Week 2 - The Toy Theatre

First of all we finished of talking about the Victorian Era. We then moved onto the entertainment of the time and what kinds of media they had and used.
One we looked at was the Toy Theatre. It was based on an actual theatre with a stage and how it looked, and people would cut out little figures to use for the story. It would then be played live in front of people, which were usually women who acted the voices.

An example of a Toy Theatre.

We were then given a task creating our own Toy Theatre and creating our own story and characters, i groups of 3 ( Emily, Bethany and I).
We looked at folk tales/ stories, and found Aladdin. We dicussed how we would change it from the original story because we didn't want to copy it and we decided to base it on the 7 deadly sins. 

The genie lives in a cave, and traveller’s may pass by and wish for 1 thing. However, when Aladdin comes, he wishes to have 7 more wishes. As there are no rules, the genie allows him, but warns him that everything has a consequence. Aladdin does not care. The wishes are below (smoke will appear as every wish appears and backgrounds will change).

Lust: He wishes for a harem of women. Gluttony: He wishes for mountains of gold, so that he will never be hungry and can eat as much as he wants, whenever he wants.

Pride: He wishes for an amazing camel,  unlike any other, so that he will be superior to others.

Envy and Anger : He wishes for the kings palace and country, as he is jealous and is angry that they have such good lives.

Gluttony : He wishes for mountains of food and clothes, which he does not need.

Sloth: He wishes for slaves so that he will never have to do anything himself again. 

Greed: He wishes for the genies powers so that he will have everything he wants, whenever he wants it.

As Aladdin makes the last wish, in a sudden flash, Aladdin and the Genie swap places. Because of his greed, the genie says, Aladdin will be trapped in the cave, unable to leave. He will have the power but no freedom to use it, forced to live granting other people wishes. It is assumed that this is what happened to the genie too, and that this is a cycle of people being greedy and doing these sins, and then getting stuck there.