In the Missing Dan Nolan exam you could be asked

about…

STYLE

Genre

Stage space

Technical and design

elements

Acting and directing

moments

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

ASPECTS

Themes

Genre and StyleThriller

Comedy

Farce

Melodrama

Tragedy

Epic (Brecht)

Romantic

Horror

Political

Action

Philosophical

Science fiction

Historical

Educational

Morality play

Documentary

Musical theatre

STYLE

Non-naturalistic

VERBATIM

The highlighted ones are the

genre that Missing Dan Nolan

could be described as - Find parts

of the play to justify each one

Technical and design elementsLights

Sound

Projection

Props

Set

Costume (next slide)

1. Choose a section from the play and draw a diagram to show

how you would use lighting to enhance the scene. EXT-

write about how you plan to use it and for what effect?

2. Choose a your favourite section from the play and explain

how you would use sound to enhance the scene.

3. Explain how you would use props and set to enhance the

scene in the first section of the play.

4. Explain how you would use projection to enhance the scene

in the last section of the play.

Revision:

You will need to have planned

these ideas for all sections of the

play

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Revision: on the next couple of slides are all research to social and historical context for the play of

Missing Dan Nolan - Think about why it might be relevant…..

1. You will need to note where these things are referred to in specific moments of every section

of the play. (**Hint** you might get the question: How can you tell the play is set in 2002?)

2. You should be able to explain why these references are important in terms of the writer's

intention and audience reaction.

3. You might be able to suggest how you could include the context more in particular scenes and

suggest why you would do this.

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990[1] – February 12, 1993) was a boy from Kirkby, Merseyside, England, who was abducted and murdered on 12 February 1993, at the age of two. The killers were sentenced to custody until they reached adulthood, initially until the age of 18, and were released under new identities and on a lifelong licence in June 2001.

Sarah Payne, who lived in Hersham, Surrey, disappeared on the evening of 1 July 2000 from a cornfield near the home of her paternal grandparents. A nationwide search commenced within 48 hours, and Payne's parents made numerous television and newspaper appeals for her safe return. On 17 July, a body was found in a field near Pulborough, some 24 km (15 mi) from Kingston Gorse where she had disappeared.

On 21 March 2002, Amanda Jane "Milly" Dowler, a 13-year-old English schoolgirl, was reported missing by her parents after failing to return home from school and not being seen since walking along Station Avenue in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, that afternoon. Following an extensive search for her, her remains were discovered in Yateley Heath Woods in Yateley, Hampshire, on 18 September.

On Sunday, 4 August 2002, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman had attended a barbecue at Wells' home in Redhouse Gardens, Soham. At around 6:15 pm, they went out to buy some sweets. On their way back, they walked past a house in College Close which was the home of Ian Huntley, the caretaker at the local secondary school. (The house was later demolished and the site levelled.[1]) Huntley saw the girls and asked them into his house. He said that his girlfriend, Maxine Carr, their teaching assistant at St Andrew's Primary School, was in the house too. In fact, she had gone to visit family in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Shortly after the girls entered the house, Huntley murdered them.[citation needed]

News

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

Missing Dan Nolan was set in 2002.

I remember all my contact, regarding the interviews for the play, were organised by landline. Mobile calls were often “pay as you go”, expensive and rarely on contract. Dan, for example had no credit for his phone that evening. I was aware of only a few children who had gone missing in the years leading up to Dan’s disappearance. Notably James Bulger, nine years earlier, and the same age as my Ollie when he went missing. Pauline, Dan’s mum, asked me to guess how many people went missing in the UK at that time per year. I replied about ten, imagining if anything I was over-estimating. I was shocked to hear that the Missing Persons helpline received 100,000 calls per year. 30,000 cases remained unresolved, like Dan’s.Dan’s parents were struggling to get any coverage for Dan’s disappearance. With no Facebook they were entirely reliant on the television news programmes which had decided to focus on the case of Millie Dowler, possibly because she was a girl, and therefore, they perhaps concluded, more likely to appeal to the viewing public.

Mark Wheeller

Society

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

The 2002 FIFA World Cup - 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan.

Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, winning the final against Germany 2–0.

The tournament had several upsets and surprise results which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage.

Additionally, Turkey took third place and South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Spain, Italyand Portugal en route.

South Korea in particular, faced scrutiny and allegations of corruption due to their controversial victories over Italy and Spain.

