Theatre Essays

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry | Analysis

Example essay. Last modified: 15th Jan 2018

Playwrights of Color A Raisin in the Sun “To be young, gifted and black” (Lorraine Hansberry) is a phrase which is commonly associated with Lorraine Hansberry, which comes from the collect...

Adolphe Appia and Edward Gordon Craig

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Adolphe Appia and Edward Gordon Craig never collaborated with each other in work or spent any significant time in each other’s company, but their names are linked together before they had met ...

Analysis and review of the Play 'Blackbird'

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After being separated for 15 years, Una comes looking for Ray at his workplace after discovering his picture in a magazine. They once had an illicit relationship, and have been suffering the consequences ever since. ...

Analysis of Machinal

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Introduction (428): Machinal, written in 1928 by Sophie treadwell is an expressionist play hovering topics of female oppression and the role of women in society post industrial revoluti...

Backstage Organization and Design for Theatre

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A Study of stage management and design Theatre is an art form that thrives off of a collaborative process. The process uses an ensemble of live performers to showcase an experienc...

Case Study on Women and Theatre

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Case Study on Women and Theatre Applied theatre is the ‘practise of theatre and drama’ working with ‘marginalised communities’ by confronting social and cultural issues that can...

Concept of Transcendence and Immanence in Simone de Beauvoir's 'The Second Sex'

Example essay. Last modified: 27th Aug 2021

Simone de Beauvoir, in her ground breaking mid-20th century work The Second Sex, presented the concepts of “transcendence” and “immanence” as integral features of her theoretical analysis of the structures of patriarchal oppression in Western society....

Contemporary Indian Theatre And Habib Tanvirs

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Habib Tanvir and Naya Theatre are two inseparable names which will always be remembered in the modern theatrical scenario in India. It’s been a year since the death of Habib Tanvir, one of the m...

Death of a Salesman - The Pleasant and Unpleasant Feelings of a Car

Example essay. Last modified: 11th May 2021

Cars play an important role in both Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller and My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante. Cars became a challenge in Death of a Salesman, “That goddam Chevrolet,” (36) and My Brilliant Friend, “The two sons of Silvio Solara, Marcello, who was around twenty...

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, written in the years following World War II (WWII), is widely considered to be among America’s most celebrated th...

Developments of West End Musical Scene

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Discuss the recent developments in the west end musical scene; this should include an analysis of the ‘mega-musical’ mania, the trend to create new musicals based on existing songs (song m...

Devising As A Journey Of Exploration And Discovery Theatre Essay

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015

Devising is a very fluid form of theatre. Taking inspirations from anywhere and everywhere, a devised performance can be in any form and on any topic. This style is in direct contrast to scripted thea...

Differences Between Naturalistic and Epic Approaches to Performance

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What are the differences between naturalistic and Epic approach to performance? Both share a deterministic outlook but were focused on different material and most, importantly, strive for a very ...

Frank Wedekind's Lulu: An Analysis

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Discuss Frank Wedekind’s Lulu in relation to its cultural and social context. Pay particular attention to the ways in which the play challenges and/or perpetuates certain assumptions concerning ...

Gender Performativity And Works Of Hannah Wilke Theatre Essay

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In this study I intend to think through the relationship [between] and theoretical nuances of, sexual difference, performance, performativity and document, in connection to the performative art works ...

Haimon in Antigone

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Sophocles’ Antigone tells a beautiful story of a woman who fights for her brother, Polynices, to be buried after her uncle and King, Creon, has declared that Polynices’ body will remain un...

History of Elizabethan Theater

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Hospitality as a Form of Theatre

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In the main, the hospitality industry can be compared to various aspects of a theatre such as the genres, stagecraft, characters and terminology of acting. Explain, using examples In the...

How Musical Theatre Has Developed

Example essay. Last modified: 10th May 2017

To discuss the historical development of musical theatre, this report will present an analysis of Leonard Bernstein’s musical “West Side Story”. It will demonstrate how the 1961 scre...

How to Write a Theatre Dissertation

Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jun 2018

Writing a successful theatre dissertation is a process which requires balancing two core ideals. You must on the one hand display creativity, however at the same time you must demonstrate that you un...

I Love You Bro Play Analysis Theatre Essay

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The La Boite Theatre Company’s production of Adam J. A. Cass’s I Love You, Bro , directed by David Bethold, is a play which masterfully engages and captivates the audience. It effectively ...

Importance Of Set Design Theatre Essay

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Adolph Appia (pictured left) 1862 – 1928, was a Swiss theorist, pioneer in modern stage design and is most famous for his scenic designs for Wagner’s operas (Design for act I of Parsifal P...

