Theatre Evaluation- A Dolls house On the 21st of July I saw a performance of ‘A Doll’s house’ written by Herrick Ibsen in the Young Vic theatre in London‚ directed by Carrie Cracknell. The play highlights a woman’s battle with everyday life in the 1870’s (presumably.) The plays is based around the protagonist Nora’s struggle with Krogstad ‚ who threatens to tell her husband about her past crime‚ this incites Nora’s journey of self discovery provides much of the plays dramatic suspense. Nora’s primary
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| |Theatres: An Introduction |2 | |Theatres: Location |3 | |Theatres: Architecture |4 | |The Opening of the Globe Theatre
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The Globe Theatre “Totus mundus agit historenem” (The world is a playhouse). That is the motto of the Globe Theatre‚ the best playhouse of all. William Shakespeare wrote and performed his greatest plays here with much delight. The Globe Theatre has a great history‚ intriguing stories‚ and a beautiful replica. The Globe Theatre was erected in the year in 1599 after much dispute. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men acting group‚ led by William Shakespeare and the Burbage brothers‚ needed a place to perform
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The idea of the Roundabout Theatre was first conceived by Gene Feist and his wife‚ actress Elizabeth Owens. They opened in New York where they believed their theatre would flourish. They wanted to do classic plays at an affordable price‚ and thought this would benefit New Yorkers greatly. Their first production was Strindberg’s The Father which opened in a 150-seat theatre under a supermarket in Chelsea where subscribers paid $5:00 for three plays. In 1974 with respected reputation‚ they branched
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Bouncers; 17th of October at High Wycombe Swan Theatre. Bouncers is a comical‚ yet serious dive into urban nightlife. The actors use multi-role to play a variety of different characters with hilarious results. Throughout the updated version of the play‚ John Godber (original writer and director) highlighted his intentions through Lucky Eric’s daunting monologues; we still drink too much as a society today. Nonetheless‚ the dated stereotypes and the use of Frank Sinatra and ‘Thriller’ did make the
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Appreciating H3.1: Critically applies understanding of the cultural‚ historical and political contexts that have influenced specific drama and theatre practitioners‚ styles and movements H3.2 Analyses‚ synthesises and organises knowledge‚ information and opinion in coherent‚ informed oral and written responses H3.4 Appreciates and values drama and theatre as significant cultural expressions of issues and concerns in Australian and other societies __________________________________________________________________________________
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THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD The dictionary meaning of the word ‘Absurd’ is unreasonable‚ ridiculous or funny. But it is used in a somewhat different sense when we speak of the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’‚ or more commonly known now-a-days as ‘Absurd Drama’. The phrase ‘The Theatre of the Absurd’ was coined by the critic Martin Esslin‚ who made it the title of his book on the same subject‚ published in 1961. Esslin points out in this book that there is no such thing as a regular
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Types of theater spaces Proscenium •Thrust stage• Theatre in the Round •Black Box Theater Proscenium •Theater space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch(called the proscenium arch even though it is frequently nota rounded archway at all)‚which is located at or near the front of the stage. •The audience directly faces the stage‚ which is typically raised several feet above front row audience level• Originally Roman Theater Thrust stage •Popular in the WestThrust Stage •Also known
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How to Conduct a Theatre Audition When conducting auditions for a play‚ it is of utmost importance to establish an attitude of professionalism from the get-go. One must pay attention to detail and manage human resources well in order to make accurate casting decisions. Like any employer‚ directors must be careful to cast each role with the right candidate. Therefore‚ it is crucial that producers and directors preemptively take care of logistical issues so that they may focus on each actor’s audition
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Iroquois Theatre Highly advertised as being “absolutely fireproof”‚ The Iroquois Theatre was as fireproof as the Titanic was unsinkable. On December 30th‚ of the year 1903‚ five weeks after The Iroquois opened‚ The Iroquois Theatre did indeed burn. The fire was so bad that in just under 8 minutes it roared through the theatre claiming 602 lives and injuring at least 250 others (Foy‚ 1995). According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)‚ this fire is by far the deadliest theatre fire
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