Missing Dan Nolan

Question 1

5 Social themes

Answer 1

Teenage drinking
Parental responsibility
School/friends
New years
Missing children

Question 2

4 ways to show historical context and some examples

Answer 2

Costume- low-waisted jeans, Hollister, Westlife merch
Props- Nokia, CD player
Set- Box tv (friends or 911), year banner 2022
Music- Britney spears, Blink-182, Silent night

Question 3

Context
Section 1

Answer 3

Big coats- winter time
Clare and boys’ outfits- 2001 period
Vodka- teenage drinking

Question 4

Context
Section 2

Answer 4

‘Back by 2:30’–>parental responsibility & curfews
Newspaper with 9/11 headline–> year of 2001
Tv playing FRIENDS–> decade of 2000s

Question 5

Context
Section 3

Answer 5

Slideshow–>missing children

Question 6

Context
Section 4

Answer 6

Friendly teasing and laughing–> friends at school

Question 7

Context
Section 5

Answer 7

Wreath on Andy’s door–> Christmas period
Clare’s outfit–> 2000s period

Question 8

Context
Section 6

Answer 8

Boys’ outfits- 2000s period

Question 9

Sound
Section 1

Answer 9

Silent Night by Sinead O’Connor
Owls hooting
Blink 182- All the small things

Question 10

Sound
Section 2

Answer 10

Tv news report or FRIENDS playing in background
My Darling Child by Sinead O’connor

Question 11

Sound
Section 3

Answer 11

Handel’s water music

Question 12

Sound
Section 4

Answer 12

Camera clicking
Lockers slamming
Kids chatting
Humpty Dumpty love song

Question 13

Sound
Section 5

Answer 13

Owls hooting

Question 14

Sound
Section 6

Answer 14

Water rippling
Owls hooting
Cars going past
Silent Night by Sinead O’connor

Question 15

Costume
Section 1

Answer 15

Boys: big coats, jeans, Nike trainers
Dan: Henri Lloyd jacket, DC trainers untied
Clare: Westlife t-shirt, velour tracksuit bottoms

Question 16

Costume
Section 2

Answer 16

Pauline: Tracksuit, busy mum, slippers, comfortable
Greg: Hoodie, relaxed

Question 17

Costume
Section 3

Answer 17

Greg: Royal Navy badge, jumper, worry on Dan
Pauline: in black as mourning, baggy jumper, worry on Dan

Question 18

Costume
Section 4

Answer 18

Sarah & Dan: School uniform

Question 19

Costume
Section 5

Answer 19

Pauline: dressing gown, slippers, messy hair
Greg: dressing gown, crocs

Question 20

Costume
Section 6

Answer 20

Dan: Henri Lloyd, DC trainers, untied
Pauline: smart trousers&shirt
Greg: jeans, polo shirt

Question 21

Acting
Section 1

Answer 21

Boys: slow motion, exaggerated movement
Clare: contrasting tones of voice, harsh to Dan, melancholic to audience
Greg: stiff posture, calm tone, deep pitch
Pauline: fidgeting with hands, pacing up and down

Question 22

Acting
Section 2

Answer 22

Dan: relaxed posture, feet up on stool
Pauline: sombre tone, wagging finger at boys, inflection ‘stick together’
Greg: relaxed posture, strong eye contact w Dan

Question 23

Acting
Section 3

Answer 23

Pauline: talks slowly, walks downstage, tilts head down to floor
Greg: close proxemics, kiss Pauline’s forehead, stands tall and proud

Question 24

Acting
Section 4

Answer 24

Sarah: hold stomach when laughing, look into distance at end, high pitch, voice breaks
Dan: smiling whole time, wave goodbye to Sarah

Question 25

Acting
Section 5

Answer 25

Pauline: biting nails, fast paced, raised voice
Greg: scratching back of head, panicked tone
Thom: rubbing eyes, furrowed brows

Question 26

Acting
Section 6

Answer 26

Pauline: Hold hands w Greg, exaggerated blow out candle
Boys: Laughing, smiling, slow motion leaving
Greg: hold hands w Pauline, inflection ‘vital time was wasted’

Question 27

Design and stage
Section 1

Answer 27

Fishing equipment, vodka bottle, food wrappers on pontoon
Cd player in Dan’s room
Stage: End on w apron, missing poster left

Question 28

Design and stage
Section 2

Answer 28

Box tv, new years banner, camcorder and newspaper on table
Stage: proscenium arch, missing poster stage left

Question 29

Design and stage
Section 3

Answer 29

Pauline hold childhood toy and tissues, Clare hold newspaper w wrong name
Stage: Thrust, backdrop for slideshow, closer to audience

Question 30

Design and Stage
Section 4

Answer 30

Mirror and lipgloss for Sarah, lockers, textbook, camera
Stage: Traverse, roll on lockers, single file on and offstage

Question 31

Design and stage
Section 5

Answer 31

Greg holding torch, Pauline call police on nokia, wreath on Andy’s door
Stage: proscenium arch

Question 32

Design and stage
Section 6

Answer 32

Fishing equipment, vodka bottle, food wrappers on pontoon, bench, chocolate truffle cake with candle
Stage: end on w apron

Question 33

Lighting
Section 1

Answer 33

Warm blue wash for melancholy
Gobo to create water effect on stage floor
Crossfade into warm yellow lighting in house

Question 34

Lighting
Section 2

Answer 34

Warm yellow floodlights for house
Followspot on Dan as he exits

Question 35

Lighting
Section 3

Answer 35

Dim lighting
Followspot on P and Greg
Blackout on last line ‘we are missing him dreadfully’

Question 36

Lighting
Section 4

Answer 36

Flashes every 3 seconds for photos
Warm pink floodlights for Dan and Sarah

Question 37

Lighting
Section 5

Answer 37

Harsh white floodlights when talking to PLO
Spotlight on Sarah at end

Question 38

Lighting
Section 6

Answer 38

Dim blue floodlights at pontoon
Red floodlights before Thom leaves Dan
Spotlight on truffle cake

Question 39

Quote
Section 1
Greg & Pauline

Answer 39

“We suspect foul play”

Question 40

Quote
Section 2
Pauline

Answer 40

“but he was never to have it”

Question 41

Quote
Section 3
Greg

Answer 41

“He’s not just my son… he’s my best mate”

Question 42

Quote
Section 4
Sarah

Answer 42

“I wish I could have said goodbye properly”

Question 43

Quote
Section 5
Pauline

Answer 43

Their stuff is all there, but they’re not

Question 44

Quote
Section 6
Thom

Answer 44

“Tonight is going to be a real laugh”