Colder than here

Question 1

Where does Scene 1 take place?

Answer 1

A ‘young site’ with smaller trees, no headstone just plaques. Within west midlands

Question 2

Scene 1

What are things Jenna is feeling?

Answer 2

Defensive- Jaffa cakes
Reluctant
Awkward- about illness
Left out- Harriet takes Myra
Desperate- should open up to her wants connection

Question 3

What is a few things Myra feels in Scene 1

Answer 3

Optimistic, positive however, struggles with certain movements. Show illness is developing

Question 4

What is the weather like in Scene 1?

Answer 4

Warm but not warm enough to wear a coat, mid september, midday

Question 5

What should be symbolic in Scene 1- set/scene?

Answer 5

Natural burial site- site is young, idea of no headstones.

Question 6

How old is Myra?

Answer 6

56

Question 7

How old is Alec?

Answer 7

57

Question 8

How old is Harriet

Answer 8

29

Question 9

How old is Jenna

Answer 9

27

Question 10

Why should the plaques in scene 1 be prominent

Answer 10

Where she first reveals she wants a natural burial, audience need to understand this is where people get burried.

Question 11

location/time

Scene 2

Answer 11

-Living room of Myras family home
- Mid evening late october

Question 12

What are some details of the stage furniture in Scene 2

Answer 12

‘sofa and arm chair same place for years’

Question 13

What are some details of the Props in Scene 2?

Answer 13

‘newspapers and books by a pile in the arm chair’
‘laptop on coffee table’
‘large glass of white wine and couple more glasses’

Question 14

What is some details about Myras Costume in Scene 2?

Answer 14

‘she wears warm clothes’

Question 15

Scene 3

What does the stage directions say about set?

Answer 15

‘burial ground near leamington’
‘level meadow w wild flowers and long grasses during summer.. however its wintry’
‘stand facing wooden stile’

Question 16

What time of year/ weather for scene 3?

Answer 16

Wintry saturday in mid november

Question 17

What is the weather/ time of year like in Scene 4?

Answer 17

Sluggish sunday afternoon in late november

Question 18

What are props used in Scene 4?

Answer 18

-Spices, box w spices in
-Screwdriver
-Small fan heater

Question 19

What stage furniture needs to be considered for Scene 4?

Answer 19

Record player
Brahms Hungairan Dances record

Question 20

where/ weather

Scene 5

Answer 20

A civil cemetry in coventry, a dry but cold day in early december

Question 21

What needs to be considered for Set in Scene 5?

Answer 21

’ cornered of smalll corner of its land vague gesture to the natural burial movement’
‘run down and grim surrounded by industrial buildings’
‘little more than a patch of earth’

Question 22

Scene 6

Answer 22

‘the living room, friday evening, late january’

Question 23

What does the stage directions say ab scene 5- J and H

Answer 23

‘several layers of clothing and each has more than one scalf around her neck’

Question 24

weather and location

Scene 7

Answer 24

‘burial ground in coventry’
‘kind of suprisingly warm mid march day that provokes summer behaviour’

Question 25

SET

Scene 7

Answer 25

‘mature woodland whih has only been converted into a burial site.’
‘Graves placed between treees with no markers expect a small plaque on a tree’
‘dafodills and crocuses’

Question 26

time of year

Scene 8

Answer 26

‘living room, early evening mid march’

Question 27

Stage furniture

Scene 8

Answer 27

‘cardboard coffin more half painted w sky and stars, lid lying beside it’

Question 28

time/set/lighting

Scene 9

Answer 28

‘late march’
‘crocuses and daffodils in full bloom’
‘morning sunlight is particallly obsured by new leaves on trees’