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What is naturalistic/ non-naturalistic set design?

Mainstream, popular theatre in our culture today mainly perscribes to a naturalistic style - aiming to refelct real life back to the audience. An audience may expect to enter a theatre space which is very cl...
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Answered by Lisa C. • Drama tutor
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What is a theatre practitioner and how would using ones influence change the dynamics on stage

Theatre practitioners are key and have influence over every piece of classical or modern theatre shown to date. A theatre practitioner is, quite basically, someone who both creates theatre on stage and incor...
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Answered by Ross N. • Drama tutor
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Outline how you would stage Electra in the theatre, justifying your choices and explaining how your design would contribute to the play’s meaning

Electra is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 425-413 BCE, during the time of the Great Peloponnesian War, which ruined Athens. The plot takes place in medias-res when Orestes, the long los...
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Answered by Isabella W. • Drama tutor
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As a director, outline your objectives for the use of two design elements in your production of the play and give examples, supported by reasons, of how your ideas might be achieved in performance.

In my performance of Aristophane’s comedy ‘Lysistrata’, I aim to bring out the more serious themes of equality and war. In order to achieve this, I am setting my performance in 1918, during World War 1 and t...
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Answered by Phoebe L. • Drama tutor
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How would you want the audience to respond to 'Character A' in (the prescribed play being studied)? Discuss how you would perform the role to achieve your aims.

Firstly, before your exam , create a creative overview of Character A after reading the play. This should include: physical appearance e.g. age, height, build, colouring and facial features. Learn this and u...
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Answered by Lydia C. • Drama tutor
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