Henrik Ibsen is considered to be the father of modern drama. His objectives were to "see accurately and recreate poetically the world and its people‚ beliefs‚ ideas‚ conflicts‚ and correspondences" (Mergentha). The essence of modern drama is to remake‚ or mirror the society in which the authors lived in. However‚ at times‚ these realistic concepts are introduced in an environment that is completely absurd and surreal. It can be explained as the author trying to gear our attention on the plot or the
Premium George Bernard Shaw Marriage Love
John Therry Catholic High School Assessment Task Outline Creative Arts: HSC Drama 2013 Area of Study: Contemporary Australian Drama Task Outline Part A) Students are to present a group performance blending two scenes from the texts set for study (Stolen and Ruby Moon). A journal is to be submitted to accompany the performance Part B) A 1200 word essay answering the following question is to be submitted Notification Date: Week 1A Term 1 – Friday 1st February 2013 Date Due: Week
Premium Theatre Drama
Elizabethan Drama: Stagecraft and Society Introduction Elizabethan drama refers to the plays produced while Queen Elizabeth reigned in England‚ from 1558 until 1603. It was during this time that the public began attending plays in large numbers. The opening of several good-sized playhouses was responsible for this increased patronage‚ the largest and most famous of which was the Globe theatre (1599)‚ home to many of Shakespeare’s works. The most popular types of Elizabethan plays were histories of
Premium William Shakespeare Globe Theatre
Media Practice Paper 1a) The ever increasing popularity of crime dramas is a result of the programme being voyeuristic and escapist in terms of representations‚ as people often seek the thrill and danger without being involved in the programme itself. An example of this would be in ‘Sherlock’‚ as the protagonist ‘Sherlock’‚ is shown to be an intellectual genius‚ solving the crimes mathematically by using his own unique technique. This is important‚ as the audience almost want to spy on the character
Premium Audience theory Audience Genre
The Chorus in Greek drama was a large group of performers (suggested between 12 and 30) of people who sang or chanted songs and poems‚ and danced during plays. They are homogenized and non-individualized group in Greek drama. Despite the large size‚ they represented a collective consciousness‚ or a single body‚ often wearing masks to render sense of unification and anonymity. In Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex‚ the chorus is composed of senators‚ while in Sophocles’s Electra‚ the chorus is made up of the
Premium Tragedy Sophocles Aeschylus
weren’t enough seats‚" says James Knowlson‚ Beckett’s friend and official biographer. They also couldn’t have realised that this play‚ beginning its shoestring-budget run on 5 January 1953‚ was going to be seen as one of the pivotal moments in modern drama. International appeal So why has Waiting for Godot proved so durable? How has Beckett’s work outlasted the other iconoclasts and angry young writers of the 1950s and 1960s? "I would suggest the answer lies in its ambiguities. So much is suggested
Premium Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett Theatre of the Absurd
They bring out Macbeth’s inner evil ambition and determine his fate. “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” (Act 1‚ Sc. 1‚ 11)‚ the witches start Act one‚ Scene one in an ominous atmosphere of thunder and lighting. The bleak atmosphere that starts off the drama supports the horror and tragedy that characterizes the rest of the play. The audience learns about their intentions of meeting Macbeth and doing harm “when the hurlyburly’s done/ When the battle’s lost and won” (Act 1‚ Sc. 1‚ 4-5). Macbeth may win
Premium Macbeth Three Witches Duncan I of Scotland
victim scared‚ victim trying to get away. 2) The Greeks would not let any type of violence on the stage. All fighting shooting etc. had to happen off stage. If the character/actor were killed he would be wheeled on to the stage. 3) Because the dramas evolved from choral dances and chants‚ the chorus remained a strong presence in Greek tragedy throughout the Golden Age and beyond. 4) The addition of one actor‚ by Thespis was a major step forward ‚ and was later followed by the addition of two
Premium Drama Euripides Tragedy
AN ABOMINATION The sun is just about to set and Majungu‚ a middle aged man is seen walking towards his home. In his left hand is is a walking stick but he is not using it; it is more of clutched in the armpit than in the hand. In his right hand‚ hangigng freely is an old‚ transparent paper bag that can clearly reveal its contents. As he makes the final turn to his home‚ three kids are seen running towards him. The eldest of them‚ a girl of about twelve years meets him first and goes for the paper
Premium Mother Left-handedness
The performance ‘Hoods’ by Barking Gecko Theatre Co. is a play about two young children‚ Jessie and Kyle‚ who create video game style situations to pass the time as they are left in the car by their mother. This play was performed at Thornlie Senior High School’s Performing Arts Centre on Friday the 1st of April 2011. It was a great honour to have this brilliant play shown to the high school students as it showed perseverance of the young children. The play was written by Angela Betzien and directed
Premium Performance High school Performing arts