The monologue form can be dated back to the Ancient Theatre of the Greeks and Romans, where it had many uses as a prominent theatrical device. Indeed, in the works of Roman Comic Playwright Plautus, the monologues averaged 17% of the total verses-quite a change from the trend of realism that permeated the modern stages…
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The Importance of Live Theatre
“I regard theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being” –Oscar Wilde Live theatre is an important part of society as its unique, temporary and engaging format provides an experience like…
Finding Neverland a Beautiful Tale of Imagination and Love-100 Word Review
Forster’s adaption of Knee’s biographical play sensitively describes the whimsical J.M. Barrie, and the family that inspired Peter Pan. A poignant and sentimental story about the power of the imagination brought to life with tender performances, graceful directing and a wistful score. Depp was radiant as Barrie, Winslet charmed as his companion, and the children…
Bittersweet youthful love examined in Ensemble’s adaption of classic tale
Ensemble Theatre’s adaption of the story turned film, Ladies in Lavender, provides a slow and somewhat touching story of two elderly spinster sisters who rescue a half drowned polish Violin player from the shore outside their house in pre WW2 England. Although a fine story, the plot was simple and predictable, thus what may have…
Family revenge explored in Griffin’s formidable modern Greek tragedy
This review can also be found on Griffin Theatre Company’s blog and on TheatreNow. “Two Sisters- Three! – No. Two” Griffin Independent and Stories Like These united last Wednesday in the premier of Anna Barnes’ modern Greek tragedy ‘MinusOneSister’. This haunting story, led by Luke Rogers’s direction with a talented cast and crew, explores themes of…
Scribbles of Stage and Screen 