Sport

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

Sports personalities:

2000s2000 Sir Steve Redgrave2001 David Beckham2002 Paula Radcliffe

Premier league:1. Arsenal2. Liverpool3. Man united4. Newcastle

The 2001–02 FA Premier League- Arsenal

The 2002–03 FA Premier League - Manchester United

Sport

Leader Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy

Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat

Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 9 August 1999

Leader's seat Sedgefield Richmond (Yorks) Ross, Skye & Inverness West

Last election 418 seats, 43.2% 165 seats, 30.7% 46 seats, 16.8%

Seats won 413 166 52

Seat change 5 1 6

Popular vote 10,724,953 8,357,615 4,814,321

Percentage 40.7% 31.7% 18.3%

Swing 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL Politics

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL 2001

George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States.

February 20 – The 2001 UK foot-and-mouth crisis begins.

March 4 – A bomb explodes at BBC Television Centre in London, UK.

July 7 – 2001 Bradford riots: Race riots erupt in Bradford in the north of England after National Front members reportedly stab an Asian man outside a pub.

September 11 – 2,977 victims are killed in the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 are hijacked and crash into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 is hijacked and crashes into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked and crashes into grassland in Shanksville, due to the passengers fighting to regain control of the airplane. The World Trade Center towers collapse as a result of the crashes.

October 7 – War in Afghanistan: The United States invades Afghanistan, with participation from other nations.

News

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL 2002

• The Euro is officially introduced in the Eurozone countries.[2] The former currencies of all the countries that use the Euro ceased to be legal tender on February 28.[3]

• February 6 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom celebrates her Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years since her accession to the British throne.[6]

• February 8–24 – The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City, Utah.[7]

Deaths

Aaliyah, R&B singer and actress (b. 1979)

George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (b. 1943)

News

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL Celebrity culture

Sex Symbols and Fashion IconsAaliyah, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Victoria Beckham, Kate Beckinsale,, Beyonce, Kirsten Dunst, Nelly Furtado, Kate Hudson, Heidi Klum, Mila Kunis, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Julia Stiles, Rachelle Weisz, Reese Witherspoon.

The HabitsiPod was released October, 2001.The X-Box came out in November, 2001

Everybody else was watching SpongeBob Squarepants

2001's Most Popular Christmas GiftsMicrosoft Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, iPod, Harry Potter toys, K'NEX BattleTech/MechWarrior, Bob the Builder toys, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec video game

Trends

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

Popular fILMS:A Beautiful Mind, American Pie 2, Black Hawk Down, Donnie Darko, Dr. Dolittle 2, The Fast and the Furious, Hannibal, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Jurassic Park III, Lara Crofft: Tomb Raider, Legally Blonde, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Monsters Inc., Moulin Rouge!, The Mummy Returns, Ocean's Eleven, The Others, Pearl Harbor, Planet of the Apes, The Princess Diaries, Rat Race, Rush Hour 2, Shrek, Spy Kids, Vanilla Sky.

The Big fILMS1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring3. Shrek4. Monster's Inc5. Rush Hour 26. The Mummy Returns7. Pearl Harbor8. Ocean's Eleven9. Jurassic Park III10. Planet of the Apes

2001's Most Popular TV Shows1. Friends (NBC) 2. CSI (CBS) 3. ER (NBC) 4. Survivor: Marquesas (CBS) 5. Survivor: Africa (CBS) 6. Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) 7. Law & Order (NBC) 8. Will & Grace (NBC) 9. The West Wing (NBC) 10. Monday Night Football (ABC

Film and television

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL

Popular MusicThe Biggest Pop Artists of 2001 includeAlicia Keyes, Mariah Carey, Case, Christina Aguilera, Destiny's Child, Dido, Faith Hill, Ginuwine, Incubus, Jagged Edge, Janet Jackson, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez, Joe, Lifehouse, Lil Kim, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Michelle Branch, Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott, Mya, Nelly, Nelly Fortado, Nickleback, 112, Outkast, Pink, R. Kelly, Shaggy, Toby Keith, Uncle Kracker, Usher

1999-2001 BLINK 182

"What's My Age Again?" (from Enema of the State)"All the Small Things" (from Enema of the State)

"Adam's Song" (from Enema of the State)

"Man Overboard" (from The Mark, Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back))

"The Rock Show" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket)

"First Date" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket)

"Stay Together for the Kids" (from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket)

Music

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL Fashion

You must describe these items to be able to describe the fashion trends.

SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL You must describe these items to be able to describe the fashion trends.

Fashion

Themes

Family

Friendships

Adolescence and growing up

Responsibility

DangerGrief

Regret Acceptance

Parenting

Blame Guilt

1. Choose one of the key themes are produce a mind map of all the moments where this theme stand out in the play.

2. With each moment you state, say why this moment is important.

Revision:

1. You will need go through these steps for each of the themes.

2. You will need to be able to state how each theme can be seen in each section of the play