Dabby Bryant: Mary's friend who constantly dreams of returning to Devon. Although she did sell Mary for food on the ship, she obviously cares for her. Although she seems to enjoy the play, she thinks the content and especially her character, Rose, are stupid and argues for a play that is more relevant towards their current situation. In the final scene, she reveals that she has plans for escaping that night. The real Mary Bryant would indeed become famous for a daring escape in 1791.

Step 3: Identify how much of the section needs to be performed to meet the relevant AQA minimum performance time. The minimum performance time varies depending on the number of performers in the group. If the group is large, collectively the group is likely to need to perform the whole section they have studied (which may have needed to have been more than the minimum 10 minutes, see Step 2). If the performance is to be a monologue, the performer will only need to perform part of the section they have studied.

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Liz and the other convicts who are in prison talk about their hardships. Ralph asks Phillip to cancel the play because the other officers are against it. Phillip explains to Ralph why the play is important and tells him that he should do it and prove the others wrong. Harry hears the voices of the people he has sent to be hung. Rehearsals resume with some of the actors bound in chains. Major Ross and Captain Campbell come to watch. The convicts are especially scared of Ross, who is very cruel to them. In Our Country's Good, Captain Collins is appointed judge of the penalty colony. He stands by Phillip's decision for the play to be staged - he even conducts a vote about it. Major Robbie Ross Dabby Bryant is a convict who takes part in the play and enjoys it, although, on several occasions, she shares that she finds it stupid and irrelevant to their current situation. Dabby talks about returning to her home, Devon, and she plans to escape after the performance. Aboriginal Australian

Dawes is the colony’s astronomer and he couldn’t care less about the convicts or the officers. He agrees to the play going ahead as long as he doesn’t have to watch it. Second Lieutenant Ralph Clark Details of admissible evidence types for the Working notebook can be found below: Evidence for the Working notebook must be one of the following: There are three prohibited play combinations for the exam: students must not answer on both Butterworth’s Jerusalem from List A and Teale’s Brontë, Gurira’s The Convert, or Ellams’ Three Sisters from List B. This is because these texts were written at a similar time. Section A: Drama through the ages

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Major Robbie Ross, RM: The real Major Robbie Ross had previously been on the losing side of the American War of Independence. In the play, Ross makes a reference to this, "This is a profligate prison for us all, it's a hellish hole we soldiers have been hauled to because they blame us for losing the war in America." (Act Two, Scene Ten) The fact he feels he is being blamed may account for some of his bitterness. He is a vile, power obsessed man, who intimidates the convicts and believes that the convicts' punishment should be severe. He is completely against the play The Recruiting Officer being put on, and constantly ridicules Ralph Clark for it. Step 1: Choose a play (adhering to the requirements above) and start to explore the play practically. Arts, Humanities and Cultures • AQA A-level History: Britain 1851-1964: Challenge and Transformation