The Shoe Horn Sonata 1. The first time John Misto performed the play; “The Shoe-Horn Sonata” was in 1995 and was seen during Australia Remembers National Play Competition. 2. Betty Jeffery was a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service who wrote the book “White Coolies,” she is a significant figure in the play as the play Shoe Horn Sonata is based on Betty Jeffery’s book “White Coolies.” 3. A short version in point summary of the play Shoe Horn Sonata * The play centres on 2 characters
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The Shoe-Horn Sonata. How does John Misto explore the tension between Bridie and Sheila in his play the Shoe- Horn Sonata? Use images from the play to support your answer. Important Acts, scenes, page numbers and relevant techniques to use as references for your assessment tasks. A possible introduction In the opening scenes of the Shoe-Horn Sonata the audience is made aware of the obvious tension between the two main protagonists, Bridie and Sheila who through their enduring friendship and
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composer is able to create distinctively visual images when describing setting and character which help the reader to understand and shape meaning of what the composer is trying to convey in their texts. This is evident in the play write ‘The Shoe – Horn – Sonata’ by John Misto where by Misto uses powerful dialogue and engaging dramatic techniques to highlight the past distinctive experiences during World War II. Misto features the play around the recounts and flashback of an Australian army nurse Bridie
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This process of connecting an image with an idea can be seen as being distinctively visual. To illustrate just how effective the distinctively visual can be in conveying distinctive experiences, I will be discussing two texts: the play, The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto, and the photo, ‘Beirut Aftermath’, by Spencer Platt, winner of the 2007 World Press Photo. Interestingly, both texts deal with an aspect of war, and they both use the visual to engage the audience and to make them think about the
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Shoe-Horn Sonata Questions: 1. What is meant by distinctively visual? Distinctively visual allows the audience to mentally visualise the images being described which causes an emotional response in the audience. Distinctively visual images are fundamental in the transmission of stimulating ideas between composers and responders of the texts. 2. Write 3-4 different purposes of the play? What does the play do? How does dramatic techniques show that the English underestimated the Japanese To
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