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What Impression of Childhood Does Dennis Potter convey in the Audience in the play “Blue Remembered Hills”?
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What Impression of Childhood Does Dennis Potter convey in the Audience in the play "Blue Remembered Hills"? 'Blue Remembered Hills' was written in 1984 by Dennis Potter. The play, however, is set during the Second World War and the action takes place over a summer afternoon. Two key things to bear in mind when studying the play are that it was originally written for television and the seven year old characters are always played by adults. The play helps remind the audience that childhood is not always as much fun as we like to remember. Many critics have suggested there are striking parallels between Potters' experiences as a child and the events of the play. The play "Blue Remembered Hills" is entirely about children, no adults are ever present throughout the play. This might be because it shows how children act in the absence of adults. Without the attendance of...
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