LOOKING BACK ON EIGHTY YEARS By William Somerset Maugham In my long life I have seen many changes in our habits and customs. The world I entered when at the age of eighteen I became a medical student was a world that knew nothing of planes‚ motor-cars‚ movies‚ radio or telephone. When I was still at school a lecturer came to Canterbury and showed us boys a new machine which reproduced the human voice. It was the first gramophone. The world I entered was a world that warmed itself with
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Verbatim Theatre - The Laramie Project Verbatim theatre is a form of documentary theatre‚ it empowers marginalised groups and communities by staging their stories‚ enabling them to make their experiences visible whether it be local or global. Verbatim theatre explores a range of perspectives‚ and a variety of truths by scripting real life interviews of people from a story or incident Verbatim theatre offers a range of perspectives from different people‚ for example In the Laramie Project the
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Introduction to Drama ‘Greek theatre began in festivals of religious ritual but developed into the art form that shaped theatre and drama in the western world.’ Describe and analyse the processes and historical developments that validate this assertion. Greek theatre initially began with religious festivals‚ with songs‚ chants‚ and dances that in time started the revolution of drama. Greek theatre helped develop and influence theatre and drama throughout the world particularly within
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Traditional Western theatre‚ beginning with the ancient Greeks‚ was divided into comedy and tragedy. A tragedy typically ended with the death or destruction of a fictional or historical hero‚ whereas a comedy focused on the lives of middle to lower class characters and ended with their success.in this essay I want to make comparison between the European theatre and the Middle east theatre the first playwrite Oscar Wilde and his work “the importance of being earnest”.the second one is Tawfik El Hakim
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controversial. The development of plays was an important achievement for Greece‚ as it inspired many current traditions. Greek plays were most commonly staged in open-air theatres referred to as theatrons‚ such as the one built on the side of a hill in athens famously named Dionysos. On either side of the stage at these theatres were ramps leading away from the orchestra. Near the stage there would be stage buildings that the actors used to
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slouching over in my chair as I listened to my theatre teacher recite difficult words from a book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due
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I attended the traveling Broadway production of Disney’s Newsies on February 14th‚ at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Being a fan of the movie but not knowing much about the musical‚ I was not sure what to expect. However‚ the show was a huge success‚ and it definitely has earned a place as one of my favorite musicals of all time. This musical was very dance heavy‚ and the dancing was not by any means easy. This was impressive enough in of itself. Even more impressive‚ though‚ from a vocal
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Ulanskaya Ann AK-091 W. Somerset Maugham. “The Unconquered” Essay I have read a novel “The Unconquered” written by W. Somerset Maugham. This was the first novel of this writer‚ which made me cry. It’s very strong‚ in my opinion. Maugham’s special ambiguity is seen more clear in this novel because it is impossible to understand who was write and who was wrong; who acted more horrible‚ the blind drunk German soldier committed violation of a young girl or that girl killed the innocent child
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5/5/2013 The Fourth Wall Theatre in today’s society has changed from what it was in the early days. Everyone has heard many names in the theatre industry but the most well know is William Shakespeare. Now a question that is asked frequently is who had the most influence in today’s theatre? Bertolt Brecht is another figure in theatre history‚ whose name is mentioned as being influential also. He has proven time and time again as an influential person for modern theatre‚ below in this paper are just
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Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries: theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon‚ or march in a procession; however theatre did resemble the sacred mysteries in the sense that it brought purification and healing to the spectator
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