BCe+Character+5+The+Household+Appliance

**Character** The Household Appliance
 * PRESCRIBED STRUCTURE 5**

A **major appliance**, or **domestic appliance**, is usually defined as a large [|machine]which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task. Wikiepdia: [] **Stimulus** http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-14_u-189_t-505_c-1863/home-appliances/nsw/home-appliances/australia-ssocial- and-cultural-history-in-the-post-war-period/the-impact-of-changing-technology-on-everyday-life **Performance focus** Create a solo performance based on the character of a Household Appliance named in the stimulus. Refusing to step onto the conveyor belt of death, the Household Appliance defiantly challenges the notion of planned obsolescence and urges other appliances to do likewise. The household appliance • re-creates a scene depicting its evolution • creates a montage of dramatic images which show its impact on family life • creates a scene which explores ‘planned obsolescence’ as a driver of the 21st century global economy. **Performance style** Non-naturalistic with aspects of Physical Theatre **Theatrical convention** Satire **Dramatic element** Sound **Reference material** http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-14_u-189_t-505_c-1863/home-appliances/nsw/home-appliances/australia-ssocial- and-cultural-history-in-the-post-war-period/the-impact-of-changing-technology-on-everyday-life []