esson 5-Man of the moment Part One Warm-up W B T E ENTER
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment Part One ENTER
esson 5-Man of the moment Warm-up Contents I Questions o II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment→ III Poems on Drama→ W B T E
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment Warm-up I. Questions II.Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment III.Poems on Drama
esson 5-Man of the moment I. Questions 1. Are you a frequent theatre-goer or movie goer? Why? 2. What should we classify this play as a comedy or a tragedy 3. Can you give a brief introduction to all the characters? And which character (s) impress(es) you most? Why? 4. How did douglas Beechey come to be invited to the Parks' Spanish holiday villa? 5. Suppose you were Douglas, would you accept or decline the invitation Why W B T E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment I. Questions To be continued on the next page. 1. Are you a frequent theatre-goer or moviegoer? Why? 2. What should we classify this play as a comedy or a tragedy? 3. Can you give a brief introduction to all the characters? And which character(s) impress(es) you most? Why? 4. How did Douglas Beechey come to be invited to the Parks’ Spanish holiday villa? 5. Suppose you were Douglas, would you accept or decline the invitation? Why?
esson 5-Man of the moment I. Questions 6. Can you describe the occasion of their first encounter, Vic and Douglas? What exactly happened that day 7. Do you think it was wise for Douglas to tackle an armed robber bare-handed Why did he do then? 8. What has happened to Vic Parks and Douglas in the past 17 years? Do you have any idea how the former has become such a famous TV personality WB LE To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment I. Questions To be continued on the next page. 6. Can you describe the occasion of their first encounter, Vic and Douglas? What exactly happened that day? 7. Do you think it was wise for Douglas to tackle an armed robber bare-handed? Why did he do then? 8. What has happened to Vic Parks and Douglas in the past 17 years? Do you have any idea how the former has become such a famous TV personality?
esson 5-Man of the moment I. Questions 9. Who is sharon? Is she working for vic for financial reasons or for sth else? 10. Why do you think the Parks decide to invite Douglas as a guest after 17 years? To show off their wealth and success? or to express their deep apology to him? Or to humiliate him? WB LE The end of Questions
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment I. Questions The end of Questions. 9. Who is Sharon? Is she working for Vic for financial reasons or for sth. else? 10. Why do you think the Parks decide to invite Douglas as a guest after 17 years? To show off their wealth and success? Or to express their deep apology to him? Or to humiliate him?
esson 5-Man of the moment II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment 1.After years of trying, I think I got as near as I' ve ever got in striking the balance between a play being entertaining whilst having something to say More water on stage and only the tiniest of leaks. And it gave me great satisfaction to have a character enter swimming Ayckbourn at 50" souvenir programme 2. Man Of The Moment is quite a bleak play about unpleasant things. I think the moral climate at the moment is not what it should be -Interview, 1988 W B T E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment 1. “After years of trying, I think I got as near as I’ve ever got in striking the balance between a play being entertaining whilst having something to say. More water on stage and only the tiniest of leaks. And it gave me great satisfaction to have a character enter swimming.” —“Ayckbourn at 50” souvenir programme 2. “Man Of The Moment is quite a bleak play, about unpleasant things… I think the moral climate at the moment is not what it should be.” —Interview, 1988 II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment To be continued on the next page
esson 5-Man of the moment II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment 3."Man of the Moment depicts a direct confrontation between good and evil. It posed a tremendous challenge for me as a dramatist because i knew i could write vic parks and make him very entertaining because theres something fascinatingly awful about this snake-like man. I also wanted to write a good man in Douglas and found it very hard because good is often seen as rather dull and worthy. Six Contemporary Dramatists W B T E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment To be continued on the next page. 3. “Man of the Moment depicts a direct confrontation between good and evil. It posed a tremendous challenge for me as a dramatist because I knew I could write Vic Parks and make him very entertaining because there’s something fascinatingly awful about this snake-like man… I also wanted to write a good man in Douglas and found it very hard because good is often seen as rather dull and worthy.” — “Six Contemporary Dramatists” II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment
esson 5-Man of the moment II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment 4."I suppose I am moving into the social play because there are a limited number of things you can say about man-woman politics and because I feel disturbed at the kind of world we inhabit, a murky twilight zone where good and bad are less clearly defined. The wardian W B T E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment 4. “I suppose I am moving into the social play because there are a limited number of things you can say about man-woman politics and because I feel disturbed at the kind of world we inhabit, a murky twilight zone where good and bad are less clearly defined.” —“The Guardian” II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment To be continued on the next page
esson 5-Man of the moment I. ALan Ayckbourn on Man of the moment 5.It seemed to me that in general we have a tendency to rush at the wrong people, to follow people with a charismatic tendency and not necessarily people with the right ideas who dont have that personality i and television does nothing but amplify that. So it's the story of a bank clerk, with very little personality. up against, I think, a very dangerous and evil man, who at the same time has a sort of certain charm, but in the end is a violent and unpredictable, increasingly drunken man, who, however, W B T E To be continued on the nest page
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment To be continued on the nest page. 5. “It seemed to me that in general we have a tendency to rush at the wrong people, to follow people with a charismatic tendency and not necessarily people with the right ideas who don’t have that personality; and television does nothing but amplify that. So it’s the story of a bank clerk, with very little personality… up against, I think, a very dangerous and evil man, who at the same time has a sort of certain charm, but in the end is a violent and unpredictable, increasingly drunken man, who, however, II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment
esson 5-Man of the moment II.Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the monent through the medium of television, his own personality, and the notoriety achieved by being involved in a bank robbery and a certain articulateness-which is also important-has become a media star and someone of great importance. A Guided Tour Through Ayckbourn Country W B T E The end of Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment. U
W B T L E Lesson 5—Man of the Moment through the medium of television, his own personality, and the notoriety achieved by being involved in a bank robbery and a certain articulateness—which is also important—has become a media star and someone of great importance.” —“ A Guided Tour Through Ayckbourn Country” The end of Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment. II. Alan Ayckbourn on Man of the Moment
