Unit 8

Love and Information The play we are working on for our Unit 8 project is Love and Information by British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play is split into seven sections and focuses on different types of relationships and social situations. Within the play, there are over 100 characters although none of them has names and is described fully, so it is mainly up to the actors and directors to decide on the setting, backstory and production behind the scenes. This gives a lot of creative freedom to those involved when it comes to deciding on the situations that occur within the dialogue spoken. Context We were first given the script for Love and Information before the Easter holidays so, during this time, I researched on who Caryl Churchill was and looked at videos and reviews of past Love and Information performances to get an idea into what it looks like. Love and Information has been performed in many different ways in many different settings. It is a play that is very open to i...