Royal National Theatre

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 9 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Theatre Observation

    • 1019 Words
    • 5 Pages

    For my first performance response, I saw Anything Goes at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, FL on February 17th, 2017. At this dinner theatre, Will Prapher produces and owns the theatre. With his compony titled Prapher Entertainment, Prapher produces such productions in Florida as well as Pennsylvania. This production was a comedy and a love story all in one. Billy, the protagonist, loved Hope, who was engaged to Evelyn. All the characters interact on a cruise ship that was going…

    • 1019 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Stanislavski Realism

    • 347 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Stanislavski believed that "what is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself" (Source unknown, Stanislavski) basically meaning that any character given circumstance or action that appeared on the stage must be true and real. Stanislavski acknowledged this idea was a new big form in the acting world because all acting is basically just a lie . He argued that the performers should "Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art" (unknown, Stanislavski),…

    • 347 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Before the collaborative group was established, I did a mini self-reflection where I focused on what skills would be good to make the project the best it can be. Skills that I deemed important included dedication to academics, passionate about theater, information on both the technical and performing side of the stage, creative thinking, and respective of other people’s ideas. Having a dedication to academics and passionate about theater will ensure that the members of the group would be…

    • 594 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The First Frame Summary

    • 821 Words
    • 4 Pages

    model for modern theater architecture. Camp’s attempt to explicate the evolution of the French theatre stage is based on both qualitative and quantitative research on the historical, theoretical, cultural, and scientific background of a specific era, which could be effectively informative for young scholars or undergraduate/graduate students who want to explore the overview of the formation of French theatre in the Enlightenment…

    • 821 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hamlet: the intimate and violent lover The beauty of live performance lies in the vast potential interpretations of the same event. The scene between Hamlet and Ophelia is quite complex and up for interpretation. There is a lack of emotion and intimacy between Ophelia and Hamlet. This can especially be noted in the scene in which Ophelia is used as a decoy to set Hamlet up. In the Shakespearean version, Hamlet and Ophelia appear quite distant. There is little to no physical contact. However, in…

    • 986 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Tartuffe French play that was originally directed by Moliere, done in the 17th century. Also was launched at pierce college cast pierce college student, and directed by my Professor Shaheen Vaaz. Within the play there have been many components that raised my awareness and created a position of questioning due to the usage of different elements, also the presence of improvisation that enhanced the play and created a sense of comedy related to the idea of the play, however; even though there were…

    • 605 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Truths In Spamalot

    • 413 Words
    • 2 Pages

    I find the truth section really interesting. While I was acting in Spamalot I never considered the different “truths” that were possible to portray. I thought that since I was in an imaginary scene that the ideas and truths of it were also imaginary. I never even considered that the audience could be saying things like “I don’t believe that he would react like that,” or “I wouldn’t react like that,” but after reading this I understand why it is completely necessary to understand the truths of…

    • 413 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “Physical theatre requires no specific dance style from its performers – it is the freedom to express emotion in performance whilst integrating various acting and dance techniques.”(Quench, 2013) Physical theatre could be described as a freedom of expression that has less rules and restrictions than Dance. DV8 is a widely known physical theatre company that was founded by Lloyd Newson in 1986. Newson lived in Australia where he attended Melbourne University. Whilst there he studied psychology…

    • 1890 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Nissi Lamark Analysis

    • 789 Words
    • 4 Pages

    There are women who will inspire you from the moment they step into a room. Nissi Lamark is one of those women. She is a woman who’s presence undeniably fills a space. For her, the whole world is her stage and every person she encounters is her audience,they are spectators she will undoubtedly leave with a positive lasting impression. As we start our interview with Nissi, there is an abundance of laughter in the room. A euphoric atmosphere of positivity intoxicates us as we begin to speak with…

    • 789 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    History Of The Show

    • 458 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The show was a continuation of acts from dawn to dusk. A “model” bill might include approximately eight acts that had a variety of performers. It was usually set up so as to increase spectator pleasure at the start, followed by a filler and this would keep going until the final act which was usually a “chaser” act used to help run patrons out of the revolving show (D. 86-88). The variety of acts ranged from: (MC) Master of Ceremonies (invented in Vaudeville), comics, magicians, shadowgraphs,…

    • 458 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 50