Laura Ferrin (England) BAPP Blog

 Just come off the Skype feeling a bit more 'raring to go' after a full on day at work... It's always helpful to check in and find out although we all have different approaches we are all on our own track in terms of this module. As always, it has to come from us! 💫🙏 Key themes (themes* how appropriate!*)  - When referring to interviewees, it may be appropriate to cite them like a source, or articulate what they've said within your analysis  - We are looking for relationships between different sources: not necessarily total agreement or hugely contrasting opinions from sources/literature/ interviews. We can very much live in the grey areas! - Although the essay is in first person and about our professional practice, we need to make sure we still attain the formality and try to balance the sentences so it doesn't get overly casual/informal. - Relate personal experiences to theme - Be wary of both too many themes and too few (balance)  And finally, this is just a st

 I've always found it interesting that we often explore deeper issues around sexism and gender imbalance within theatre and society as a whole through humour. Often, I find myself making jokes around topics which are actually quite toxic and pervasive within the industry. It's quite sad, really: because laughing about them sometimes feels like the only way to broach them in my mind.  When this BBC sketch came along in 2018, I found it hilarious... but only because it was so accurate and deeply relatable! The comments seem wild and ridiculous... but I guarantee you, a lot of female actors and creatives will have heard these types of comments whilst auditioning.  I've been in the game for seven years now and trained for three years at drama school, so as you can imagine I have anecdotes galore, as do a lot of my peers.  It's apt that as I conduct and analyse the data from my inquiry into female representation within the arts it's at the forefront of my mind!  Sharing