Our Day Out: Improving Standards in English through Drama at Key Stage 3 and GCSE (Critical Scripts)

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This shows Andrew has to deal with an immense amount of denial and abuse at home. His mother ignores the fact that he has smoked since he was eight and his father beats him for not giving him cigarettes. He probably feels unloved at times, so Mrs Kay gives him the attention that he misses at home. His mother also has a reputation for being a prostitute. Mr Briggs is so narrow-minded that he believes that because the children were born into captivity, they know of nothing else.

This is another ignorant comment the writer uses in the play. John’s statement suggests that he is narrow-minded. His statement also contradicts that the children are actually poor, but he thinks all school children are rich, he doesn’t look around him and his surroundings.Here we see that he judges all of the children. He talks to them as if they are not considered real human beings and should be referred to as animals. He is also hypocritical because he tells the keeper off for being rude, but later on he goes and does the same thing again to upset the children. I absolutely love the book (Our day out)! It is probably the best book I have read so far. I really recommend it to every person. It is very good to act it out in drama or a theatre. you should definitely read this book you will be suprised how good it is! so go now and read this book. Our Day Out" is about poor children from Liverpool, England. The play was later converted into a full length stage musical. Here Russell wants the audience to dislike Briggs because the contrast of him to Mrs Kay shows us what he’s really like: selfish, uncaring, and patronising.

These children get little freedom at home, so they deserve to have some freedom at school. Mr Briggs is narrow minded and only thinks of himself. Briggs screws the film up because he doesn’t want to remind himself of the fun he had, he knows it’s not his job. Here Russell makes Briggs seem selfish, and self-centred. Briggs just thinks about himself and his reputation, he sees today as a one off and just wants to forget about it. Russell does this to make the audience feel empathy for the children. They have enjoyed the trip and it was a release for them to experience a different environment and break free from their ‘limited lifestyles’. They have had a chance to bond with Mr Briggs and some of them now look up to him. But he just wants to forget about it. Screwing the film up shows Briggs doesn’t care. The attitude of the café workers indicates that they are prejudice. Mrs Kay gives these children so many chances because she knows that when they go out into the world on their own, no one will be there to support them. Due to popular demand, it was shown again in February 1978 as part of the BBC's Play for Today series and was also re-broadcast in 1979 and again in August 1990 and on BBC Four in 2008. [1]Despite Briggs stern, unfriendly attitude the children still want to bond with him and create a ‘mother hen’ relationship like they have with Mrs Kay. Russell uses this because he wants the audience to think that Briggs is changing. Usually he would be too concerned about his reputation as a teacher to go to the fair. She is disappointed at Mr Briggs for not understanding what she has told him. It has had no effect on his opinions so she stands up to him because she strongly believes the children deserve fun. This shows that Briggs isn’t used to the way the children have been brought up. Their situation and upbringings are a real contrast in comparison his because he has obviously been brought up differently. When Mr Briggs talks to Andrews about his smoking he sounds genuinely concerned and. Briggs is curious to know the parents reactions to the boys smoking.