Ralphs Costume

Ralph Darling

When the play starts Ralph and Lucinda are in the Caringorms on a ski-ing trip, because of this rather than Ralph's usuall outfit Ralph can be seen wearing a ski-ing outfit. His outfit I believe would be rather accentric with a bright jacket and trousers, and ski-ing goggles to complete.  I believe his outfit would look similar to the one below.

As you can see from this picture, there is the type of jacket that i believe Ralph would be wearing. I also think that he would have the hat and the goggles, my reason for believeing this is that  it would show to the audience what is going on, on stage, it would also draw instant attention towards Ralph and create humour.




Throughout the rest of the play when Ralph Darling is at home, due to his buisness nature i believe that he would wear a suit at all times, his suit would be black and his hair would be backwards but slightly to the left. His suit would always be neat and his shoes perfectly shined, he would maintain this image as he believes he is above people.

This is similar to the suit that i believe Ralph would be wearing in the play, his shirt would be crisp white, and his tie would also be neat and black. Because Ralph lifts his suit would look tight on his shoulder region.

This is how i believe Ralph's hair would be in the show, although its pushed back it would still be abit scruffy. Reason for believeing this is the pushed back shows how he's neat but the scruffyness to show how he's still only a class 3 and that people are above him.

When Ralph is not indoors within the play, like when he visists the class 5 area to speak with Pete, I believe this is the sort of jacket he would wear, it would be thick and long. It would be brown to go with her black suit.

Class Area

Class 5

I believe this image represents what class 5 would look like, although I believe that there will probably be fewer trees.

The reason I believe this photo resembles class 5 is the fact the building looks of a low status, cramming many flats intone building, the tower block looks cold and grotty.

However we can still see the countryside to the side of the building.

Class 4

This is what I believe class 4 properties to look like. Alike class 5 they are also flats, but these one’s are more spacious and there are 3 flats rather than a large group.  This house looks more warm and welcoming. It looks as if this is in a nicer area surrounded by more people.

We can see that each flat even has its own complimentary balcony.

As a class 4 you will still have access to local towns and even golf courses, that’s why I believe this block of flats would be more central than in class 5

Class 3

 I believe class 3 to be your average house, some bigger than others depending on the persons actual occupation. Someone as successful as ralph would like in a slightly bigger than average house.

I think that houses in class 3 would be detached but still close together, allowing people to have their space, but still there are a lot of similar houses in the surrounding area.

Class 3 houses would be in central locations, allowing it easy to make use of facilities and the

town. A class 3 house would also have more personal luxuries such as a drive and garage.

Class 2 

This would be a class 2 house the house itself set back, with gates to mark privacy. There are a lot of windows for the occupants to look out of and let light in, making this house well lit and warm. The marble outside the front door looks almost like a roman house, showing wealth and power.

The area the house is in would be rural but in a prime area, this would make it convenient yet spacious and quiet.

Ralph Darling Backstory

Ralph-Robert-Darling was born on June 18^th at 3:00am on a Sunday. He is the only child of Cara Darling and Francisco Darling. He was born tall and heavy, weighting in at 10labs 9 ounces.  When in his youth he was brought up as a class 4, his parent both worked hard .Cara Darling was a midwife at the Buxton maternity unit, and Francisco Darling was a Soldier in the army and so was away from home a lot of the time. When younger Ralph attended Buxton primary school, he found this difficult and was tormented by the other students as he was class 4 and many kids were class 3. He would have to stay late after school with teachers until his mum finished work, because of this his relationship with his parents was not very strong, he often felt alone. He was a quiet kid whilst in juniors with not many friends, he had one friend named ‘Jon’, the pair where often known for being mischievous and causing problems within the class. After Ralph finished Infants the family were demoted from class 4 down into class 5 due to Francisco Darling being killed in the war, this meant that Ralph’s mum could not keep the house tidy and run on her own. Due to being moved into a class 5 section, Ralph was no longer allowed to attend Buxton school, and Jon’s parents also requested that Ralph was kept away from there class 3 son.  Ralph would spend most of his time outside in the countryside, this was government land and so he would have to be careful not to be caught whilst doing this.  Ralphs mother attempted to get Ralph home schooled and therefore had to give up her job in order to do this. Because of this there was no income for Ralph or his mum. When Ralph turned 14 he was caught on the golf course without having a pass, due to this he was given a criminal record for entering a class 4 area without permission. At 16 Ralph felt he was at a loose end and so he decided it was belt to follow in the footsteps of his farther and join the army. When he joined he found it difficult as he was not a social person, he often kept himself to himself and other soldiers found him difficult to get along with. He completed training and was first deployed to the war aged 19. When at war he found the common problem that people had to stop fighting in order to take water out of there backpacks to keep hydrated. He tried to tackle this problem himself by creating a pipe that would venture from his backpack up to his mouth, allowing him to drink without having to stop at all.  His fellow soldier buddies saw what Ralph had done and asked him if he could do the same for them. Ralph had a business head and decided that he would do so at a small fee. He made a lot of money and respect within the army for his drinking straw system. After serving 10 years within the army, the minimum that can be served for a class 5 citizen he left to pursue a career in his drinking straw system. Ralph went back to class 5 living and had to beg his army general to let him take a copy of his drinking straw system to show people. When he arrived at home he realised he wasn’t allowed into the city where the investment companies would be. Ralph was walking in the class 5 sections with his drinking system one day when a judge was coming through to inspect the class 5 lands to see if it was suitable as a sewage waste site. She was amazed in what Ralph had built and asked to purchase it for her self. Ralph instead asked her if she would like to invest in his product and he could make her more, she agreed and funded Ralph the means to his business.  After a few years of selling his single product from his class 5 regions he was began to build up a name for himself and money in his pocket. For this he was awarded class 4 status rather than 5. Cara Darling moved with him and he gave his mum her own bedroom providing that she kept look after the house. It was in class 4 that he met Lucinda whilst out in the town; she also was a class 4 woman. Ralph said he remembers saying ‘I saw her, I wanted her, and I got her’. He later took his business further, and instead of just selling one type of drinking straw he specialised in all types, from children’s birthdays to hen nights and parties.  He was even given a slot of TV under the slogan ‘Suck up darlings’.  In 2001 he married his wife Lucinda and bought his first car, a Range Rover, with heated seats and leather interior. His business was progressing and he was awarded class 3 statuses. His mum however had to remain in class 4. His wife was allowed to live with him in class 3.