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Christopher Boone

After the Thursday of finding out what character I got I re-read the script to see if any characteristics or ideas popped out. I also wanted to try to see the book from Christopher's perspective, about how he views himself by looking at what he wrote in his book but to also to see how parts of him are explained. First thing I thought of is how his  physicality would look  and about the way he walked and talked. I then thought of which practitioner I could use of course Stanislavski entered my head and I used his teachings of naturalistic and character backgrounds. I also used emotional memory for the first time to try and see if I could tap into any feelings that I could use for Christopher. One problem was I automatically knew Christopher's feelings had to be much more intense and bigger than mine because as a person he is much more extreme in the way he does his actions and the way he thinks.  Christopher doesn't just go to slight happy or a little upset, he goes to the very end of those emotions. He either acts like 'this is the best thing ever' and then the opposite to 'nothing has ever been this bad in my life, I cant believe it'.

The way I personally feel about Christopher is that he is a curious and intelligent person who finds comfort in the use of numbers and codes. This is why I believe he goes into detective work as he enjoys the logic and systematic nature of it. I have loved the whole part of playing him from finding quarks that do and do not work for him which was part of the excitement and fun. I think I fell into the character more towards the end of the rehearsals, I feel I learnt how to say and do certain lines and movements more honestly.

I think seeing the show in London has helped because although I think I did not change my actions or words it gave me peace of mind to see how someone else portrays him in a professional performance and it was worth seeing for all those reasons. I also loved the play which was excellent, so I enjoyed seeing it performed professionally.