19th-century theatre

Many plays have content that is arguably political and often plays that seem the farthest from politics have elements that some viewers see as a statement of political opinion. Political plays often do not deal directly with political officials but with current events and political standpoints regarding those issues. Both Rent and The Accidental Death of an Anarchist deal with issues current at the time of their creation and though focused on different issues they use very similar tactics like…

analysis of the statement, dissecting Hume’s view of what the “self” entailed, and how the mind works in helping deceive us into thinking that there is a “self”. After which, I hope to provide a greater insight of the theatrical metaphor used, as theatre is often cited to be “an essential and central metaphor for life” (Wilshire 1985). Analysis of passage Hume asserts that “we are nothing but a bundle… of different perceptions”. This is essential in understanding his stance that we are merely a…

Alain de Botton argues that comedians not only have a job to entertain, but also a job to address controversial topics that others might be afraid to address. Humorists are vital people in today’s society; satire not only makes a subject have humor, it creates a sense of feeling of relief that those subjects can be acceptable to talk about and at the same time raises awareness for that particular subject. Humorists do this through various comedy sketches, political cartoons, and stand-up shows.…

I will be writing a play review of West Side Story. The lyricist Stephen Sondheim born in New York on 22nd March 1930, was inspired to write West side story based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The play is targeted to an audience of aged 15 and above as it has mature and complicated themes to understand, however if you do understand it then it is a good play to watch. 25-35 year olds will enjoy it the most as it is based on relationships and it is perhaps more appealing to the…

18th century actresses like Sarah Siddons and Elizabeth Powell won many hearts with their portrayal of Hamlet. Within 20th century, there have been several actresses who carried on the tradition of playing Hamlet. Sarah Bernhardt, Asta Nielsen, Frances De la Tour, Ruth Mitchell and Maxine Peake are some of the most well-known actresses who were either cast as Hamlet, the prince or Hamlet, the princess. Therefore, it does not come as a surprise that Cross-gendering on the contemporary theatre and…

Andrew Lincoln charmed his way into being one of America’s most popular actors, as starring as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead. Although, Rick Grimes is how Andrew Lincoln became a television phenomenon, he has been acting for years. He has been involved in many small roles, and those small roles lead to a big lead, and a big pick up in his acting career. He has done his fair share of training, by attending acting schools, and doing voice overs. Overall, Andrew Lincoln has worked his way up the…

unusual organization in that it stood for theatre as collective creativity in which the person temporarily functioning as playwright served as a first among equals.” (Sarlós) The Players did more than live up to this mission: they exceeded it. “Scholars of theatre and drama generally recognize the Provincetown Players as one of the most influential theatre groups in America,”(Black) Robert K. Sarlos has deemed the company “the single most fruitful American theatre prior to the Second World War:…

The real thrill happened March 7th at the B. Iden Payne Theater with the production of Gondal, written by Kimberly Belflower and produced by the University of Texas New Theatre. With three different worlds and time periods being presented at once, there was no time to blink. The play overall is a ride to darkness. The lights, costumes, and background music do a great job of portraying its wildness; however, the script itself needs polishing to reach the potential it has. There needs to be more…

I watched the film A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry and produced in 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation and I also read the play. Although similarities between the play and the film exist, I have also found distinctions which allow each of the versions of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry to stand on its own. In the play, the entire story happens in the Younger’s living room, in Chicago’s Southside, where in the 1950s it was the home of poor, black people. The…

State of the Arts Sunday in the Park George is colorful musical written by James Lapine with music written by the world-renowned Stephen Sondheim. The musical is based around the 19th century Impressionist George Seurat’s painting from 1884, “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”. A rendition of this outstanding musical was recently playing over the past three months on the Guthrie Theater’s Wurtele Thrust Stage. The story revolves around Seurat himself along with a multitude of characters pictured in…