Essays Tagged: "Play (theatre)"
The Elizabethan Theater - Who went to the theater in Shakeperean times?
of entertainment. People from all social and economic backgrounds would come to London to enjoy the plays. Inside the theater, conditions were crowded and, by today's standards, very uncomfortable. St ... ds, very uncomfortable. Still, people would come from all over to be entertained and celebrate.Most playgoers were craftspeople and merchants, but audiences were often a diverse representation of Engl ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
An essay commenting on the musical Bouncers by John Gober. Comments on the drama, effects and touching comedy.
urney into the secrets of a Friday night.John Godber along with "Bouncers" also wrote the acclaimed play "teechers". Two plays which require the actors to perform a variety of age, sex and stances; ex ... of the desperately empty lives of all the characters, male and female, bouncers and clubbers. Both plays are similar to each other, not just in staging but also in textual context.A favourable charac ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
How does the structure of Roger Mais' Brother Man borrow from, transform (and transcend) Aristotle's notion of a tragedy?
to a dramatic piece. Brother Man is divided into five chapters - reminiscent of the five acts of a play. Additionally, the short episodes within each chapter also suggest the scenes of a play. The no ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Authors
"Medea"
This presentation of the play is only for the true lover of drama. Medea cried and moaned with female angst for 90% of the pl ... ed with female angst for 90% of the play. The rest of the actors were the only thing that saved the play. The single stage leaves much to be desired and is not very entertaining. The language had a he ... heavy accent that caused me to miss about every third word. The costumes were accurate for a Greek play and only focusing on three characters at a time made it feel like a Greek representation of the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
Analysis if homeward bound
Homeward Bound Homeward Bound is a satiric play, which attacks the socially accepted standards of today's society. This play is known as a come ... e. Homeward Bound also consists of amusing characters that the audience can relate to. This type of play appeals to mostly sophisticated audiences and actors because the play consists of clever use of ... er use of language and brilliant conversation. Elliot Hayes' use of satire in Homeward Bound plays an important part in the telling of the story. His use of satire expresses how the characters ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Analysis of The Idiot Colony
explores the relationships of these three and leads to a rather grim eventuality.The opening of the play sets the scene through the entrance of the three women with there hair drawn across their faces ... is emphasised by the small part of the stage in which they act.The relationships created within the play are created, quite obviously by the actions of the actors. One of the women does not speak thro ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama