Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[Perdita]

I doubt they explain it to her in those terms. They probably say to pretend she's sad or has a bad tummy or something similar. A four year old should be quite capable of playing simple pretend games and she shouldn't be doing it if she doesn't.

She does sad very well

[mariba]

Could it be that the child playing Hope does not quite understand her role? At 4 years old it must be difficult to explain to them that they are very sick and might even die and are meant to portray this?

How is it then that the young girl who plays April in Emmerdale, was able to do very emotionally demanding role with her mother ( Donna) dying, and did it so so well!? nothing to do with age, you either have a talent for acting or you don't. The girl who plays Hope, shouldn't be in that role at all..And then parents like Fiz and Ty who are both extra boring and insignificant(for me anyway..) characters..the whole storyline which could be so good and very tragic and emotional, is totally ruined..Let's say it had been someone like Carla finally becoming a mother and then the child got seriously ill, it would have been hard to watch..Instead they went on repeating miscarriage storyline twice with Carla and erica???

[sarah c]

How is it then that the young girl who plays April in Emmerdale, was able to do very emotionally demanding role with her mother ( Donna) dying, and did it so so well!? nothing to do with age, you either have a talent for acting or you don't. The girl who plays Hope, shouldn't be in that role at all..And then parents like Fiz and Ty who are both extra boring and insignificant(for me anyway..) characters..the whole storyline which could be so good and very tragic and emotional, is totally ruined..Let's say it had been someone like Carla finally becoming a mother and then the child got seriously ill, it would have been hard to watch..Instead they went on repeating miscarriage storyline twice with Carla and erica???

everyone is different and kids haven't developed fully as yet? and at 4 or 5 they probably haven't decided on their career, their parents have??

the girl that plays April is outstanding, and whether her choice or her parents to act, hopefully she goes on to great things (Jodie Fisher) - and pray not Drew Barrymore....

[mariba]

Surely it's paren't decision in the end, but some kids do have a talent for acting. They enjoy being in a spotlight, act with ease in social situations and are basically just outgoing personalities. Most schools do drama and that's where these young talents can easily blossom. If a child is interested then the parents can look into different options how to encourage their child further with their actingand i suppose soaps are one option. I have no idea how soaps find their young talents, or do parents just offer their kids to them by sending applications? No idea.
But talent they should have, the girl who plays hope, doesn't seem to be interested at all.

[mariba]

Surely it's paren't decision in the end, but some kids do have a talent for acting. They enjoy being in a spotlight, act with ease in social situations and are basically just outgoing personalities. Most schools do drama and that's where these young talents can easily blossom. If a child is interested then the parents can look into different options how to encourage their child further with their actingand i suppose soaps are one option. I have no idea how soaps find their young talents, or do parents just offer their kids to them by sending applications? No idea.
But talent they should have, the girl who plays hope, doesn't seem to be interested at all.

[Dazzle]

She does sad very well

She's also got bewildered down to a tee!

As an aside, although I keep referring to the girl who plays Hope as "she", I ought to be saying "them" because Hope is actually played by twins. I feel sorry for them because they really don't appear to want to be there (and they were exactly the same before the cancer storyline started).

[maidmarian]

Surely it's paren't decision in the end, but some kids do have a talent for acting. They enjoy being in a spotlight, act with ease in social situations and are basically just outgoing personalities. Most schools do drama and that's where these young talents can easily blossom. If a child is interested then the parents can look into different options how to encourage their child further with their actingand i suppose soaps are one option. I have no idea how soaps find their young talents, or do parents just offer their kids to them by sending applications? No idea.
But talent they should have, the girl who plays hope, doesn't seem to be interested at all.

When a baby was born - they used to
visit maternity wards to try to find one
that was suitable and why they were often
twins. Including the babies who originally
played Sarah Louise. Sadly one baby was a cot
death but the parents let the other carry on
until she was 13 when Tina O 'Brien was given
the part.

They usually change actor when the original
wants to leave or is no longer able to
play the part as needed.
There are agencies for child actors!

[swmc66]

Don't forget how the original Nick Tilsley was replaced. It really impacted on the boy playing him. Hope is very young and does look bewildered. She's very conscious of the camera where as the one who plays Ruby is not. Ruby makes me laugh as she has a lot of confidence. The girl playing Amy is excellent but Max is wooden.
I remember Chesney being great but not so interesting as an adult. So this child acting thing is a bit of a hit and miss

[swmc66]

Don't forget how the original Nick Tilsley was replaced. It really impacted on the boy playing him. Hope is very young and does look bewildered. She's very conscious of the camera where as the one who plays Ruby is not. Ruby makes me laugh as she has a lot of confidence. The girl playing Amy is excellent but Max is wooden.
I remember Chesney being great but not so interesting as an adult. So this child acting thing is a bit of a hit and miss

[maidmarian]

Don't forget how the original Nick Tilsley was replaced. It really impacted on the boy playing him. Hope is very young and does look bewildered. She's very conscious of the camera where as the one who plays Ruby is not. Ruby makes me laugh as she has a lot of confidence. The girl playing Amy is excellent but Max is wooden.
I remember Chesney being great but not so interesting as an adult. So this child acting thing is a bit of a hit and miss

Yes Ches was a natural.when he first appeared.
I wonder if part of the problem with the child
actors who seem uneasy -is the adult characters
they work with?
When they are very small children in real life
respond quite differently to various adults.
Its almost like they think.-Like this one-
Not sure about that one!