark Wheeler to our improvised performance, which was a TIE project. The stimulus for our performance was ‘teenage problems’ and we decided to base our performance on teenage pregnancy.
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A comparison between 'Hard to Swallow' by Mark Wheeler and our Improvised dramas During the course of this essay I intend to compare 'Hard to Swallow' by Mark Wheeler to our improvised performance, which was a TIE project. The stimulus for our performance was 'teenage problems' and we decided to base our performance on teenage pregnancy. 'Hard to Swallow' outlined the life of a girl, who struggled with anorexia whereas our piece showed the story of four different teenage girls who became pregnant under different circumstances. Both plays dealt with predominant teenage issues, which mainly affected girls, however both 'Hard to Swallow' and our play were able to portray different attitudes towards these issues, and how others away from the situation viewed these problems. Eating disorders and teenage pregnancy are the highest predicaments that teenage girls find themselves in, and both plays have been successful in exposing the advantages and disadvantages...

