Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Written by Mary Shelley and adapted by Nick Dear.Ĭhildlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. If you have any questions or feedback on our resources, please get in touch: recommendation: 15+ (contains nudity and one scene of sexual violence)īenedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller each play Victor Frankenstein and his creation in these two performances of Danny Boyle's smash-hit production. Short films and audio recordings including contextual information for the productions and interviews with actors and creatives, which can be found on individual production pages where available.Lesson Plans: individual activities and learning tasks for some productions.Primary School Learning Packs: resources designed to support primary teachers as they prepare to explore a production with their class.Key Stage 3 Packs: study guides for a select number of productions, tailored to teachers and students studying drama at Key Stage 3.These introduce the process of creating, rehearsing and staging each play. Rehearsal Insights: rehearsal room diaries and notes prepared by the Staff Director, where available.These include plot synopses with timecodes, notes about the key elements from performance style to design, pointers for further research, and much more. Learning Guides for most productions: all the information you need to enable you to study the production and write about it in detail.Chapter four concludes the work by presenting the summary, findings, recommendations and conclusion.The National Theatre Collection includes an expanding bank of learning resources.
Chapter four records the production processes: choice of script, audition and casting, budget, rehearsals, directorial concept and approach, and an appraisal of the student director’s production challenges.
Chapter three focuses on the textual analysis of the chosen play text: author’s biography and background synopsis plot and plot structure character and characterization style, setting and technique, genre and language thematic thrust as well as the social relevance. Chapter two presents a historical overview of directing, a study of the director, his functions and media and a review some major directing theories. Chapter one covers the introduction: background of study, statement of problem, purpose of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitations of the study, justification of the study, research methodology as well as brief definitions of terms. For an easy grasp the work is broken down into five detailed chapters. As a matter of primary concern this work is an examination of the student director’s production challenges using Ola Rotimi’s Holding Talks in the University of Harcourt Arts Theatre. The processes involved are not easily realizable especially when undertaken by a student in a typical Nigerian educational theatre such as the University of Port Harcourt Arts Theatre. Play productions are a vital aspect of the theatre. Key Words: Catharsis, Drama, Mythos, Mimesis, Tragedy, Theater
Building a deeper understanding following topics will be examined as a result of this article the general characteristics of Ancient Greek Theater, the emergence of tragedy, Aristotle’ basic elements of tragedy in Poetics, different views of Aristotle and Plato on tragedy, short biography of Sophocles, and his characteristics made him shine as a tragedy writer, the basic structure and characteristics of Oedipus the King.
Accordingly, it is aimed to explain the tragedy elements in Aristotle’s Poetics, and to explain such elements within the structure of the play, Oedipus the King. Why does Aristotle, particularly, gives examples from Oedipus the King in Poetics while explaining the tragedy, what is the reason behind this situation and how did the basic tragedy elements of Aristotle take place in the text of Oedipus the King? The objective of this article is to analyze the structure and features of Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus the King, and to interpret why Aristotle particularly referred to this play while giving significant information about tragedy in Poetics. Based on this, it is possible to say that Sophocles' Oedipus the King is one of the ideal examples of the tragedy. ABSTRACT Aristotle built the system of tragedy in his Poetics and gave examples from Sophocles’ play ‘Oedipus the King’ while describing the basic elements of tragedy.
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