Mike Leigh explores naturalism and realism within his movies and plays similar to Stanislavski. Mike leigh uses improvisation instead of a script.

 "The world of the characters and their relationships is brought into existence by discussion and a great amount of improvisation – that is, improvising a character. And research into anything and everything that will fill the authenticity of the character."

Mike Leighs work is supposed to depict real life people in real life situations, going away from the hollywood aspect. 

UNIT 3 SWED 

Pinpoint all the most crucial developments in the use of research to create your play. How we used the stimulus to help create our piece.

Explain how our characters came about and how they developed over time. Talk about costume and the changes to the role.

Experimentation should be an integral part of your process. Some ideas will be used in the final performance and some will be discarded. 

Clearly identify and use techniques that have a named influence, from wither practitioners, or something you may have seen in a live show or any other place.

Reflect on the social, cultural and historical context. Explain how the performance fits into the time periods we selected.