Theatre Essays

The beginnings of Greek theatre have been found to have started in the 6th century B.C. Even though this was a long time ago, we still clearly see its effects today in modern dramas. Little is known about early Greek

Location: Billie Brown Studio (Queensland Theatre Company) Dates: 9th March – 9th April 2017 Run Time: 80 mins Director: Kat Henry Cast: Lucas Stibbard and Jessica Tovey Reviewer: Rebecca Brougham 00Location: Billie Brown Studio (Queensland Theatre Company) Dates: 9th March

The very beginning of Greek theatre started all the way back in 6th century B.C. still even though it was so long ago we still see its effects today in modern dramas. Little is fully known about early Greek theatre

I am writing about the post of Director in your upcoming production “Much Ado About Nothing” which has become available at your theatre. If given the chance to direct this traditional five act Shakespeare play, I would take note that

In our group, we used a variety of Brechtian techniques for our piece of Epic theatre. Such examples of using it are using the theme of ‘gay rights’ as the ‘social improvement’ for our piece of theatre. We then present

‘Evaluate the use of acting techniques and staging elements in “Wild Bride”. Make reference to the style and form of performance and practitioner influence where appropriate’. The story follows a young girl who is accidentally traded to the Devil by

The posthumous impact of ancient Rome has an unsurpassable influence on the historical background of Elizabethan Theatre. The defining feature of the period is the growth of a modern consciousness, which has another alternative name, ‘Early Modern’. This is not

Introduction The Globe Theatre is an open-air playhouse constructed in 1599, where famed Elizabethan playwrights like Shakespeare performed their greatest plays. The establishment of the Globe Theatre actually pushed through when the first proper theater, known simply as “The Theatre”

Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) is considered to be the father of the theatre avant-guard, a new revolutionary style that appeared in the European theatre at the end of the XIX century (a so called fin de siecle) to prosper for a

Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing a comedy by Kathryn Walat, Theatre Geeks vs. Zombie Cheerleaders performed at Troy High School in Troy, Ohio. The performance space is a typical high school auditorium that has a large stage and