Live Theatre Evaluation: Blood Brothers I went to see the production ‘Blood Brothers’ at Wycombe Swan Theatre on the 24th April 2013. Blood Brothers is a musical about twin brothers Mickey (Sean Jones) and Edward (Mark Hutchinson) separated at birth who both find each other again and become blood brothers‚ but find out they’re brothers right before they die. Before I saw the play‚ my expectations were it was going to be boring and just plain acting‚ which I do not like. I was quite surprised
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fourteen and a half feet wide. The wealthy could afford these fine seats while the lower class would sit in the middle of the theater‚ or the “pit‚” where the seats only cost a penny (Globe Theatre). “There were also a few areas reserved on the stage balcony for audience members of the nobility” (Globe Theatre). “The center of the theater was open to the sky. Because the theater had no interior lights‚ plays were performed in the afternoon to let in as much light as possible”(Ellis and Esler 60)
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Earlier this summer on the 14th of August at the Criterion Theatre in Oxford Circus‚ I went the evening performance of The 39 Steps. The 39 Steps was originally a book by John Buchan set before the First World War‚ the book was later adapted into a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was a serious book and film following a bachelor called Richard Hannay who meets a mysterious German woman at a play‚ the women begs him to take her home with him and later reveals she is a spy trying to discover the
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The Political Influence of Theater Throughout history‚ theater has been a primary form of entertainment for all classes of individuals. During a time with no television or radio‚ theater was an escape from everyday life and an exciting event to which many looked forward. Countless plays‚ as early as William Shakespeare’s works‚ to as recent as a new Broadway staging of 1984‚ have been a stage for conveying ideas and morals about life and society. While the specific messages and topics change over
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Erving Goffman developed a metaphor of theater to explain the social interaction with different forms of behavior on front and back stages. Front stage is the area of social interaction visible to the audience‚ and back stage is the social interaction not visible to the audience. Front stage is a behavior that we do when other people are watching or are aware of us. Being in this front stage behavior‚ we focus on how others view us and what they expect from us‚ which can drive the behavior all together
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Ancient Greek Theatre The Greek theatre history begins with festivals which honor gods. An example of such a festival was ‘City Dionysia’ festival which honored god Dionysus. During this festival‚ which was taking place in Athens men perform songs to welcome god Dionysus. Plays were also presented. Athens was the main city where these festivals and theatrical traditions were presented. At ancient Greek Festivals‚ the actors‚ directors and dramatists were all the same person. Later only three
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of Women in the Canadian Theatre‚” which concluded that between 1978 and 1981 Canadian women made up 13 percent of theatre directors and 10 percent of playwrights.”(citation) Meaning that there is 87 percent of theatre directors that are male and 90 percent of male playwrights‚ the saddening part is that women do not make up any close to half of what males do. “Only 12 percent of Canadian theatre companies were under the artistic direction of women. The larger the theatre‚ the less likely it was
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Community – life of group more important than the individual Teenage gangs‚ religious organizations‚ congregations‚ military‚ some teams Collective – individual most important‚ uses group to further individual’s goals Produce collectives‚ theatre today‚ cities‚ self gov’t Alexander Pope “the proper study of mankind is man.” Humans have very basic needs: 1. Food 2. Shelter 3. Mate to procreate 4. Grouping for shelter Greek farmers may have used stone rings to thrash wheat – where
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Twentieth-century theatre describes a period of great change within the theatrical culture of the 20th century. There was a widespread challenge to long established rules surrounding theatrical representation; resulting in the development of many new forms of theatre‚ including modernism‚ Expressionism‚ political theatre and other forms of Experimental theatre‚ as well as the continuing development of already established theatrical forms like naturalism and realism. Throughout the century‚ the artistic
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In the beginning of the play‚ the mood appereared to dark with mystery and intrigue. The lighting appeared to be affected by one major system which was the high sides. In other words high sides being a traditional perspective like the Zellerback Playhouse would coming from high up on the side and then a series of them (meaning the lighting fixtures‚ etc). Covering all areas of the stage‚ (e.g.‚ downstage‚ upstage‚ upper stage left upper stage right‚ etc). The light fixtures all blended in a full
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