Unit 9 & 10 - Acting Technique & Performance

  Frantic Assembly Classical Theatre Performance What is Physical Theatre? Physical Theatre is a type of theatre where actors use their bodies to portray the emotion I of characters and storylines. Physical theatre is abstract and often conveys hidden metaphors relating to complex social and cultural issues.  WHO ARE FRANTIC ASSEMBLY? H HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH     Background Information Frantic Assembly was founded in 1994 by Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett and Vicki Middleton. The company has developed into one of the UK's most successful theatre companies. The companies ambition  is that they continue to 'Learn and remain committed to making brave and bold theatre'. At times it can be physically brutal and dynamic. Whereas, at other times it's tender and fragile. Frantic Assembly are all about the 'ethos of collaboration, or empowerment, of that constant desire to improve.' They're also about 't elling stories in a voice we don't always hear and about find...

  Performing a Classical Role Mock 15/12/23 Helena's Monologue: Act 1, Scene 1  From Shakespeare's, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream ' What Went Well? Even Better If?

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream Performance Evaluation PART ONE 1. What was your initial response to the practitioner Shakespeare? How has this developed/changed during the course of rehearsals and performance? I overall had a very positive initial response to the practitioner Shakespeare. I personally really like the way he uses language in his plays. The hidden meanings of his plays are metaphorically hidden in his scripts and I really enjoy that as it makes audiences think deeper about what he’s writing about in his plays.  I find the language in Shakespeare’s plays rather mesmerising but I knew it would be tricky to learn. As the language is different to modern day language, I knew learning the scripts would be complicated as it is a completely different way of speaking. This is something I was a bit apprehensive about. Shakespeare writes tragedies and comedies and I was hoping that we would be ding one of his comedy plays as they are something that fit my acting style more. I...

A Midsummer Night's Dream   Group Members Kacie Everett Mathilde Marsh Wednesday 22nd November, 2023 This was our first lesson/rehearsal for our exam in this unit on the 17th of January, 2023. Our exam is a performance of a classical role and our extracts are from Shakespeare's, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.  The first thing we needed to do was choose our partners and the extracts we want to do. I will performing alongside Mathilde Marsh and our first chosen extract is the opening scene of Act II which is a duologue between Lysander and Hermia. I am taking on the role of Hermia for this scene. Our second chosen extract is Act III, Scene I which is a duologue between Bottom and Titania. For this extract, I will be playing Bottom.  Creating a Rehearsal Schedule Once we decided on our roles and the scenes we will be performing, we needed to create a rehearsal schedule that leads up to the exam date. Our timetabled lesson for this unit is on a Wednesday afternoon so we d...