Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Workshop

COMPLETE WORKS THEATRE COMPANY – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Workshop

Warrnambool College Testimonal:

What an amazing opportunity for our Year 12 Literature students at Warrnambool College! With an invite extended to students from Brauer and Terang Colleges as a collaborative effort to create a little network of literary connections, we were treated to Complete Works Theatre Company’s workshop on Tennessee Williams' play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the text we are all using for our first SAC - Adaptations and Transformations.

With Andrew Blackman, the Artistic Director, playing the bullish role of Big Daddy, Alicia Beckhurst, Program Manager, resplendent in all the required Southern charm as Maggie the Cat, and Kashmir Sinnamon, playing the detached and tragically repressed Brick, the play was brought to life from the printed pages, with interpretations of key scenes offered and closely analysed in comparison to Richard Brook’s film adaptation.

The interactive style of the workshop allowed for students to deeply engage with the material as they watched the actors perform, made notes in their play text, engaged in discussion and responded to prompts and questions in an informal, inclusive environment that resulted in a pleasing level of insight and voice.

• Kelly Brown, English LAL Assistant & VCE Literature Co-Ordinator, Warrnambool College

Student Testimonials:

“The CAT workshop was informative as it offered various new opinions to the various scenes in both the play text and the film. It was great to be able to see the acting of the play and be able to compare it to the same scene in the film.” – Bree Golding, Warrnambool College

“I really enjoyed the perspectives and ideas given by the other students and by the people running it. I felt as though they extended on the ideas we have discussed in class and provided more insight into ideas. I liked that they read the lines and acted them at the same time. It allowed for more of a visual representation of the play. They also highlighted key differences and subtle differences.” – Amy McConnell, Warrnambool College

“The Cat on a Hot Tin Roof workshop was interesting because it gave us an opportunity to hear ideas from people outside of our class. This helped in developing fresh ideas and perspectives on the connections between the play and film. The differing perspectives made for a good, thorough analysis.” – Tom Morphett, Warrnambool College