A TOWN NAMED WAR BOY: ATYP After you see the show: 2015 Premiere Season

→ AFTER
YOU SEE
THE SHOW

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

UNPACKING THE TITLE

What was your initial reaction to the
performance? Did it take you on a
journey? Did you empathise with the
characters? What did it make you feel?
What did you like or dislike about the
production? Does the fact the play is
based on the words of real people alter the
way you react to the show?

The title of the production is based on the words
written by John Thomas (Jack) Hutton. You can
see his words in the diary below:

YOU HAVE A GO
→ In small groups, discuss the responses
you had to the show.
→ Create a tableau that depicts the
essence of the production you have
selected.
→ Share your tableau with the class.
→ Discuss your tableau and thoughts of
the production.

WATCH
See how the production came about in this
short video.

YOU HAVE A GO
→ In the same groups, discuss the attributes you
imagine the town has. What is physically there?
Who lives there. Are the people living, dead, or
both? What is the overall feeling in the town.
→ Create a SOUNDSCAPE that reflects the
atmosphere and mood in the town.
The excerpt from the script (below) gives you an
insight into what the characters thought of the
town.
→ Integrate the lines from the script and the
soundscape you have just created to present your
version of this town named ‘War Boy’. You may
choose to overlap text and sound or alternate.
→ Present to the class
→ Discuss
Script Page 6

Has this video altered your view of the
→ meet the cast production? How did the
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They brought us here to die Snow.
I don’t believe that –
This is the beach.
For King and Country!
This is a town named Warboy/Snowy
No. That’s not a real place, is it?
Yes/it is.
No, it’s not!
Are you calling me a liar?
Nobody knows our truth!
I know there’s a town called Hell.