Bottom - Midsummer nights dream

This was an assessment monologue, It was mostly improvised on the day but my audience seemed to enjoy it

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Bottom
• midsummer
• nights
• dream
• death

[Korartiz]

I didn't much like the choices that you made and while yes, it's true that Bottom is an over actor, I don't feel as though he would have stayed at one level throughout. I applaud the effort though.

[Rob333]

Thanks, I appreciate constructive criticism ^^

[Mikeygarner87]

he's so shit.how many full stops does he put in!can tell hes young.

[Rob333]

Meh, I broke it up how it was in the script

[Mikeygarner87]

how old r ya?it looks like youve just learnt it one way n your stopping after everyword.you need to let it flow and take your time.

[Rob333]

i was 16 or 17 and it was the 3rd time I'd performed it, It was improvised on the day (to be honest I was a bit lazy in learning it) the audience liked it, I thought it was ok.

[Rob333]

besides, Bottom is supposed to be an over the top, big headed melodramatic actor, who thinks he's better then he actualy is.

[sofaithfull]

here i am, 13 years old, performing this is the best thing ever:D i love how this is the one monologue where you can cry, and over act, and be COMPLETELY rediculious. i auditioned to perform this, and INSTANTLEY got the part, but i think you didnt take the opportunity to make it what it was.

[RobDonneBeresford]

i used this monologe for my audition, and copyed your techniques - i got the part, thanks man :)

[brownie1246]

thatt was brilliant i'm playing egeus in this play you know the grumpy old git lol really enjoyed watching this bud keep it up :)

[LilliSwan]

He is, he forever tries to take lead of the play's production :p Good work, I'm learning the lines now for the play I'm in. Hehe. Playing Bottom as a girl for me :P I'll just suppose putting long hair up will have to do. OH, and I love the end to this scene. Die. Die. Die. :)

[Skreechicorp]

Good Pyramus....I went into this wanting to critisise but....its watchable

[mayaistheshit]

That was AMAZING. :]

[ogoperasinger]

wow i didn't know you were british. would you happen to know James Swanton? I almost did this for an audition in NYC but it's hard to be funny! You are very good. Look up James, he's an actor as well. Very good. I'm moving to ny for theatre school pretty soon...

[swannavon]

Yes, and Shakespeare wrote this part of the play with a deliberately unsophisticated rhythm, so you are using what he's given you here. The "rude mechanicals" in this play are not meant to sound brilliant.