Were the participants from drama school?
Doodledog they are definitely playing to the camera
It may be the way they interact now, but wouldn't have been in the 19th century
Nor in the 1950s either.
They are so much more confident than we were, perhaps on the verge of insolence towards the teachers.
The 1960s will be interesting to see how they behave and interact.
Forgetting where you left your keys does not mean you are “losing it”