West End theatre

introduction to the character Sam where he is lit glowingly. The dynamic of the lighting and the music used aided to establish the eeriness capturing the attention of the audience. In addition the lack of sound created an almost ghostly effect around the theatre. Then again the absurd racism and dreadful story of abuse and terror throughout the play is at least scandalous. The continuing theme of racism and the terror that they face is something I feel that we can all learn from. The way in…

What is acting? What does it mean to be an actor? As Sanford Meisner stated, “acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Luckily for actors, theatre is something that can be enjoyed by just about everyone, just about everywhere. According to the Occupation Outlook Handbook between 2014 and 2024 the projected percent change in employment of actors is 10%. Which is faster than the average for all other professions which sits at 7%. Numerically this means that approximately…

Romeo and Juliet: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme. These star crossed lovers’ tragedy has become a cultural institution and spanned countless adaptations. Because of this, most audiences carry a multitude of conceptions about the play and these ideas affect their perspective of the show. This creates a problem for directors. How do you make a show that works with the audience’s ideas. The School of Dramatic Arts’ production of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare effectively…

Chinese Center. Their first production was The White Snake, presented at the Lyceum Space Theatre, and then toured across San Diego County. Then, in 1991, the company staged its first adaption based on the 16th century fantasy novel Journey to the West. The play is now called Monkey King. It is based on a monk’s diary of a seventh century journey. They soon…

On the evening of Saturday October 8th, the cast of the play Fuddy Meers took the stage and put on a unique and exquisite performance. The play took place in the Temple Theatre which I found was a highly interesting venue. There were several different elements that I found greatly intriguing during the course of the ninety minute performance, however, there were a few elements that I felt were also lacking. The first element that I believed helped to add significance to the performance was…

4.1 Intrinsic Element In understanding the play, intrinsic element is the most important aspect. It is show the reader about the basic story in a play. The elements of the Hansberry’s play include plot, characters, setting and theme. 4.1.1 Characters There are eleven characters that played in this story, such as : 1. Lena Younger (Mama) Lena is an old woman in early sixties. She is full-bodied and strong woman. She has two children ; they are Walter and Beneatha. She is mother-in-law of Ruth…

Halloween is a great opportunity to make anything believable, because the world becomes a stage, and everyone has a chance to become their favorite superhero or character. Halloween is awesome because it's a time of year when people can drop their judgmental attitudes and accept one another as they are. A case in point is a Halloween dance party just like the famous Star Wars "scene in a bar" where Chewy and Han Solo find creatures and aliens of all different species laughing and drinking and…

1. Title: American Clock Author: Arthur Miller First Performance: November 20th 1980 Period of play: 20th century 2. Awards won: N/A. 3. Main characters and their relationship Lee Baum is the main character, he is the college age son of Moe and Rose Baum. Moe Baum, father of Lee Baum, is a businessman who lost everything when the Stock Market crashed. Rose Baum, mother of Moe Baum Fanny Margolies, Rose’s sister Sidney Margolis, Fanny’s son, Lee’s cousin Lucille, Fanny’s daughter Grandpa,…

modern theatre goers (Dass, p.65). The significance of the play does not lie in its…

From the storm brewing to the happiness felt at the end of the story, and moving to the specificities of the play, the lighting and sound are important elements in drawing certain emotions from the audience that the play desired to gain. The fierce boom of thunder and the snapping sound of lighting, resonating…