I think the parents seem really passive and it reflects the way politicians are, and really, politicians can be our parents - they represent another of the generations.
The way the child is with the parent reminds me of the unspecified anger and mob-like mentality that was present during the riots where there wasn't much conviction on a specific topic but a general feeling to go and do. The occupy movement seems to be a movement where there are so many beliefs they encapsulate that it is difficult to create any change because the protests are about general concepts and there are no ideas on how to change things.
It really reflects the ongoing misunderstanding in the world between parents and children and the anger we all feel towards things that are going on in the world. Inequalities we want to solve but don't know how.
There were interesting choices of switches between who was passive and winning. It felt like a debate happening about our world but through the means of conversation which felt human.
I think an interesting way we could stage it is that it could be in an office and the parent could therefore represent the bankers, who are also parents and the people running the country.
Class ideas discussion
The objectives in the script are the child wants to go and the parent wants the child to stay.
Some of the staging ideas we came up with were:
- Creating a house and getting closer and closer to the door to show who's winning in the relationship
- Child could have a bag to indicate clearly that they are ready to go
- Parent could be in a dressing gown to indicate they are going to stay
- Banners on the stage could be held by the actors and 'come to life' on stage - asking direct questions to the audience.
- The parent could be trying to put on a tie to the child to show how they want them to be like themselves.
- The words could be said like they're protesting to each other
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