Influence of The Beggar's Opera on Musical Theatre

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Explore the ways in which The Beggar’s Opera influenced the development of musical theatre in the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. What were the reasons for its continued popularity? Intro Th...

Jasmin Vardimon Company: History, Origins and Achievements

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A discussion on one of Britain’s leading Contemporary Choreographers, Jasmin Vardimon including her history, company origin, and achievements....

Jerome Robbins and Agnes de Mille

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An analysis of the life and works of the choreographers Jerome Robbins and Agnes de Mille and therole of dance in musical theatre Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins worked in musical theatre in what is...

Jonathan Larsons Influence On Musical Theatre Theatre Essay

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To demonstrate how a practitioner influenced the development of Musical Theatre, there will be an in depth analysis of Jonathan Larson’s works Rent and Tick, Tick…Boom, which will show how...

Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler's Approaches to Emotions in Acting

Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019

Theatre Arts Essay Feel or Not Feel In this essay, I will discuss whether the actors/performers should feel or not feel the character’s emotions they are portraying in o...

Martha Graham's choreography

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Discuss how the choreography of Martha Graham or Merce Cunningham reflected the changing contexts in which her/his work was produced. Martha Graham (1894-1991) was a truly inspirational and revolution...

Musical Cabaret Overview And Analysis Theatre Essay

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I choose the musical Cabaret as it is a very powerful story, set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis were rising to power; it focuses on different controversial issues of its time period. A number of issues a...

Naturalistic Movement Within Theatre Theatre Essay

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After reading and researching into Raymond William’s quotation, this essay will produce the main outlines of the naturalistic movement within Theatre and how important it is in modern day societ...

Qualifications required for Theatre Technicians

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jun 2020

Investigating Arts Management Practice This report will look into technical jobs in the theatre industry. Looking at the people who work as technicians. Do they have a technical theatre degree or did ...

Romanticism and Realism in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Example essay. Last modified: 21st Jul 2021

In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, the conflict between Romanticism and Realism, embodied by the two protagonists Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski, is the major theme of the play. With the aid of the characterization of these protagonists and the explanation of the conflict between them I was able to verify this thesis....

Self Reflection on Choreographed Performance

Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020

The choreographic intention for my performance was based on the ballet Peter Pan; to explore Peter and Tinkerbelle’s sporadic friendship. It can be seen as an allegory for the modern world – ...

Stanislavski's method of acting

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015

Konstantin Stanislavski, (born Konstantin Alekseyev, and sometimes spelt Constantin Stanislavsky), was 14 years old when he first set foot on the stage that his parents owned in 1877. His love of the ...

Stereotyping Of Minorities On Broadway Theatre Essay

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The crowd gaped as the scarlet curtains ascended and unveiled greeting, not from the beautiful Ziegfeld girls common to the day, but from a chorus of sweating, toiling blacks chanting, “Negros a...

The Career Of Katherine Dunham Theatre Essay

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Katherine Dunham modern dancer and choreographer, born in Glen Ellyn, Illinois United States of America, she were completed her study at the Chicago University and went on to earn a higher degree in a...

The Cradle Will Rock Review Theatre Essay

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The show “The Cradle Will Rock” written my Marc Blitzstein is a piece of work that reflects the struggles and politics of its time. In researching this show and it original production, one...

The Evolution Of Dance In Theater Theatre Essay

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Dance is defined as the art of movement. It can be used to express feelings, to exercise, to perform, and some can even interact and have nonverbal conversation though the art of dance. Dance is usual...

The Impacts Of Globalisation on Theatre

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Globalisation refers to the increasing interaction and integration of people socially, economically, and culturally through increasing interconnectedness, in which, theatres are also affected by. Perf...

The Role Of The Modern Spectator Theatre Essay

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Society considers art as a reflection of what is happening in the world, as well as the different types of personalities that people portray. Consequently, society expects that the modern spectator go...

Theater Performance Theory Overview Theatre Essay

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Antonin Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski are two famous artists who presented two different views of humanity within theater. Even though they conceived productions that were religious experiences for the a...

Theatre Essay: Site Specific Performance

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Site Specific Performance: How has the nature of site-specific performance as a hybrid art-form influenced approaches tosite-specific work in Britain over the last decade? SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION Site...

Theatre Essays - Samuel Beckett

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Discuss Samuel Beckett’s handling of identity in his plays Waiting for Godot and Happy Days. The work of Samuel Beckett can be seen to span both the Modernist and Postmodernist paradigms (Bradbu...

Theoretical And Practical Approach To Theatre Making Theatre Essay

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015

This piece uncovers both the physiological and scientific actions behind the presentation of the voice. As an actor, theatre practitioner or theorist, we become aware that the presentation of communi...