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Les Miserables Play A few weeks ago, I had a chance to watch Les Miserables at Imperial Theater. Les Miserables is play based on Victor Hugo’s award winning novel. I must admit that the play made me realize the great stories that will continue be told in mass media for years to come. Much to my astonishment, the characters in the play essentially delivered a great show, ranging from their acting to their singing. I believe that Les Miserables is one of the most intricate stories with a plot featuring

Love's Labour's Lost The Elizabethans thought of it merely as "a wittie and pleasant comedie" ; Samuel Johnson remarked that "all the editors have concurred to censure [it]" ; and William Hazlitt opined, "If we were to part with any of the author's comedies, it should be this." It was not until well into the twentieth century that Love's Labour's Lost really came into its own, and this fact alone may be enough to make a case for it as Shakespeare's most forward-looking play. It is its ending

What distinguishes these two genres? Comedy and Ridicule In An Essay on the Theatre; or, A Comparison between Laughing and Sentimental Comedy (1773), Goldsmith lays out the “true” purpose of dramatic comedy: “Comedy is defined by Aristotle to be a picture of the frailties of the lower part of mankind, to distinguish it from tragedy

Contribution of Digital projections for approaching mise en scene in contemporary theatre performance. By Shyam Kottegoda In this research paper I’m going to describe about theater production technology which it is using digital production and how it is saturate to the mise en scene. Cinematic theater is term of using digital projection in contemporary theatre. That can be briefly described as a fusion of live performance and the magic of the big screen. By utilizing the best dramatic

Roman plays were often performed in temporary wooden theaters in earlier times, until Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, better known as Pompey the Great (a military and bureaucratic leader), built the first stone theater in Rome. This theater, known as the Theatre of Pompey, could hold up to 11,000 spectators and was hugely popular during its high point. The theater was built in 55 B.C.E. and is considered the first permanent theater built in Rome. Two stone theaters were built after that: the Theater of Balbus

entertainment options from the comfort of their couches. However, this creates an experience that tends to distance the viewer from the production. For this assignment, first went to Orpheus Descending directed by Ryan Purcell at the 12th Ave Arts theatre. Next, I watched the 2012 version of Les Misérables directed by Tom Hooper. At the end of the play that I saw, I was shocked at how I felt afterwards. Not only did the story make me think, but the way the story was presented to the audience also

Chekhov is still associated with the past, but not a specifically Russian or historic past... the world evoked in a Chekhov play by inventive modern directors confronts the past with the present..." (Laurence Senelick, Director 's Chekhov, in A Cambridge Companion to Chekhov, p189.) Discuss the above quote with reference to your experiences of preparing to direct/design a Chekhov play. 20949723 2,150   Within this essay I will look at how I as a director will approach directing Chekhov, commenting

Addiction Responding Task Belgium is accredited for the creation of the theatrical style, unrealistic theatre; although unrealistic theatre is a blanket term incorporating Absurdist Theatre, Expressionism, Theatre of Cruelty and more. Non-realistic Theatre isn’t restricted to traditionally recreating life on stage, but it investigates evasive ideologies, intangible emotions and human existence; simply transforming reality. Addiction was an unrealistic piece of drama exploring the drug world, side

Silent films ushered in the era of moving pictures and paved the way to modern cinema. Films such as “The Passion of Joan of Arc” and “Sweet Smell of Success” represent the early and later stages of this time period that was dominated by silent films. Within these films, two actors stand out for their performances and there own unique traits they utilize to make the character they are representing their own. Renée Jeanne Falconetti and Burt Lancaster both are superb leading actors that, through

Roman theatre initially began in 240 BC when Greek theatre was discovered and translated to Latin, then being brought to Rome. The first drama was held at Ludi Romani, the Roman Festival or the Roman Games. This occurred just before Rome became an empire in 27BC. There were many types of these festivals during a year for all sorts of reasons according to history. Theatre was, and is a diverse art form. It ranged from festival performances, street theatre, and acrobatics to eloquent tragedies