Black comedy

The theatrical experience can only be summarized into one distinct play. The “Black Comedy” was written by Peter Shaffer. The play, “Black Comedy” was performed at the USC Lab Theatre (University of South Carolina Lab Theatre), and was directed by Curtis Smoak on September 23 – 26 2017. In addition, the “Black Comedy” has a completely unique theme throughout the play. The theme, in the “Black Comedy” focuses on a power outage; however, Brindsley Miller’s “borrows” Harold Gorringe’s furniture without

Black comedy is a form of comedy which takes serious issues off macabre nature, and treating them in an acrid and humorous way Their taboo themes make human existence seem ironic and pointless, providing a cathartic and disturbing experience for audience members. Martin McDonagh’s black comedy play, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, set in Northern Ireland, explores the absurd nature of human suffering. Offensive issues embedded throughout the play are; animal abuse, strong violence and invective language

Going into the play I had no idea what I was getting myself into but after viewing it I was sure glad I saw it. For this play critique on Black Comedy I will be focusing on the overall design elements and how they contribute to the production. First of the scenery was well done for the size of the stage and venue I was impressed in how they were able to incorporate multiple rooms including a second story and a hallways with multiple entrances and exits. One thing that bothered and confused me was

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