Theatre Essays

Dario Fo’s Political Theatre Dario Fo’s plays were written in Italy during the 60’s and 70’s. During this time there was widespread dissatisfaction throughout Italy towards the government and various factions within the country , the nation seethed with discontent. Dario Fo was born in 1926 in the Italian state …

The play is set in a fictional town in Indiana called Jackson. It is centered on a girl’s life from age five to age twenty-six named Elisabeth. This girl has a disability called cerebral palsy and is unable to move her legs, so she is confined to a wheelchair. The …

Brecht’s Epic Theatre was a break from the prevailing form of theatre – what Brecht called Dramatic Theatre. Epic theatre was a clearly different type of theatre and Brecht sought to make it popular – taking emphasis away from the dramatic theatre that he hated so. He truly believed that …

In Elizabethan times, the theater was a popular source 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. Still, people would come from all over to be entertained and celebrate. …

“Life is mirrored in the theatre of the times.” This quote is evidently true in the play Woza Albert written by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni and Barney Simon in 1983, which is during the time of apartheid in South Africa. This play is a Satirical Comedy set in the time of …

Unit 2 – Planning for a Creative Event The Roles and Responsibilities in Professional Theatre In order for me to recognise the roles and responsibilities that I and the rest of the group members will be performing throughout unit 2, I will need to research information that will educate me …

The Woman in Black Theatre Review On Tuesday the 15th of August 2013, I set out with my family to an evening performance of the west end renowned ‘The Woman in Black’ at the Fortune Theatre. Upon entering the theatre I noticed how intimate the space was which I feel …