Theatre Review In June 2012 I had the pleasure of watching The Woman In Black in the Fortune Theatre. A spine-chilling adaptation of the 1983 novel by Susan Hill. The story explores a tale of a ‘woman in black’ who is said to haunt the living‚ when a young solicitor enters a town where the villagers are reluctant to speak anything of this ghostly character he ultimately discovers why. The play was first performed in 1987 in the Saint Joseph Theatre in Scarborough as a ‘Christmas play’ only to
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Jerzy Grotowski has been noted for being one of the most influential figures in 20th Century theatre. His avant-garde approach to performance and execution paved the way for many important theatrical works. Of note is Woza Albert‚ created by Percy Mtwa‚ Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon. This satirical look at Apartheid South Africa took to heart many of the theories and ideas that Grotowski explored in his writing and theatrical works. Woza Albert is a what-if scenario that plays out the second
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Neil Simon‚ the Most Successful Playwright in The History of Theatre "It can be argued that Neil Simon is not only America’s most successful playwright‚ but also the most successful playwright in the history of theatre."1 Despite being criticized for lack of substance‚ his hugely successful comedies are consistently revived‚ whether on Broadway or in other community or dinner theatres. Last week the University of Notre Dame’s Mainstage season opened with the departmental premiere of Barefoot
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What are the differences between the Shakespeare Globe and modern theatres? The distinct differences in style of theatre between Shakespeare’s time and modern theatres is the fact that in the 1600’s because most theatre companies were a travelling minstrel group who actually went to the inns to get their audiences the group would frequently immediately start to act. The audience would then gather by coming out onto the balcony of their rooms. They had no closed in features like a roof as they were
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s plays have amazed many generations with his superior vocabulary and compelling characters and plot. Shakespeare’s plays would not be nearly as well known or rejoiced if it wasn’t for the Globe Theatre‚ a revolutionary (at the time) design that made it easy for the audience to see the performance. The theatre unfortunately was burnt on June 29‚ 1663 was rebuilt on June 1964‚ but more on that later. The Globe was Shakespeare’s first theatre for the company he
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Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other
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Antonin Artaud: Theatre of Cruelty Antonin Artaud’s most profound piece of work was not a poem‚ not a play‚ not an acting role‚ but a theory: Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty. He began to form his Theatre of Cruelty theory after learning of the Balinese theatre that seemed‚ to him‚ to share qualities with his ideas about theatre. Artaud held a great respect for Balinese theatre which revolves around dance and actions to convey meaning (Encyclopedia Britannica). More traditional theatre revolves around
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The realistic impulse‚ the desire to reproduce on stage a piece of life faithfully has been persistent over the last hundred years. However reaction against the theatre of psychological realism and of ordinary speech and behaviour was also relentless throughout the twentieth century. In order to explore any form theatre‚ it is important to understand the historical‚ political‚ social and cultural perspective of the time in which the piece is created. Through the turn of the 19th century‚ “a period
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Globe Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was constructed with lumber stolen from another theatre after a lease dispute. William Shakespeare was part owner‚ actor‚ and play write for the Globe. The area was surrounded by market stalls offering food‚ drink‚ and merchandise surrounded the area. The place had a bawdy festival like atmosphere. Commoners and nobles alike arrived early to enjoy the atmosphere. Actors performed short previews outside on the green. The theatre held 1500 people while
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Dear Diary Today I went to the Globe theatre for the first time. The journey there was very entertaining and picturesque‚ instead of going by ferry as many people usually do I decided to save my money and do a bit of exercise by walking instead across the London Bridge which was also good. As I came by the Globe theatre I passed the pits where bear baiting and cockfightings were taking place. The streets were full of people‚ some were pushing to get through others were shouting and quite a
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