Billy Liar :: Drama

How I Would Play billy foliate 36, Act 2, Lines Rita, will you listen for sensation minute No,listen to what Im telling you Until Page 39, Lines He cant servehimself, never mind the pots.The reason I chose he-goat to discuss how I would play his role in theplay is not only I was him in the short scope presented to the class,but he has more to him than meets the eye.thither are so many things which distinguish Billy character, and bringhim unique. Billy is proposed to three different girls, he startstells small fibs to make his flavour well more interesting, butgradually people realise that he is guile and he makes up more lies toget himself out of trouble. Eventually his life seems to be based onlies.In the scene I collect chosen it begins with Billy on the strait with thedomineering Rita. He seems to be over powered by her frequent andpoignant questions not to detect her intolerant attitude. In thiscase I would play Billy with a sense of awareness about him, as if hedidn t compulsion anyone to hear what he was saying. By that I mean a softervoice, and he would keep looking over his shoulder to check no one wasthere listening. Towards the end of the phone call however I wouldmake sure Billy would be getting worked up because Rita was sayingthat she would be going round there to collect the ring and shewouldnt shoot for no for an answer. Billy would raise his voice slightly,and he would be gritting his dentition trying to hold his anger in.Eventually Rita hangs up on him and he slams the phone down releasinghis anger from the phone call.In the phone call I would have Billy pausing a lot, making it exitlike Rita would be interrupting him. Also I would have him say the overseas telegram Of course its all right... with a very soft and patch up tone,trying to calm her down, and convince her that nothing has happened toher precious ring.On slip away of that this is the first case that you see Billy lying, inthis particular scene I have chosen. The ri ng is certainly not at thejewellers, it is school term on Barbaras finger.During the phone call I would have Billy walking back and fourth aboutfour steps at a time. This should represent that a lot is going on inhis head and that he is nervous. I would have him waving his left flockaround, as if he is making everything up on the spot, his right make it