Half A Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths is the first solo performance, other than Stand Up Comedy, that I have watched as a live performance. I was unsure what to expect and anxious as to how personal the piece would feel.

I found the performer exactly as I had hoped. It was apparent that he was compeltely in the zone and his attention to detail was immaculate. His enunciation was on top form and his dialectic transitions were remarkable. I was completely blown away by his multiroling and did not once lose concentration from the piece.

The lighting was something I found particularly interesting. Within solo work, I am conscious of the performance being static but due to the lighting which I felt to direct the performer, I was able to see the story from many different angles, whilst also providing an interesting visual aspect.

The use of music was also something I admired. Incorporating live vocals to the piece ensured the audience were constantly refreshed with the pace of the story and allowed time to replay the goings on in their own time. I am sometimes conscious that bursting into song presents elements of awkwardness, however it fit the story perfectly and heightened the emotions within the piece.

I was pleasantly surprised by the imagation, fantastic script and energy the performance had and I am keen to borrow elements of the piece for my own performance.

Works Cited
Image from Google Images. Google Image Search: Half a Person: My Life as told by the Smith’s. Online: https://www.google.co.uk/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi Accessed: Tuesday 26 February 2013.