Category: Theatre

At first, it is necessary to mention that all the terms which are connected to ‘Naturalistic theatre’ in this paper are used in the meaning they had in the 19th century. Since the terms ‘naturalism’, ‘naturalistic’ or ‘naturalist’ were already used in ancient philosophy it is important to point out that all these terms that…

Good artists borrow. Great artists steal. –Picasso William Shakespeare and The Walt Disney Company are two of the most beloved and famous storytellers of all time, but it is a well-known fact that the majority of their stories are not of their own invention. Excluding The Tempest, all of Shakespeare’s plotlines are borrowed from classical…

In Romeo and Juliet, there are two balcony scenes. The first one takes place before Romeo and Juliet are married and is full of hope and love. In this scene, the meeting takes place at the beginning of the night and is interrupted by the Nurse. In the second scene, it is filled with dread,…

‘Twelve Angry Men’ is a play, written in 1955 by Reginald Rose, that was later turned into a film. A young delinquent is being prosecuted for murdering his abusive father. The jury are to declare him guilty only if there is no reasonable doubt. 11 of the 12 men are unanimous in the decision that…

I expected to go see a black comedy in Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy. I expected that there would be in actuality a serious subject matter handled with humor; hence “black comedy”. It, in fact, turned out to be slapstick humor, played off on the literal meaning of “black” and “comedy”. Nevertheless, I found it enjoyable…

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John Boynton Priestley was born in Yorkshire in 1894. He knew early on that he wanted to become a writer, but decided against going to university as he thought he would get a better feel for the world around him away from academia. Instead, he became a junior clerk with a local wool firm at…

“The word is so powerful that one word can change a life or destroy the lives of millions of people.” Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, writes about how influential our words can be. They are one of the most powerful tools we have. If one uses them maliciously or carelessly, manipulation and…

Both Schechner and Barba have made irrefutably great impacts upon theatre and specifically the field of theatre anthropology. They also wrote letters of correspondence frequently to one another and there is no doubt that neither’s career would be as colourful or celebrated were it not for the other’s. While these two great masters wrote vast…

The Brothers Menaechmus was and will always be considered one of Plautus’ greatest works. Even William Shakespeare fell in love with Plautus’ play and used it for the basis of his play, A Comedy of Errors. There’s no doubt that Plautus’ plays made a

“An Inspector Calls” is a play set in 1912. J.B Priestley wrote it in 1945. The writer’s reputation is significant because he was a social commentator and the play has a social message. The main themes of the play are capitalism is bad, and that everyone in society has a duty to each other. The…

Educating Rita is a play written by Willy Russell in Thatherite Britain in the early 1980’s, when the role of women was to earn a living for the family and produce children to carry on the family name. Rita is

The Winslow Boy – Theatre Essay Recently, I have been studying a play written by Terence Rattigan, titled “The Winslow Boy”. It is based on a true story during the depression building up to World War 1. The main theme that I have noticed throughout the book is the principle and concept of the

Language + Movement = Drama – Theatre Essay Aristotle compiled a list of factors that he felt made good theatre. Two facets of theatre in which I am most interested is language and movement. I find message-driven plays most interesting, both the written words

Birth To Three Matters Framework – Theatre Essay I am going to look at the aspects of play outlined in the birth to three matters framework (December, 2002). This framework was created to ensure that children could develop to their full potential. The framework was

There are a number of characters of interest in the play the “Crucible”, by Arthur Miller, but one of the most interesting for me is Thomas Putnam. I think, he is a static hero. At the beginning of the play we know that

The stylistic effects of the divided lexicon in English are often used in literature in order to express ideas in unique way, to shape a character or to attract the reader’s attention to a certain part of the text. These effects became to possible due to the consequences of the Inkhorn movement during the Renaissance.…

Our Day Out – Theatre Essay The play “Our Day Out” is about a school class from Liverpool that go on a school trip to Wales. They go to a few places along the way like the zoo an old castle and the beach. One of the teachers, Miss Kay, wants all the people on…

A Day In The Death of Joe Egg – Prompted Essay How does Peter Nichols play “A day in the death of Joe Egg” involve its audience in the problems of looking after a handicapped child? A day in the death of Joe Egg is a powerful dramatic novel written upon a husband and wife…

Justice and Mercy In the World of Shakespeare Life isn’t fair. How often have we, in our despairing states and unfortunate circumstances cried out against the injustice of our predicaments? When a young child dies of a bone cancer, or a volcano destroys an entire village, we shake our heads and despair at the injustice…

An Inspector Calls – Theatre Essay Introduction: This superbly crafted play by J.B Priestly ‘An Inspector Calls’ was written in 1945 and set in 1912. The play was written at the time of the Second World War. The specific setting is as the Titanic is to set sail for America. The world was also thinking…

Artaud: Theatre will never recover – Theatre Informal Essay “Theatre will never recover its own specific powers of action until it has recovered its own language.” What do you think Artaud meant by this remark? Artaud thought that theatre was becoming far too reliant upon simple storylines and the spoken text, he believed theatre had…

Theatre Final Proposal – Requested Mentor: Bill Instructor A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: A Multimedia One-Act Presentation This project will be an opportunity for me to flex many of the “theater muscles” I have developed over the past three and a half years. It will allow me to develop a production from every angle;…

Beginner Acting Exercises – Stage Acting Essay Stage 1 – Eyes Closed Leader Exercise Half the class stands on one side of room with pointy finger outward and eyes closed. The rest of the class comes across room and touches tip of finger and leads eyes closed person around the room. If leader moves too…