The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being
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Renaissance Theatre vs Today’s Modern Theatre As society grows‚ theatre is forced to evolve to meet the needs of its audience. During the Renaissance‚ theatre would convey it stories using low-budget and every day materials; this was mainly due to society being from a less technology driven time in history. Today‚ society has not only evolved into a wealthier one‚ but a society with growing technologies allowing theatre to pull out all the stops‚ conveying its stories in a more elaborate
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How can violence‚ civil rights and the court of law be brought to life on the stage? The theatre adaption of ’To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ adapted by Christopher Sergel and written by Harper Lee answers this call effectively. Although the small stage may be somewhat abstract‚ with wooden poles hanging down from the stage‚ the rest of the plot stays somewhat true to the original book. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the tale of a young African-American man‚ Tom‚ on trial for a rape he did not commit‚ in
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as Rosemary in the show How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. I have also auditioned for and participated in The Schuler Awards opening and closing numbers for two years in a row. This is a televised show honoring excellence in Georgia Theatre educators‚ programs and students. I have also been cast in opening and closing numbers in Thescon for three years in a row. Thescon is the annual statewide convention for
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Roman theatre and Greek theatre‚ yet alike‚ had many differences‚ but have influenced our present day entertainment. Much of the architecture‚ structure‚ building‚ design‚ and the plays shown in the Roman theatre were influenced by the Greek theatre. In Roman theatre‚ the venue’s structural design was built upon their own foundations. The theatre included dance‚ choral events‚ mime‚ and different types of plays including tragedy and comedy. They also had horse and chariot racing‚ gladiator fights
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Australian Theatre uses the dramatic form of realism and its conventions to expose underlying issues within the Australian culture. Set in the 1970’s‚ the context of the plays ‘The Removalists’ and ‘Norm and Ahmed’ by David Williamson and Alex Buzo‚ explore issues of racism‚ corruption and male aggression through the struggles of their characters. Racism is an undercurrent that runs through the Australian 1970’s culture and is captured in Buzo’s Norm and Ahmed. Buzo uses two contrasting characters
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The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly Roger fell out of love with Ruth. But he
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR DEVELOPMENT ESSAY BY EDWARD CHITEMBO 2012 Zambia Giving an account of the Theatre for Development process and how it helps drive community development. Providing one or two recent Zambian examples of how this process is carried out. In your answer you must clearly define what you understand by the terms “process”‚ “community”‚ and “development”. INTRODUCTION The main aim of this essay is to give an account of Theatre for Development (TFD) process‚ how it helps
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First of all I want to begin with the narrative perspective. In the short story “Mr. Know-All” by William Somerset Maugham there is a first person narrator‚ who takes an active part in the story. He is a very important character. It is not easy to tell whether he is a minor or a major character. On the one hand he is a major character because the way he presents Mr. Kelada influences the reader a lot. On the other hand he is just a minor character because he is only the presenter of Mr. Kelada. The
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ORIGINS OF EPIC THEATRE JOE CARROLL 2nd HND PERFORMING ARTS Introduction In the following essay I will explain the origins of epic theatre and what is actually meant by the term epic theatre. I will look at the people who influenced this form of theatre‚ the essential elements and how they differ from naturalism and affect the actor. I will also look at the production elements and how they differ from other types of theatre. Origins of Epic Theatre Bertolt Brecht was a playwright
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