Casting

We had to choose two sets of actors, our first choice and the backup cast. They had to look of the same age and have similar proportions so it wouldn't be difficult for the woman to drag her husband and place him in a chair. For the woman's role we picked Bentham, an energetic psychology teacher who is good at acting and will be able to perform the transformation from an innocent looking wife into a murderer realistically. The husband can be played by Chris, an experienced Theatre Studies teacher who can show through facial expressions the pain and fear felt by his character.

Our back-up is Claire, head of our sociology department, and Dan who teaches music technology. Both of them are good actors and will be a perfect replacement should someone from the first pair refuse.

If we were able to access stars of the industry, we would offer the parts to Rosamund Pike and Jason Clarke. Rosamund played similar characters before, such as Amy Dunne in "Gone Girl" and Maggie Greer in "Surrogates". Jason showed that he can play both antagonists (e.g. White House Down), good guys (e.g. Everest) and depressive characters who commit crimes out of desperation (e.g. The Great Gatsby). He is therefore perfect for a role of a man who, due to the circumstances and his ego, turns from a loving husband to an abusive brute.