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billy liar-english
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Identify the main themes in 'Billy Liar' by focusing on extracts involving Billy and his father. As a director, how might you work with your actors to enable them to understand and convey these themes more fully? 'Billy Liar' by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse was written in 1959. It was adapted from the novel written by Keith Waterhouse. The play 'Billy Liar' is set in the 1950's, a bleak, drab decade, following the Second World War. People's lives were colourless and dull; things were black and white. Very few people had TV, and most were entertained by the radio. The play 'Billy Liar' is set in a small town, which reflected the boringness of the time and the fact that there was nothing for youths to do. At the time in which the play is set, England was very poor, this was a very depressing time for its...
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